Maybe you're preparing for your upcoming lesson, or you plan to train by yourselves, either way it all starts here.

• Download the FCOA logbook & training guide 2026
• Download the FCOA online app
• Create an FCOA Account on your mobile or website to start your membership
• Our 10 FCOA lessons are available on Youtube and provide a step-by-step approach. We recorded the videos on our mobiles and consider them a first draft. 

Video Quiz 1   /  1A float / 1B apnea / 1C Protocol /  200m swim
Video Quiz 2   / "Water safety, Rescue & Self-help"
Video Quiz 3   / "Navigation"
Video Quiz 4  / "Ropework"  and  "Weight use"
Video Quiz 5A / "Coach training" / Bare minimums
Video Quiz 5B / "Medic First Aid for divers"
FCOA Enviromental Diver quiz

Video Quiz 6   / Lesson 6:  "Depth Preparation & Line training"
Lesson 6B: The FCOA mask drill (our entry prerequisite for SCUBA)
Video Quiz 7A / "Exhale dives"
Video Quiz 7B / "Physics of Exhale dives"
Video Quiz 8   /"Lost at sea"
Video Quiz 9   /"Advanced Equalization & Reverse Packing"
    The Divers Ear
Video Quiz 10 /"Lead Coach Training"
Lifeguard Quiz / Lesson 11: "Wild water training"
FCOA spear fisher quiz
FCOA Pilot survival training 

STA Static Apnea
DNF Dynamic No Fins
DYN Dynamic
FIM Free Immersion
CNF Constant Weight No Fins
CWT Constant Weight
VWT Variable Weight

Diver Medical / Participant Questionnaire
CMAS/FCOA Scuba Open Water Quiz
FCOA Scuba Panic Proofed
CMAS/FCOA Scuba Advanced Quiz
CMAS/FCOA Scuba Rescue Quiz
FCOA Independent diver quiz
FCOA Scuba Gear Maintenance Quiz
CMAS/FCOA Scuba Divemaster Quiz
CMAS/FCOA Scuba Instructor Quiz
CMAS/FCOA Scuba Advanced Instructor Quiz
CMAS/FCOA Scuba Instructor Trainer Quiz.

CMAS/FCOA Nitrox Quiz
FCOA Oxygen Provider Quiz
FCOA In Water Recompression Treatment (IWR) preparedness Quiz
FCOA Compressor operator Quiz
FCOA Gas Blender quiz
FCOA DECO DIVER Quiz
FCOA Nitrogen Narcosis tolerance training
,FCOA TRIMIX DIVER Quiz

FCOA Sail & Dive quiz | personal sail log
FCOA SOLO SAILOR quiz
FCOA Radio Operator quiz
FCOA SAILING INSTRUCTOR quiz
FCOA COXSWAIN quiz

FCOA Imporvised Climber Quiz
FCOA TOP ROPE CLIMBER quiz
FCOA LEAD CLIMBER Quiz
FCOA RESCUE CLIMBER Quiz
FCOA CLIMBING INSTRUCTOR Quiz 

How to measure your lung volume

Freediving in currents

Measuring currents (text)

Measuring currents video

Improvisation during emergencies "In water chest compression" Possible? 

Swim with LESS Effort

My deepest solo dive 

Risk Management: Interesting Links

Freediving and Decompression sickness

Delta P risk (working near pumps and outlets) 

Glass walls

50 % of our first time joiners are non swimmers.  With them we start in shallow water and practice the survival float sequence. 

There are 6 exercises we will cover in the survival float sequence. It's good to try memorizing them because once your in the water you won't be able to look up the sequence. 

1. The survival float
2. Splashing
3. Full turn / 360
4. Gliding (I'm a rocket) and the rudimentary back stroke. 
5. Gliding, breast stroke

6. Frog kick

After those exercises, you can attempt the 200-meter swim. Most non swimmers do this mostly on their back with the rudimentary back stroke, alternated with breast strokes when they are close to their turning points and wishing to have good vision. After completing the 200 meter swim the member has to request the FCOA SWIMMER 200 certificate. Once approved this will get emailed. And also it will get added to the record of the coach.