SECOND LEVEL COURSE

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SECOND LEVEL

 The goal of the Second Level course is to establish your freediving technique in order to go deeper with full confidence. Here you become acquainted with the depth.

This course can be an extension of the First Level course or you can directly apply for a four days course according to your performance level.

Prerequisites:

• Have already participated in one of the Apnea Academy course or equivalent from another freediving organization
• Minimum 14 years of age
• Must demonstrate reasonable freediving technique

Content of the course:

 THEORY LESSONS:

1. Equipment
2. Anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems
3. Equalization
4. Basic laws of physics
5. Risks involved in freediving
6. Basic concepts of diet
7. Basic techniques of relaxation and concentration
8. Introduction to life-saving
9. Biomechanical analysis of the finstroke
10. Techniques of respiration and basic concepts of Pranayama
11. Protection of the environment
12. Specific training for the apneist

CONFINED WATER EXERCISES:

1. Freestyle and breaststroke swimming
2. Underwater breaststroke
3. Recovery of objects
4. The finstroke
5. The folding duck dive
6. The dolphin dive
7. Recovery and transport of the apneist in difficulty
8. Static Apnea

OPEN WATER EXERCISES:

1. Compensations/Equalization
2. 15 meters dynamic apnea (5 meters deep)
3. The duck dives and u-turns
4. Free Immersion (FIM)
5. Constant Weight with Fins (CWT) and without Fins (CNF)
6. Practice of safety (the system of pairs)
7. Recovery of a victim from 8 meters deep.

Certification tests:

• Theory test
• Static Apnea (at least 2’30”)
• Dynamic Apnea (at least 55 meters)
• Dynamic-no-fins (at least 35 meters)
• Constant Weight (at least 15 meters)

Maximum depth: 20 meters

Price: 1600 ILS*

 *The price includes insurance, Second Level certification card, freediving equipment, transportation and photos+videos from the course.