SSI PERFORMANCE FREEDIVER
PERFORMANCE COURSE

Course Highlights
- 5-6 Days
- Min. 18 years
- 30-40 meters
- 5x Theory Session
- 5x Open Water Session
- 2x Confined Water Session
- 1x Stretching Session
- 1x Coaching Session
What will you learn?
The SSI Performance Freediver is a specialised course for deep diving designed to provide you with the knowledge, skills and confidence to take you into the deep blue. You will be introduced to the needed techniques, knowledge and safety procedures for deep freediving such as Mouthfill equalisation technique, lung stretching, packing and much more!
It consists of four main phases:
- Knowledge development about nutrition, relaxation, advanced freediving skills and techniques, including mouthfill equalization, needed for deep diving.
- Full body stretching, lung stretching including packing and reverse packing.
- Confined water sessions to improve static and dynamic apnea results.
- Open water sessions to practice mouthfill equalization and perform deeper free immersion and constant weight disciplines.
By the end of the course you will be able to perform a 3 minutes 30 seconds breath-hold, swim 75 meters underwater with fins and dive comfortably between 30 and 40 meters depth.
To enroll on SSI Performance Freediver, you must be at least 18 years old and have an SSI Advanced Freediver certification (or equivalent from a recognized training agency).
Course materials
Upon course registration we will send you course materials in a digital format.
Equipment included
During the course, you will get all the equipment needed for your course.
Certification card
After successful course completion you will receive a digital certification card.
Diving insurance
Diving insurance is included in the course price.
The divesite is located less than 10min drive with our RIB from the centre. Our facilities offer warm showers, changing room & lockers, so we can arrive to the divesite prepared and ready to jump in the water.
See also Regulations and safety measures.
Course Schedule
Day 1
2:00 PM Welcome Meeting
After meeting with instructor you will sign the required paperwork in order to start the course.
2:15 PM Theory Session
Academic session (Blood Shift & The Mammalian Dive Reflex, Mouth-Fill Equalization, Functional Residual Capacity (FRC) Diving / Exhale Diving).
4:00 PM Confined Water Session
Static Apnea, Static Apnea Coaching, Dynamic Dive, Dynamic Blackout RRR
7:00 PM Debrief
Day 2
8:30 AM Open Water Session
Warm-Up Hangs, Functional Residual Capacity Dive with Mouth Fill
12:00 AM Lunch Break
3:00 PM Theory Session
Academic session (Lung Squeeze & Barotraumas, Thoracic Cavity Flexibility, Psychology of Deep Freediving, Streamlining).
5:00 PM Debrief
Day 3
8:30 AM Open Water Session
Buddy System Procedure, Functional Residual Capacity Dive with Mouth Fill, Constant Weight Dive with Mouth Fill and Free Fall
12:00 AM Lunch Break
3:00 PM Theory Session
Academic session (O2 Oxygen, Henry’s Law and the Effects on Decompression Sickness and Nitrogen Narcosis, RRR — Rescue/Response/Revive)
5:00 PM Debrief
Day 4
8:30 AM Open Water Session
Warm-Up Hangs, Constant Weight Dive with Mouth Fill and Free Fall, Arms-Only Ascent, Loss of Motor Control Rescue
12:00 AM Lunch Break
2:00 PM Theory Session
Academic session (Relaxation and Positive Motivation, Fitness Training for Freediving).
4:00 PM Stretching Session
Thoracic Cavity Flexibility
5:00 PM Debrief
Day 5
8:30 AM Open Water Session
Buddy System Procedure, Warm-Up Hangs, Functional Residual Capacity Dive with Mouth Fill, Constant Weight Dive with Mouth Fill and Free Fall, Ascent without a Mask
12:00 AM Lunch Break
3:00 PM Theory Session
Academic session (Professional Freediving Equipment, Rigging Ropes & Floats, Food for Freediving, Environment).
5:00 PM Debrief
Day 6
8:30 AM Open Water Session
Buddy System Procedure, Warm-up Hangs, Constant Weight Dive with Mouth Fill and Free Fall, Blackout Rescue with Tow
12:00 AM Lunch Break
2:00 PM Theory Session & Course Debrief
Final theory exam and course completion paperwork.
* Course schedule may vary depending on the boat departure times.
Course Highlights
- 5-6 Days
- Min. 18 years
- 30-40 meters
- 5x Theory Session
- 5x Open Water Session
- 2x Confined Water Session
- 1x Stretching Session
- 1x Coaching Session
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Payment options
We accept online payment in the methods below, as well as cash or card payment in person.
Have a Question?
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Keep Diving, Keep Growing!
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