PFI SAFE BUDDY
FEB 12th
Location: Victoria, B.C.
Schedule:
online ACADEMICS via zoom 10am-12pm
Confined Water: 2pm-6pm at 527 Fraser St. (Esquimalt Recreation Centre)
The PFI Safe Buddy program was designed by PFI to create a platform upon which its students and customers, certified or not, could learn about the Safety Procedures, Rescue Techniques and Risk Management Methods which accompany Safe Freediving Practices. This course is for aquatic professionals and general public alike who are interested in learning the essentials of safety supervision for apnea and freediving. Designed by PFI with the intention of helping increase safety awareness during recreational breath-holding/freediving activities, this course focuses solely on the Safety and Problem Management for apnea training along with Near Blackout (Loss of Motor Control etc.) and Blackout Management. It does not include instruction for any freediving or breath-hold techniques as does the PFI Freediver courses.
Performance Freediving International Courses offered by Bottom Dwellers Freediving provide the students within its courses with 'DAN's Student Medical Expense Coverage'.
COURSE FORMAT:
0.5 Days (specific courses and locations vary depending on scheduling, be sure to consult the specific course you are interested in taking for specific details. This course is class and pool only. There are no open water sessions as part of this course)
The Half Day Course will consist of:
1 classroom session (2 hours) - Knowledge Development of the course
1 confined water session (2 hours) - Apply the knowledge learnt in class and practice safety and rescue techniques for breath-holding.
The schedule and layout/order of these sessions varies course to course as these course are booked on a demand basis. Please contact Bottom Dwellers via the contact link at the bottom of the page if there is a course you are interested in taking as not all courses are posted on this site.
PREREQUESITES
Good Health is the only prerequisite for the Safe Buddy course. Please be sure to consult the medical form linked below prior to enrolling in the course. If your response is 'Yes' to any of the medical form questions, you may be required to obtain a doctors signature of approval before participating in any Bottom Dwellers & Performance Freediving International's courses. Please contact Bottom Dwellers if you have any questions about the medical form.
EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
Mask & Snorkel
Fins
Wetsuit
Timing device or Dive Computer
*Weight-Belt and weights (optional)
*equipment which is recommended, but not required for the course.
To hold a spot in the course, the form below must be filled out in full along with paying either a 50% deposit of the course fee or paying the course in full. Your spot in the course will not be held until both this form and the course deposit or full payment have been received by Bottom Dwellers.
Payments may be made by arranging it with Bottom Dwellers directly or at our Online Store Here. Please be sure to fill out the required registration form below as well as making a full or deposit payment to reverse your seat in the class.
*IF A COURSE IS FULL and you are still interested in taking it, please feel free contact Bottom Dwellers by filling out the respective form for the course to be put on a wait list for that course. If a spot comes available, Bottom Dwellers will reach out to that wait list first to fill the course.
Performance Freediving International Courses offered by Bottom Dwellers Freediving provide the students within its courses with 'DAN's Student Medical Expense Coverage'.
For more Information on the Freediver courses for such things as EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS and other important details please follow the course description link here:
Please complete the form below in full
all field Details are required of Registrants
*To participate in any of Bottom Dwellers' courses you must meet the requirements of the medical form provided by Performance Freediving International. Bottom Dwellers instructs the Performance Freediving International System which upholds the highest standards of educational foundation in our attempts to provide the safest and most efficient learning environment for our students. To consult this form, please follow the link below.
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