You hold the foundation
Velari requires XBASE Genesis through Driftar; Deyron onward requires the full chain. Trained elsewhere means an assessment day first.
XPERIENCE
PERIENCE is FlowState Divers' scenario path: five in-person modules, Velari to Noctane, taken in order with a FlowState Divers mentor after the XBASE foundation. The scenario is the training - real sites, real teams, mentor-governed complications.
Five in-person scenario modules, Velari to Noctane - for divers who hold the foundation and want to lead the dive.
Before you enter the path
After the foundation, the scenario
XPERIENCE is in person and mentor-led - five modules, Velari to Noctane, earned in order after XBASE. We welcome divers who hold the foundation and want to be the one who runs the dive.
You train in person
No purchasable theory, no remote coaching, no online start. Every session is at your mentor's location.
You train as a team
Briefing, roles, and debrief are the work. One-to-one, or with your regular dive team of up to three.
How training begins
- Hold an Open Water Diver certification from any recognised agency, valid SCUBA insurance, and the XBASE foundation. Velari requires Genesis through Driftar; Deyron onward requires the full XBASE chain, Furian included.
- Train in person. XPERIENCE has no purchasable theory, no remote coaching, and no online module start. Sessions run at your mentor's location - one-to-one, or with your regular dive team of up to three.
- Begin with Velari. Each module is two days and sixteen hours across four in-water sessions. You advance when your mentor confirms readiness - not when a weekend ends.
Trained elsewhere? Entry requires an assessment day covering every missing XBASE module - dive planning, trim, regulator, mask, DSMB and gas-sharing skills, precision propulsion, and dive leadership - before training days begin.
The curriculum
- Velari - team briefing and debrief protocols, an end-to-end written plan for a real site, pre-dive site assessment, in-water team execution, and error review without blame.
- Deyron - mentor-introduced complications on otherwise standard dives, stress management under load, supporting a stressed teammate, short unambiguous signals, and composure as a team asset.
- Exalor - more than one problem at a time, fixing your piece while tracking the team, worst-case rehearsal under mentor control, sequencing what to address first, and repetition until the response is reflex.
- Velmora - depth-specific gas planning and consumption tracking, buoyancy, trim and propulsion as narcosis and workload rise, early recognition at depth, controlled ascent under complication, and pre-agreed deep-water contingencies.
- Noctane - night dive planning and briefing, light-based team communication, operating with reduced visual cues, night-specific hazards, and the capstone scenario that integrates the whole arc.
Twenty-five skills across five modules. Each adds a layer the next one assumes.
Who XPERIENCE is for
Most training stops at the skill; XPERIENCE trains the diver who has to plan, lead, and recover the dive when the plan no longer holds. It suits divers who hold the foundation, want to run a dive rather than follow a guide, and accept that a mentor will introduce the problems. It is not an entry point, it is not available online, and it is a poor fit if the goal is another card.
What XPERIENCE unlocks
Velari opens Sidemount and Twinset in XTEND. Deyron opens Stage. Velmora opens Guideline in XPLORE, and DPV once it opens for enrollment. Noctane is the capstone - nothing in the catalogue requires more.
Curriculum
5 modules · a guided preview
Five modules in a fixed order, Velari to Noctane. Each is two days and sixteen hours with a FlowState Divers mentor; every session is in person.
velari
Team briefing and debrief as protocol, not habit. A written plan for a real site you have not dived, pre-dive site assessment, holding formation and communication through the whole dive, and error review without blame. In person only, after XBASE Genesis through Driftar. Two days, sixteen hours.
deyron
Composure under mentor-introduced complications. Diagnose, stabilise, return to the plan; manage your own stress load, recognise it in a teammate, and make critical continue-or-abort calls when stress and incomplete information press you. In person only, after the full XBASE chain and Velari. Two days, sixteen hours.
exalor
More than one problem at a time. Equipment issue, navigation drift, and a task-loaded teammate together - fix your piece while tracking the team, decide what to address first, and rehearse worst cases under mentor control until the response is reflex. In person only, after Deyron. Two days, sixteen hours.
velmora
Discipline at depth. Gas planning and consumption tracking for the planned profile, buoyancy and trim held as narcosis and workload rise, early recognition when ascent distance and gas margins are unforgiving, controlled ascent under complication, and contingencies agreed before entry. In person only, after Exalor. Two days, sixteen hours.
noctane
The capstone, after dark. Night planning and light plans, lost-diver protocols, light-based team communication, navigation and formation with the familiar cues gone, night-specific hazards - then a scenario that integrates the full XPERIENCE arc with mentor debrief. In person only, after Velmora. Two days, sixteen hours.
Where you would enter
Velari is the entry; Deyron onward needs the full XBASE chain. Answer a few questions and we will show whether you enter at Velari, which XBASE modules are missing, and what the assessment day covers.
Further reading
Journal & resources
Writing on dive teams, capability, and training that does not stop at the card.
FAQ
XPERIENCE is in person only. Choose a FlowState Divers mentor (see available options here) and confirm you hold the entry standard: Open Water certification, valid scuba insurance, and XBASE Genesis through Driftar for Velari. Deyron onward requires the full XBASE chain, including Furian.
If you trained elsewhere, your mentor schedules an assessment day covering every missing XBASE module before training days begin. There is no online pathway for this bundle - no purchasable theory, no remote coaching, and no online module start.
No. XPERIENCE runs in a fixed order - Velari, Deyron, Exalor, Velmora, Noctane - and each module assumes the one before it. Velari is the entry and requires XBASE Genesis through Driftar; Deyron onward requires the full XBASE chain. Entering at a later module means demonstrating competency in every prior module, which your mentor confirms on an assessment day before training days begin.
No. Every XPERIENCE module is delivered in person with a FlowState Divers mentor - the scenarios are the training, and they happen in the water. There is no purchasable online learning material, no remote in-water coaching, and no online module start for this bundle. XBASE online learning material remains purchasable as an add-on, so you can keep revising the foundation between sessions.
Each module is two days and sixteen hours with your mentor across four in-water sessions, one-to-one or with your regular dive team of up to three. Every dive is run as a real one: a written plan, a team briefing with assigned roles, the dive, and a structured debrief.
Your mentor introduces the complications - a failure, a navigation drift, a task-loaded teammate - and governs their intensity. You move to the next module when readiness is demonstrated, not when the weekend ends.
To train with FlowState Divers, you are required to be a certified diver. The minimum certification accepted is the Open Water Diver certification from any recognised agency.
In order to train with FlowState Divers, it is necessary to have valid scuba diving insurance that is recognised in the country where you will be completing your in-person training. If you do not currently possess insurance, it is advisable to contact your mentor prior to booking your training to explore your options. Your mentor may be able to assist in arranging suitable insurance, or they may provide guidance on the specific insurance requirements for the country in which your training will take place.
FlowState Divers requires a minimum equipment set that must adhere to our standards. Some programmes have special equipment requirements that you need to verify on that programme's page before you start training. For the generic equipment list, check out our standards.