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Autonomous Training Session
Please be advised that this is an autonomous training session, you need to be comfortable diving and safetying other freedivers, we will try to bring a master to be in charge of the training buoy, but can not be guaranteed.
If you want any specific coaching for this session, please call us to discuss.
About the Session
Every local knows that the Gold Coast is home to some world class dive sites, just few minutes from shore.
Depending on the dive site chosen for the day, our trips include either a long Line Diving Session and a short Reef Exploration Session (based on reported visibility) or Two Line Diving sessions. These line diving sessions are most likely to be drift sessions in order to cancel the current and wind effects on the line.
Our instructors are there to guide you and show you all the best parts of each dive site and plenty of tips for those wishing to improve in the sport of Freediving.
Please note: You must be a certified Freediver or be completing a course with us to join this trip.
Want to get your certification? Click Here!
No Gear? NO PROBLEM
We have all the gear you may need for rent. Just select the right options or let us know a few days before your course.
However, at this level we strongly encourage you to have your own gear including dive computer and a safety lanyard.
Lucky for you, you could buy your own gear with the discount code you will receive on your confirmation email.
Whether you have booked an exploration day or have been scheduled for Day 2 of your Freediving course, this email contains all the details you will need.
Please consider times are subject to change on the day and may run earlier or later depending on how long or short each session runs, however as we work together with different boats operators, they can not wait for us and delay their program, so if we are late the boat will leave us behind with no refund. So please arrive at least 15 min prior to departure time.
WHAT TO BRING:
This is the equipment you will need for this trip:
- Mask and snorkel.
- Fins – long fins preferred.
- Wetsuit – 3mm or more.
- Freediving (rubber) weight-belt.
- Towel.
- Water bottle.
If don’t have your own, you can rent or borrow it from us:
- Mask and snorkel. $AU10 / day
- Plastic long fins. $AU15 / day
- Wetsuit 5mm. $AU15 / day
- Freediving (rubber) weight-belt. $AU10 / day
If you haven’t sent us the next documents yet, please go to this link and download the 3 documents in there and send them back to us:
- Medical Questionnaire
- Liability Release
- Safe Practices Statement of Understanding
Please give them a read through and send them back to us properly filled prior to the dive day. Please consider that If you answer YES to any of the questions in the Medical Questionnaire, you will need to get a medical certificate prior to the date.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Remember not to drink coffee or milk the morning before this session.
Remember not to eat for at least 4 hours previous to the dive.
Drink plenty of water.
ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
The weather can be unpredictable and can change pretty quickly. The boat operator and us will be monitoring the forecasts for this day. If it is decided that it is too rough to go out and cancel the trip, we will reschedule this session.
On that note, if you are prone to seasickness, please ask your pharmacist or doctor about seasickness tables. If you decide to take your them please 30-45 minutes before the boat departs.
If you are not sure if you get seasick, ask your pharmacist and don’t risk it!
DIRECTIONS AND PARKING
Please be aware that the directions mentioned in this e-mail are to the course or pool location and not to the parking location.Review the ATTACHED MAP at the bottom of this email for better understanding on how to find us at the marina.
Please allow time for parking and be aware of local parking tariffs.
As well, be aware that there is free parking at the marina, but you will need to park outside the driveway and walk that last bit (the orange coloured arrow in the attached map).
OceanSense will not be accountable for any fines or other consequences due to any reason.
BOAT FORM
Please fill up the following form prior boarding: GCDA check-in link
Get suited up with DiveCave, use the code OCEANSENSE10 at checkout to get a 10% discount on your freediving gear purchase.
This is all the information you should need for your first day but if you have any other questions feel free to email or call us on +61 426 440 491 (Gonzalo) or +61 412 704 122 (Matt).
Once again, thank you for choosing OceanSense Freediving.
