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Molchanovs Freediving Education [42] PFI - Performance Freediving International – Freediver training agency [40] PADI Professional Association of Diving Instructors – Recreational diver training and certification agency [40] Pure Apnea - Specialising in both sports and recreational freediving.
Some PADI training standards have been found to be ambiguous of contradictory, For example, the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course does not require direct instructor supervision of a student during "adventure dives", which may include a diver's first experience using a dry suit, while the standard for the PADI Dry Suit Diver course requires ...
Freediving is a mode of underwater diving in which the dive is done on breathhold. It includes freediving for hunting and gathering, for observing the underwater environment, to carry out such tasks as are possible, and as an underwater sport , considered an extreme sport , in which divers attempt to reach great depths without breathing apparatus.
A diver training standard is a document issued by a certification, registration, regulation or quality assurance agency, that describes the prerequisites for participation, the aim of the training programme, the specific competences that a candidate must demonstrate to be assessed as competent, and the minimum required experience that must be recorded before the candidate can be registered or ...
Recreational freediving at the Blue Hole in the Red Sea. Freediving as a recreational activity is widely practiced and differs significantly from scuba diving. Although there are potential risks to all freediving, it can be safely practiced using a wide range of skill levels from the average snorkeler to the professional freediver.
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The National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI Worldwide) is a nonprofit association of scuba instructors founded in 1960 by Albert Tillman and Neal Hess. [2] [3]NAUI primarily serves as a recreational dive certification and membership organization, providing international diver standards and education programs.
The PADI recreational dive planner, in "Wheel" format. The Recreational Dive Planner (or RDP) is a decompression table in which no-stop time underwater is calculated. [1] The RDP was developed by DSAT and was the first dive table developed exclusively for no-stop recreational diving. [2]