As a Freedive Instructor you enter the world of professional freediving. In this course, candidates are held to the highest standards in the freediving industry. We are expecting you to be well trained and an experienced freediver.

We offer the full range of PADI Professional Freedive training!

Prerequisites

You need to:

• be at least 18 years old
• be a PADI Master Freediver or have a qualifying certification
• be an EFR-Instructor (or First Aid/CPR Instructor-level training with another organization)
• have a current medical, signed by a physician

Instructor Levels

There are four instructor levels in the PADI freedive system:

1. PADI Freediver Instructor: teach PADI Freediver and Basic Freediver (confined water only)
2. PADI Advanced Freediver Instructor
3. PADI Master Freediver Instructor
4. PADI Instructor Trainer

Matching teaching materials are available for all course levels (not included in the course fee):

• PADI Freediver Touch
• PADI Instructor Slates
• PADI Instructor Guide

PADI Freediver Instructor Development

The duration of the PADI Freediver Instructor Training Course is 10 days and is usually done together with the AIDA Instructor Course. It covers all aspects of modern freediving including teaching and marketing skills. The performance requirements that we ask for will be assessed during the PADI Freediver Instructor Training Course, such as:

• >40 m CWT, demonstration level technique
• 100 m+ DYN, demonstration level technique
• 4 min+ STA
• Stamina tests
• >20 m rescue

We are aware that these performance requirements are higher than what is asked by PADI. We firmly believe these are numbers which an accomplished freediver should be able to comfortably reach and thus demonstrate his or her her qualification for the instructor program.

As a successful candidate you will attain the credential of a PADI Freediver Instructor. Once you have issued 25 certifications (PADI Freediver and PADI Basic Freediver) you qualify to become a PADI Advanced Freediver Instructor and to teach the PADI Advanced Freediver Course. A total of 50 certifications, of which at least 10 must be ‘advanced’ you qualify to become a PADI Master Freediver Instructor.

Languages

Just like with other PADI courses, there are full presentation notes available in the instructor guide. When the Touch product isn’t available in a language understood by the student, the instructor has the option of delivering the knowledge development in person.

The PADI Freedive Instructor Courses in Gili Air will be held in English and German. Language support for Dutch, French, Bahasa Indonesia and many other languages is readily available. Please contact us for your additional language needs, we will do our best to make it happen!

Fees

Freedive Instructor Training (10 days): see pricing page 

PADI Freediver Instructor Material Package: see pricing page 

• PADI Freediver Touch
• PADI Instructor Guide
• PADI Instructor Cue Cards
• PADI Instructor Application Fee
• PADI Instructor Examination Fee

Optional, if you are not certified as EFR-I yet, you can book ahead this course with us:

• EFR Instructor Course (1.5 days) : ca. IDR2.200.000
• EFR Instructor Manual: ca. IDR1.175.000

Contact

Get in touch with us to start your professional PADI Freediver Instructor career with Freedive Flow on Gili Air!
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