SPEARFISHING EDUCATION

Participation rights, in Level 1 Spearfishing School, have all adults or minors of 16 years with parent consent having at least a successful Education Level I at any Freediving education systems.  

Documents: Identification card

                      1st Level Freediving school certification

                      Health certification (capable to freedive)

Education:

   Theory (class ) 12 hours:

• Introduction

• Adjustment of Freediving to Spearfishing

• Basic gear – maintenance

• Spearfishing technics (4 basic technics)

• Basic principles of security pair

• Hazards and safety measures

• Fitness, basic exercises

• Open water excursion

• Sea environment – ecology

•  Law – history

   Practical (open water) 8 hours:

• Ways of loading and uploading a gun (pneumatic/rubber gun)

• Duck dive with a gun

• Moving carrying  a gun (surface & bottom)

• Spearfishing technics (searching, ambush & planning)

• Pair safety near surface

• Full rescue scenario underwater hunter

• Basic skills of preparation & navigation a boat

• Basic skills of use of nautical instruments (depthmeter/gps)

   

School duration: Theory: 12 education hours (class)

                               Practical: 8 education hours (in 3 or 4 open water sessions)

                               Videos analysis: 2 education hours (class)

                               Exams (test): 2 education hours (class)

Certification exams: A candidate is certified after successfully maintain to score, on Theory & Practical exams, over 80%. With 70% to 79% score he may be reviewed from a different Instructor, after one week period. In lower score must repeat the course.

Instructor’s ratio per candidates:

Theory education: One (1) PSA Instructor per 12 candidates

Practical education: One (1) PSA Instructor per 4 candidates

Practical education: One (1) PSA Instructor + one (1) assistant per 6 candidates

Practical education: Two (2) PSA Instructors per 8 candidates

Restriction – Limits – Basic gear:

1. Max depth in practical sessions 7m

2. At least three (3) safety buoys in the training zone or two (2) in the presence of a boat, companion with a diving flag.

3. First aid pharmacy (tested)

4. Pure O2 oxygen cylinder

5. At least one bottle of drinking water per candidate

6. One functional and one non-functional rubber gun (pneumatic gun if required by candidates) per Instructor. The ratio doesn’t change in the presence of an assistant but only in the presence of second Instructor

7. Weather conditions at training zone in practical up to 2 bf or in an absolute protected area 4 bf

8. In the same day Two open water sessions may occurred with a 3 hours break in between. 

The entire above are performed under the supervision of a PSA Instructor, which has the full responsibility of the integration and certification of the school.