AIDA2 FREEDIVER

AIDA 2 Freedive course

$600.00

This is probably the most challenging and rewarding AIDA course. For those who are already confident in the open water this course is your starting point. The course builds a foundation of good technique and safety so that you can buddy with other AIDA2 freedivers. This course consists of a theory sessions, a pool session and two open water boat dive depth sessions.

Content:

Theory - Physiology, Depth & Pressure, Equipment, Disciplines, Safety, The Environment
Breathing for Freediving - Breathing Exercises, Relaxation
Equalisation - Depth & Pressure
Safety - Buddying, Black out and LMC (pool and open water)
Technique - Duck dive, Finning (pool and open water)
Pool - Static and Dynamic pool training
Open Water - Free Immersion, Constant Weight

Price: $600 - Includes; certification, equipment hire, study material, pool fees, 2 Ocean dives
Duration: 2-3 Days
Requirements: 2:00 min Static, 40m Dynamic, 16-20m Constant Weight, Written Exam
Prerequisites: Be 18 years of age or older (16 years with parent or guardian consent)
(Certification as an AIDA2 freediver is dependent upon reaching the target performances required by AIDA)

The largest fish in the Ocean and a gentle giant. I’m always amazed that often the largest creatures feed upon the smallest, whale sharks , mantas and the baleen whales some are the largest animals on the planet, yet they feed upon some of the tiniest -plankton and krill. I’m deeply disturbed by the harvesting of huge amounts of krill in the southern oceans for human consumption . These tiny plankton are the base of the ocean food cycle, providing food for a myriad of species from tiny fish to the mighty blue whale. As if the oceans under under enough pressure already !

Flat out with the gang :)

Humpback whale and calf. This is a top down shot as mum is sleeping vertically and I am looking down from the surface. Mum will happily rest like a starship in orbit for 20 minutes at a time with her calf must come up for air very few minutes.

Rolling in the deep. I was very lucky to witness this gorgeous couple resting together about 18m down. Their fluid interactions almost appeared choreographed as they danced thru a series of beautiful poses with each other.

Surreal Aquatic dreams with the beautiful Humpback whales in Tonga for Freedivers @yogawithkris and @tay_mckeown

Darkness and light. Hunter and the hunted.

Mother and child , the bond of intimacy between mother and calf is incredibly emotive and beautiful to witness.

Flight of the eagle rays

Into the Blue... Full frontal with the Blue whale. While this individual was around 23 m in length and probably close to 80 tonnes, he/she was also gentle gracious and polite- adjusting course to move around all 90kg of me :) incredible respect from such a magnanimous and magnificent creature 🤗

Whale of a shark and the largest fish in the ocean. Whale sharks are still a mystery, where do they come from and where do they go? Australia’s west coast has an annual aggregation on the Ningaloo reef in late autumn /winter. In times past there was an autumn aggregation on the east coast also. Unfortunately now only a few sharks are seen on the east coast each year. What happened to them ? Is this a result of overfishing in the waters above Australia? Entanglement in shark nets? Changes in migratory patterns and ocean currents? I hope they return to the East coast and reestablish their old migratory route . Big fish belong in the sea