General rules in the water

(Freedive and Scuba dive certification): freedive/scuba dive certification is required, for related activities, except for first-time participants or 1st level course participants who dive with their own instructor. Instructor is required: freedive/scuba dive instructor’s patent, for related activities, diving insurance, medical certificate, and to be in active teaching status for their own teaching organization. The certification is not required for activities that do not specifically require it (newborn aquatics, aquagym, etc.). Athletes without a freediving certification but with special technical skills may only engage in the activity if expressly authorized by Y-40® Management.

(Buddy system): in independently organized activities is mandatory between certified freedivers / divers (minimum two people) either with their instructor or under his or her close supervision. Pair system in organized activities d Y-40® is formed by or directly with the Y-40® Instructor / Safety Y-40® / Guide Y-40® / Tutor and his assistant instructors. One has an obligation to comply with course directions and remain under their close supervision.

(Depth Activity Disclosure). The maximum depth allowed for freedivers and certified divers is the lower level depth of the pair. During instructional activities, the student may reach additional depths beyond the limit of the patent only if in the presence of the instructor and in no case beyond the limit of the next patent. If the maximum depth of the patent is not indicated, the depth indicated as the minimum should be taken as a reference. Freedivers are not allowed to perform static apnea or stop on the bottom beyond -15m depth. Divers are allowed only recreational diving within the safety curve. No Deco.

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(Medical certification) For dives organized independently and/or organized by your own instructor, Y-40® does not require a medical certificate. For first Y-40® experiences, and dives with Safety Y-40® / Guide Y-40® a medical questionnaire provided by Y-40® is required. A valid medical certificate is required for dives with Y-40® Trainers, Workshops and Courses organized by Y-40®. Unless otherwise indicated, a non-competitive sports medical certificate with electrocardiogram (ECG) is required. A competitive sports medical certificate for any activity with stress ECG is required for the Y-40® workshop by Umberto Pelizzari.

(Freediving and scuba computers) A freediving/scuba computer is mandatory for every freediver/scuba diver, regardless of the depth reached. Each participant must have his/her own dive computer whose depth, time, and dive data must be able to be read by the pool staff. Management reserves the right to download the dive data to computer media for verification of compliance with the imposed rules. Refusal by the customer to submit his or her computer data for verification and download at the request of Y-40® staff is grounds for immediate exclusion from facility activities.

(Lanyard or Safety Lanyard) To access the well, the lanyard is mandatory regardless of the depth reached, hooking the carabiner to the white buoy where the descent cable runs, or above it. Each freediver may have his/her own or share it with the diving buddy or instructor. The assisting buddy may dive without a lanyard by reaching the maximum depth 1/3 the depth of the buddy who was performing the dive. The assisting instructor can dive without lanyard and without depth limit. The lanyard improves the freediver’s safety while diving by securing him or her to the descent cable, allowing their buddy or instructor timely assistance if needed.

(Equipment) For Apnea diving: free rental with ID to deposit for plastic or carbon fins and monofin (subject to limited availability). What to bring: patent, mask, snorkel, apnea computer, lanyard (already included in tickets with Safety Y-40® / Trainer Y-40® / workshop), fins and/or monofin, swimsuit, bathrobe, slippers and padlock. (Wetsuit and swimming cap not mandatory). Own equipment allowed, thoroughly washed and sanitized. For freediving course organized by Y-40®: you are guaranteed free rental with ID to deposit for plastic fins and monofin or charcoal mask, snorkel, freediving computer, lanyard (subject to limited availability) What to bring: patent if required in teaching standards, swimsuit, bathrobe, slippers and padlock. (Not mandatory wetsuit and cap). Own equipment allowed, thoroughly washed and sanitized. For scuba diving: free rental of fins, gav / jacket, tank, regulator. What to bring: patent, mask, dive computer, swimsuit, bathrobe, slippers and padlock. (Not mandatory wetsuit and cap). In case you want to use your own equipment, you must ask permission from info@y-40.com. Personal equipment must be thoroughly washed, sanitized and in working order. For diving course organized by Y-40®: free rental of fins, gav / jacket, tank, regulator, mask, dive computer. What to bring: certification if required in teaching standards, swimsuit, bathrobe, slippers and padlock. (Not mandatory wetsuit and cap). In case you want to use your own equipment, you must ask permission from info@y-40.com. Personal equipment must be thoroughly washed, sanitized and in working order. For sea/lake diving, of the Padi Open Water Diver course we provide: gav/jacket, cylinder, regulator; for all other courses you must have your own complete personal equipment.

