Basic Freediving Safety Program – Kona (FULL)

**This program has reached FULL CAPACITY. Please email info@freedivesafe.org to go on the waiting list for future dates or fill out the “Register” form and we’ll add you to the waiting list.**

Instructor Team: Martin Stepanek and Heidi Hoover.

This is a four hour program teaching you how to:

• Ensure you and your diving buddy come home alive
• Freedive/spearfish following standardized safety protocals
• Recognize the signs and symptoms of a freediving related hypoxic event
• Effectively manage a freediving related hypoxic event
• Minimize the chance of freediver blackout or LMC (loss of motor control)
• Be a Safe! buddy for your friends and family members

Duration:

• 2 hrs classroom
• 2 hrs confined water (pool or sheltered ocean setting)

What to bring:

• Mask, fins, snorkel, wetsuit, pen and paper (we can provide anything you don’t have, just let us know!)

Minimum age to attend:

• 12-years-old or older

Location:

• Kona Honu Divers – www.konahonudivers.com

Additional info:

• Upon completion students will receive a certificate of completion with the option of taking a short knowledge test for the FII Basic Freediving Safety certification.

Registration:

• Due to limited positions, all participants must pre-register.

Covid-19 Program Precautions:

• Group is limited to a maximum of 10 people.
• Programs are adapted to ensure social distancing and safety are a priority.
• All students must complete a Covid-19 questionnaire before attending.

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