AIDA Depth Competition Safety Freediver Course

AIDA Depth Competition Safety Freediver by Vertical Blue Professional Safety Freediver® is a comprehensive training program aimed at standardizing the approach to freediving safety in official AIDA competitions.

• Depth session 1 – Physical prerequisites (1.5h)
• Theory 1 (2h)
  • Introduction (1h)
    • Introduction to the course
    • AIDA competitions
    • Depth competitions setup
  • Roles and responsibilities of the safety team (1h)
• Theory 2 (3h)
  • Pathologies in depth competitions
  • Standard rescue procedures for depth
• Depth session 2
  • Rescue scenarios (surface and deep rescues, simulating a wide array of incidents at variable depths) (1.5h)
• Theory 3 (2h)
  • Code of conduct
  • Final recommendations
  • Video analysis: real scenarios and student videos recorded during simulated practice
• Depth session 3 – Complete rescue scenarios including extraction (1.5h)
• Theory 4 (3h)
  • Summary of the relevant AIDA Competition rules
  • Video analysis: real scenarios and student videos recorded during simulated practice
  • Theory exam + Q&A

A Certified AIDA Depth Competition Safety Freediver is trained to provide safety at official AIDA depth diving competitions, covering Free immersion, Constant weight without fins, Constant weight with fins, and Constant weight with bi-fins disciplines. In the near future, only individuals with this certification will be authorized to provide safety for AIDA's depth events.

By participating in these competitions, certified Safety Freedivers accumulate experience points, which are taken into account when selecting safety personnel for prestigious contests like the AIDA World Championships. Safety Freedivers ascend through four levels of recognition, each reflecting the quantity of experience points they have earned.

The certification is part of the comprehensive Vertical Blue Professional Safety Freediver® program, which is designed to unify freediving safety procedures during AIDA competitions. The benefits of obtaining this certification include the official recognition of safety expertise at various levels and increased opportunities to contribute to high-level events.