AIDA 1 has no performance requirements for certification. You only have to demonstrate that you know how to freedive safely, and can look after yourself and others.

The challenges for the Intermediate levels are as follows. Note that all depths listed are for Cold Water as per AIDA (<12°C below 10m).

AIDA 2

• Dive comfortably to 10m
• Accompany another diver up from 7m
• Rescue from 5m
• Pass the online AIDA 2 exam with a 75% score
• Hold your breath for 2:00 minutes
• Swim underwater with fins for 40m

AIDA 3

• Dive comfortably to 20m
• Accompany another diver up from 15m
• Rescue from 10m then tow to shore
• Return from 15m while simulating a leg cramp
• Return from 10m after simulating a flooded mask
• Pass the online AIDA 3 exam with a 75% score
• Hold your breath for 2:45 minutes
• Swim underwater with fins for 55m

The challenges for Advanced Safety (aka "Competition Depth Safety") are as follows:

• Ability to assist and rescue from -25m with BOs at random depths (surface, 10m, 25m, in random order) covering all team roles (Safety 1, Safety 2 and Safety 3), including extraction (hand-off to the medical team)
• Team rescues from -25m with 30 second standby
• Solo rescues from -20m
• 30m dive + 30 second surface recovery + 20m dive
• 20m dives with 3-5 seconds notice, at fast pace (early turn simulation)
• Pass the online theory exam with a 75% score

The challenges for Assistant Instructor (AIDA 4) are as follows. Note that all depths listed are for Cold Water as per AIDA (<12°C below 10m):

• Dive comfortably to 30m
• Accompany another diver up from 20m
• Rescue from 20m then tow to shore
• Rescue from 15m while simulating a leg cramp
• Return from 20m while simulating a leg cramp
• Return from 20m after simulating a flooded mask
• Pass the online AIDA 4 exam with a 75% score
• Hold your breath for 3:30 minutes
• Swim underwater with fins for 70m

Athletic challenges that don’t require depth, such as breath-holds and underwater swims, can be submitted by video. If you are submitting a challenge by video, please follow these guidelines:

Breath holds
Breath holds (“statics”) should be done on land, lying down in a comfortable place like your bed. You can film yourself with a stationary camera and you don’t need to have a buddy.

Underwater swims
For underwater swims (“dynamics”) you must have a buddy. Your buddy should film you while swimming on the surface next to you. If you don’t have a waterproof camera, you can mount your camera at one end of the pool, as long it has a clear field of view of you and your buddy swimming next to you the whole time.