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Become a Certified Freediving Instructor
Every freediver learns differently — and your instructor course should respect your pace, not rush it.
All formats follow official AIDA standards with one shared intention:
To build real teaching confidence and calm leadership in a supportive learning environment.
A spacious, structured approach creates room for confidence — not pressure.
Every freediver begins from a different place — experience, confidence, timing.
Here, the instructor pathway adapts to you — not the other way around.
Scroll down to explore the formats and choose the path that fits you best.
Your Instructor Journey
What you’ll learn. Step-by-step training to become a confident, capable AIDA Instructor
Instructor Theory & Teaching Methodology
Learn how to structure classroom sessions, set clear learning objectives, and support student progression using AIDA teaching methodology.
Includes practice with theory presentations, feedback frameworks, and communication skills.
Confined Water Instruction & Safety Skills
Build confidence leading pool sessions with clear, safe structure.
Includes skill demonstrations, student supervision, equalization guidance, buddy procedures, breathing techniques, and confined-water rescue protocols.
Open Water Instructor Skills
Develop confidence guiding students in real open-water conditions.
Learn positioning on the line, teaching progressions, safety roles, rescue demonstrations, warm-up protocols, and how to supervise depth sessions with clarity and control.
Teaching Assessments & Certification
Certification is the final step — confidence and clarity are what you build along the way.
Practical and theory evaluations follow AIDA teaching standards, with a focus on safety, teaching quality, and readiness to teach worldwide.
Become an Instructor at a Pace That Fits You
Every freediver grows at a different pace — and your journey should reflect that. Consistency, guidance, and the right structure unlock progress — without pressure.
Scroll down to explore formats and choose your best path.
7-Day Instructor Course + Online Preparation
Begin with 8 online learning sessions at your own pace, then spend one focused week in Dahab completing teaching practice, in-water skills, and assessments with full guidance.
€1195
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✓ Already meet most skill requirements
✓ Prefer preparing theory online at your own pace
✓ Can only spend one week in Dahab
✓ Want a clear, efficient learning format
✓ Prefer a focused schedule with guidance
✓ Prefer a structured path where theory preparation reduces pressure during in-person assessments
14-Day Instructor Course — Fully In-Person in Dahab
Two calm, structured weeks in Dahab with time to repeat, refine, and integrate skills. Ideal if you prefer learning steadily and want space to grow teaching confidence without rushing.
€1350
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Best for:
✓ Want more time to develop your teaching style
✓ Prefer learning without rushing or compressed schedules
✓ Value repetition and integration days
✓ Want a calm, immersive learning experience
✓ Learn best step-by-step with live feedback
2-Month Instructor Internship in Dahab
Build experience by assisting real courses, practicing teaching, and training alongside a mentor in Dahab. Includes teaching exposure, feedback sessions, rescue refreshers, video review, and ongoing support.
€1795
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Ideal if you:
✓ Learn best through real-world teaching experience
✓ Want to assist real student courses with supervision
✓ Prefer gradual progression, mentoring, and repetition
✓ Want hands-on skill refinement over time
✓ Plan to build a long-term instructor career
Instructor Preparation Coaching Week (Optional Support)
A supportive week of coaching designed to rebuild confidence, refresh technique, and fine-tune your teaching skills before assessments. Useful if you’ve been away from training or want extra preparation.
€275
Includes
✓ 5× open water coaching sessions
✓ Technique refinement + feedback
✓ Equalization, depth + rescue polish
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Useful if you:
✓ Want to arrive confident and prepared
✓ Are returning after time away and need refreshers
✓ Need more time for equalization, depth, or rescue polish
✓ Prefer extra support before assessments
✓ Want a smoother transition into your instructor course
✓ Want guided fine-tuning to feel fully ready before exams, rescue tests, and OW teaching scenarios
From Freediver to Instructor — One Step at a Time
Every great instructor was once a beginner. These four learning pillars will guide your growth.
Teaching Foundations & Instructor Mindset
Learn how to structure lessons, explain concepts clearly, and support different learning styles. You’ll develop your instructor presence, communication, and the ability to create a calm, safe learning environment that helps students grow — not feel rushed.
“Expect real feedback, shared laughter, and supportive training — learning doesn’t need to feel serious to be meaningful.”
Confined Water — Teaching & Safety Skills
In the pool, you’ll practice demonstrating skills, supervising students, and managing safety with clarity and confidence. You’ll refine timing, feedback, communication, and technical precision — all while staying aware of student behavior and emotional responses.
A calm, structured space to practice teaching, refine demonstrations, and build confidence in your instructor presence.
