Our Freediving Course Weekends are for everyone – those with zero experience and also those with varied skill levels who want to deepen their knowledge and improve their abilities!

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Emerald Freediving is qualified to teach AIDA International freediving courses up to the Master course level. The world-renowned AIDA education system supports divers to safely progress by ensuring they learn essential skills and gain further important theoretical understanding according to their level.

 

Our freediving course weekends cover AIDA 1, AIDA 2, AIDA 3, and AIDA 4 level curriculum.

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Not sure which level is best for you? Check out the flow chart below to see which course is appropriate for your ability and eligibility. Feel free to contact us if you need help understanding which starting point is appropriate for you.

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AN IMPORTANT NOTE ON AIDA CERTIFICATIONS:

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Taking an AIDA Freediving "Course" is not synonymous with achieving that AIDA level "Certification." 

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Technically, AIDA 2-4 courses each have a set of requirements that need to be met if a diver wants to obtain full certification for their level (the exception is AIDA 1, which only requires participation to achieve this certification). However, you do not need to work towards certification, unless you'd like to. Either way you will gain a lot from your course! 

 

Course requirements are achieved only as they are earned - not simply by participating. With that, every student is different and so we encourage students go at a slow, steady, and safe pace suited to their abilities.

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You will gain a lot from your course - whether or not you pursue or obtain that level's certification requirements. 

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We have lots of students who do not focus on certification as their main goal, while others enjoy working towards achieving all the requirements during the course, and in training after the course, in order to achieve certification at their respective level.

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We as instructors do not make certification the main goal of these course weekends. We focus on ensuring that you have acquired an understanding of the theory taught to you, have been able to safely learn, practice and improve your skills at your current level of ability.

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However, for those students who do want to work towards full certification, we will support you by coaching you on the standard theory and requirements for your course level, and sign off on them as and when they are accomplished to standard.

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With that, it is unrealistic to expect to complete all the requirements for any full level AIDA course on a two-day weekend in Ireland, based on the logistics and accessibility of all required disciplines. Students have up to 1 year to complete all requirements for their current AIDA level.

 

All full AIDA certifications have requirements to be met in both Depth AND Pool disciplines. Our course weekends at Portroe Quarry Dive Site focus on the Depth disciplines, with potential opportunity for Static as well. For those who would like to pursue booking additional Pool sessions outside of the course weekend, to work on achieving their respective level’s Dynamic discipline requirements, feel free to contact us for more info. Anyone that achieves all AIDA requirements for their level, we will sign-off these requirements, and certify when all achieved. 

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Whether or not you are interested in working towards achieving an AIDA course certification, you will get a lot out of your course - by gaining a breadth of knowledge, practice, personalized coaching towards your goals!

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