RAID Foundation Freediver Course
RAID FOUNDATION FREEDIVING COURSE COST £165
Payment can be made in increments with an initial deposit of £50, or the full £165 for the pool/confined water & theory section
If you wish to upgrade to the next course, the RAID Open water qualification, it will eventually be an additional payment of £165 to complete that. You can go straight to the RAID Open water freediver course as day one is the Foundation course.
Price includes, all equipment, course materials and indoor pool fees. Entrance fees to dive site are charged separately if applicable.
PURPOSE OF THE COURSE
In the RAID Foundation Freediver course you will be introduced to freediving and the basic skills required for the sport. All practical training involved with this course will be conducted in confined water to allow you to enjoy freediving at its most basic level with minimal risk factor.
This programme is broken into two sections:
FIRST SECTION – THEORY
This is the theory or academic section, which any person may take and complete, followed, without obligation, the Practical Section which is the session where you can learn, with your Instructor, the underwater skills necessary for this level of training and complete your certification.
When you purchase this programme on-line you are effectively purchasing the access for 6 months to the theoretical content, knowledge reviews and exam for this level of diver training, which consists of downloadable PDF manuals with detailed information.
There is such a wealth of information in these comprehensive manuals and is well worth the cost alone!
RAID provides you with more information and knowledge development than any Instructor led lectures only or short video can provide in a limited time period generally offered.
Purchase this course and you will receive the comprehensive academic training package, without the need to complete the practical session (no obligation).
The on-line academic training package includes:
PDF Manuals
Quick Quiz and Exam (open book)
6 month access to manuals (can download)
SECOND SECTION – PRACTICAL TRAINING
With your RAID Freediving Instructor
Confined water – minimum 2 Freediving sessions
CERTIFICATION
Upon successfully passing the practical training you receive:
International Recognized Freediver Certification
On-line logbook
Freediver certification E-card
Unrestricted access to manuals
PREREQUISITES for the Practical Training
To be a minimum of 18 years old, (16 years old with a parent on the course with them) and medically fit
1/3: PICK A COURSE DATE
Find the next available RAID Foundation freedivercourse from the google calendar below, then pick the course on the drop down.
If you cannot find any dates for the above course, please contact steve@freedivers.co.uk or call +44 (0) 7940 998915 and we will accommodate you the best we can.
NOTE: Make sure you have the correct course location as there may be a few.
2/3: PAY NOW
Reserve your spot on the course by making the corresponding payment by clicking the picture below and choosing your options.
3/3: ALL DONE
Congratulations – you’re all done. We will send you an email in the next day or two with further course information including some exercises to start off with.
Course fees include pool fees and equipment. For AIDA courses the certification costs are due at the end of the course you wish to be signed off for, normally 20 Euros per certification. The PADI courses include the first certification when you purchase the Freediver Touch. Open water fees are not included, some sites are free, some charge and that is payable locally.
Yes – all equipment is provided, the school carries full kit, enough to kit several groups at once, so sizing is rarely an issue.
We have a cross over chart so that we can enrol you onto the appropriate course. Also those agencies that are not recognised, we can find fair ways of enrolling you onto the appropriate course and getting value from it. A freediver is a freediver, as well as rules being rules.
18 years old to become a Freediver, if you have parental permission and you are joining with a parent, the age is 16 years of age.
12 months unless you visit us in-between that time and do some refresher training, then it can last another 12 months from that date. It is also possible to be signed off at the Pool Freediver level you are at (you would be charged a nominal fee for the certification if doing it using this method). Most people however want to move onto the open water section of the course and complete the full Freediver course.
You can get fit doing the sport! General health is important for safety, you will get a medical form to fill in, it is a self-declaration form. If you have any significant medical problems (heart/lungs, diabetes, asthma for example) you would need to see a Doctor first to see if the sport was for you. Many people have mild symptoms that do not preclude them from the sport with a Doctors permission, however a serious condition would likely stop you. You will benefit from a basic level of fitness, but being slightly overweight or slightly unfit won’t stop you from doing really well in the course. It is something you can work on.
We have put together some useful exercises and a reading pack for you to help you during the course. It is not compulsory to do this, however highly recommended.
