Level 2 · 2–3 days
Freediver
Become a certified freediver.
Course overview
The PADI Freediver course is an internationally recognised certification program designed to teach you the skills, knowledge, and safety procedures required to freedive safely and confidently. Over 2–3 days, students develop breath-hold ability, underwater confidence, equalisation techniques, and open-water diving skills while learning how to dive safely with a buddy. This is the course most Sea Critter students start with, and the one that changes how you feel in the ocean permanently.
Who is it for?
- ◆Adventure seekers
- ◆Ocean lovers
- ◆Scuba divers looking for a new challenge
- ◆Anyone wanting to explore the underwater world naturally and silently
Prerequisites
- ✓Minimum age 15 years
- ✓Comfortable swimming 200 metres non-stop
- ✓Completed medical questionnaire
Equipment (included)
- ✓Long-blade freediving fins
- ✓Low-volume mask and snorkel
- ✓Open-cell wetsuit and weight belt
- ✓Buoy and dive line
- ✓All equipment included
Certification
- ✓Certificate provided upon completion
Structure
How the course unfolds
01
Knowledge development
Freediving theory and physiology, covering equalization, safety, and the mammalian dive response.
02
Confined water
Static apnea training and dynamic apnea sessions in the pool, plus safety and rescue procedures.
03
Open water
Open water depth sessions to course standards, plus buddy system training and recovery breathing techniques.
Skills you'll learn
- ◆Freediving theory and physiology
- ◆Breathing and relaxation techniques
- ◆Static apnea training
- ◆Dynamic apnea sessions in the pool
- ◆Equalisation coaching
- ◆Open water depth sessions
- ◆Safety and rescue procedures
- ◆Buddy system training and recovery breathing techniques
Performance requirements
- ◆Static breath hold session
- ◆Dynamic apnea session
- ◆Open water depth session to course standards
Safety, first and always
Every open-water session runs on a dive line with an instructor in the water and a dedicated safety lanyard system. Depth progression is individual — you go deeper only when your equalization and comfort say so, never because the schedule does.
Certification
Upon successful completion, students receive an internationally recognised PADI Freediver certification valid worldwide.
FAQ
Freediver — common questions
The course maximum is 16 metres, but most first-time students certify comfortably between 10 and 14 metres. Depth is a byproduct of relaxation, not a target.
Equalization is the most common sticking point and the thing we coach hardest. Sessions are structured so you can repeat shallow dives until Frenzel clicks — nobody is pushed past their ears.
Either works. Freediving first tends to make you a calmer scuba diver; scuba first gives you underwater familiarity. They are independent certifications.
At Sea Critter the full course is ₹18,500 including eLearning, equipment, and certification fees.
Book the Freediver course
₹18,500 · 2–3 days · batches of 4 max.