(Personal equipment) Personal equipment must be in perfect working order and suitable for the purpose used. It is the participant’s obligation to ensure the perfect functioning of their equipment. He must be able to use it without causing harm to himself or others. Personal equipment must be brought to the pool surface by hand, and must be rinsed in the appropriate tanks before the dive. For the use of particular equipment (particulars by way of example and not limited to: double tanks, phase tanks, rebreathers, scooters, gas mixtures, etc.) a permit must be requested from the Y-40® Management . The use of personal equipment, authorized by the Management, entails the assumption of full responsibility by the user and owner for any damage or event resulting from its use.

(Leads and diving knives) It is prohibited to use unrubberized leads or unprotected collars and to carry knives while diving.

(Prerequisites for all activities) In all of the above activities, the instructor/tutor reserves the right to assess the prerequisites required by the teaching at the initial stage of the lesson to allow for continuation.

(Obligations and Responsibilities for Participation in Activities) The participant who engages in in-water or out-of-water activities for himself/herself or in the company of minors for whom he/she has parental authority (or guardianship) is responsible for himself/herself and for the behavior of the minors he/she accompanies in the conduct of the activities. To this end, he/she is obligated to scrupulously respect and enforce the regulations of Y-40® and all directions, instructions and directives received from the instructor; strictly adhering to the route, depth and time of the dive and the directives indicated by the instructor, not straying on his/her own account, not taking initiatives not authorized or agreed upon during the briefing. Expressly recognizing the instructor’s right to: to establish the route to be followed, depth, dive time and safety stop; to be able, at any time during the dive, to make changes to the route, depth and dive time established during the briefing; to interrupt the dive in case of danger to one of the participants, third parties or the instructor himself, due to indiscipline or otherwise misbehavior or for any other reason also caused by third parties that may endanger his own safety or that of the other participants in the dive; renouncing as of now any claim for reimbursement of the entrance fee. Undertakes to promptly report to his/her buddy, instructor/guide any uncomfortable situation, before, during and after the dive (anxiety, excessive stress, cold, heat, fatigue). Scuba: for scuba diving, he/she undertakes to report air consumption especially the achievement of the residual 100 and 50 bar pressure indicated by the pressure gauge.

(Freediving) To access the shaft, the freediver must compulsorily secure their safety line to the descent cable. Respect the descent order and do not stay more than 30” seconds with the hand on the cable before the dive. For safety reasons, access to the three descent cables will be regulated by the Y-40® manager present at the poolside. Upon completion of the dive, the freediver must give the Ok signal to the buddy and release the cable quickly. During ventilation, each freediver shall stand in a position not to impede the diving activities and go to the safety cable access point only when authorized. The freediver who performed the dive must remain on the surface before performing the next dive a sufficient time to avoid hypoxia and in any case not less than three times the time taken in the previous dive. Hyperventilation technique is prohibited. The participant is required to abide by the good rules of freediving, the lessons learned during the freediving course, the limits of his or her license, and agrees to behave with diligent prudence and skill. The freediver agrees to abide by the alternating dive pair system. The freediving sessions will be conducted according to the alternating dive system with the obligation of supervision by the freediver who remains at the surface, who is to accompany the ascent to the surface of the freediver diving for the last stretch equal to one-third of the maximum depth reached in that dive. And to wait after the third breath for “the Ok”

(Scuba Diving) All dives must be scheduled to stay within the safety curve. Dives with decompression stops are not permitted unless specifically authorized by the Y-40® technical director. The ascent speed must be contained within the limit of 10 meters/minute. The diver who has arrived at an ascent depth of -5 meters, must make a safety stop between 3 and 5 minutes. in any case during the ascent the indications and the ascent speed indicated by your computer must be respected. It is mandatory to have a dive computer and knowledge of the international signals used in diving, an alternative air source, observance of the maximum depth provided by the certification, to carry out the dive within the no-decompression limits (safety curve) indicated by the computer or provided by the recreational dive planners of the didactics to which one belongs, the ascent speed indicated by the computer and/or tables, to ascend to the surface with a residual air in the cylinder of not less than 50 bar. When the activity is carried out independently with one’s buddy, the participant is obliged to respect the buddy system and to maintain throughout the dive control over the buddies, always positioning themselves at a close distance that allows immediate mutual rescue. Equipment must be donned and removed on the platform at -1.3m. It is forbidden to walk on the edge of the pool with the equipment on. Do not remove equipment during the dive unless authorized by your instructor.

(Caves) Freedive: for freedivers it is forbidden to enter the caves such maneuver is to be considered very dangerous. Scuba: for scuba divers the caves are accessible. For entry into the submerged tunnel (80 cm in diameter by 10 meters in length), access is restricted only to those with the appropriate certification (cavern, cave or equivalent) or those accompanied by an instructor.

(Break between two sessions/shifts) No two consecutive dive shifts are allowed. Observe a surface time of at least 60 minutes before making the second dive.

(In case of necessity) The participant declares that he/she has been informed that in case of necessity, he/she will have to request the intervention of lifeguards or authorized personnel.