Open Water — Real Teaching & Rescue Mastery
Now the experience becomes real. You’ll lead depth sessions, guide student progress, and refine rescue scenarios until they feel natural and automatic. The focus is on clarity, calm safety management, and steady, structured coaching — not pushing limits.
“Expect high-fives, breakthroughs, and moments where you realize: ‘I can actually do this.”
Teaching Assessments & Certification
Once you’re confident, we move into evaluations: teaching simulations, confined + open water exams, theory assessments, and professional conduct standards. The goal isn’t just passing—it’s becoming a capable, trustworthy instructor ready to teach safely anywhere in the world.
“The goal isn’t perfection — it’s becoming a safe, confident instructor who can teach anywhere in the world.”
Open Water Requirements
✓ CWT: 40–50 m
✓ FIM: 40–50 m
✓ CNF: 20 m
✓ Long duration dives (30m+)
Rescue & Teaching Skills
✓ 25 m + 50 m surface tow
✓ Open water rescue management
✓ Clear communication & safety awareness
Pool Requirements
✓ Dynamic No Fins (DNF): 50 m
✓ Static Apnea (STA): 4–5 min
Stamina & Professional Readiness
✓ 5 × 20 m dynamics (1 min rest between)
✓ Ability to teach calmly under pressure
✓ Consistent safe dive behavior
Pricing & How to Start
Becoming an instructor is a big investment — in yourself, your future students, and your freediving career.
Here’s what to expect.
7-Day Instructor Course
€1195
A focused instructor pathway combining pre-course online training with one week in Dahab.
You arrive prepared — ready to teach, supervise, and demonstrate safely and confidently.
Includes
- ✓ 8 online webinars before arrival
- ✓ 2 confined/pool teaching sessions
- ✓ Minimum 5 open-water teaching & rescue sessions
- ✓ Teaching simulations and feedback
- ✓ Final theory + in-water evaluations
- ✓ Submission of instructor results to AIDA
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Best for:
Experienced and confident freedivers who already meet the physical requirements and want an efficient, structured completion.
14-Day Instructor Course — Fully In-Person in Dahab
€1350
A two-week, fully onsite format that gives you time to learn, practice, review, and refine your teaching skills step by step.
This pace supports clarity, confidence, and integration.
Includes
- ✓ All theory delivered in Dahab
- ✓ Multiple pool + open-water teaching sessions
- ✓ Rescue scenario refinement
- ✓ Teaching simulations and evaluations
- ✓ Final assessments
- ✓ Submission of instructor results to AIDA
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Best for:
Freedivers who prefer time to repeat skills, reflect, and grow gradually.
2-Month Instructor Internship
€1795
A full professional development experience.
You don’t just learn the standards — you apply them while assisting real students and gaining true teaching presence.
Includes
- ✓ Everything in the 14-day format
- ✓ Real teaching alongside live courses
- ✓ Weekly coaching and feedback meetings
- ✓ Professional development: structure, admin, logistics
- ✓ Gradual increase in teaching responsibility
- ✓ Submission of instructor results to AIDA
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Best for:
Those who want deep confidence, hands-on experience, and a long-term teaching path.
Instructor Crossover
€595
For instructors certified under another agency who want to transition to the AIDA system.
Training and evaluation requirements are adjusted to experience.
Includes
- ✓ AIDA standards, procedures, and teaching structure
- ✓ Required assessments (theory + in-water + teaching)
- ✓ Submission of instructor results to AIDA
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Best for:
Active instructors already teaching under another certification agency.
If you’re close to the requirements but not fully there yet, you can join my Instructor Preparation Coaching Week before the course.
A valid First Aid/CPR certificate and professional insurance are required to activate your AIDA Instructor rating. The AIDA instructor activation fee (€50) applies annually.
Not fully meeting the physical requirements yet? You can add a Pre-Instructor Coaching Week in Dahab for a reduced rate of €250 when booking an instructor course.
If needed, payment plans are available — just ask.
Upcoming Instructor Courses
& Flexible Start Dates
I keep instructor groups small (max 2–3 candidates), so dates are flexible and I often open new courses based on your availability. Here’s what’s planned right now:
Next AIDA Instructor Courses — Dahab
30 Nov – 13 Dec 2025
Format: 7–14 days in Dahab + online prep
Max 3 spots — 2 spots available
17 Jan – 31 Jan 2026
Format: 14 days in Dahab
Max 3 spots — 2 spots left
Another available date:
27 Feb – 13 Mar 2026
Format: 7 days in Dahab + online prep
Max 3 spots — 2 spots left
Want different dates?
Instructor courses are flexible — if you book early, I can often schedule your course around your calendar.
Tell me your preferred month and we’ll see what’s possible.
Not sure yet? Book a Free Info Call
No pressure — the call is just to see if this is the right timing and format for you.
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