PADI Freediver Instructor Course focuses on enhancing your underwater skills and teaching abilities. You will not only master the standards and procedures of the PADI freediving system, but also learn instructional techniques and risk management. In addition, the course covers in-depth knowledge of freediving physiology and psychology.

Once you become a PADI Freediver Instructor, you can conduct PADI Basic Freediver and PADI Freediver courses and issue globally recognized PADI certifications to your students.

Enrollment Requirements:

• Meet one of the following:

  • PADI Master Freediver (or equivalent, such as AIDA 4 Star / Molchanovs Wave 3)

  • PADI Scuba Instructor and PADI Advanced Freediver

  • Freediving instructor certification from another system (eligible for Crossover to become a PADI Freediver Instructor)

• At least 18 years old

• PADI Diving Medical Statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months

• Certificate of completion for EFR Primary and Secondary Care training within the last 24 months (or equivalent)

Equipment Requirements:

Candidates must bring their own freediving gear (bi-fins, mask, snorkel, weight belt or neck weight, wetsuit, safety line, dive computer, etc.).

Course Content:

• Course orientation

• Principles of learning and teaching

• Overview, standards, and procedures of the PADI Freediver Instructor course

• Knowledge development teaching presentations

• Confined water and open water teaching presentations

• Safety, legal responsibilities, and risk management

• Freediving physiology and psychology

• Planning and marketing freediving

• Environmental protection

Sample Four-Day Schedule:

Day 1:

• Morning:

  • Course Introduction (1 hr)

  • Learning & Teaching (1 hr)

  • PADI Freediver Course Overview & Standards (2 hrs)

• Afternoon:

  • Freediving Supervision & Teaching Skills:

    • Confined Water Session 1 (2 hrs)

    • Confined Water Session 2 (2 hrs)

Day 2:

• Morning:

  • Freediving Physiology & Psychology (2 hrs)

  • Freediving Supervision & Teaching Skills: Confined Water Session 3 (2 hrs)

• Afternoon:

  • Freediving Supervision & Teaching Skills: Open Water Session 1 (4 hrs)

Day 3:

• Morning:

  • Safety & Risk Management, Environmental Protection, Freediving Planning & Marketing (4 hrs)

• Afternoon:

  • Freediving Supervision & Teaching Skills: Open Water Session 2 (4 hrs)

Day 4:

• Morning:

  • Freediving Supervision & Teaching Skills:

  • Open Water Session 3 & Rescue Assessment (4 hrs)

• Afternoon:

  • PADI Freediver Instructor Theory Exam (2 hrs)

Total course hours: 30 hours

Graduation Requirements:

• Pass teaching skills assessments: 3 confined water and 3 open water sessions

• Demonstrate the following skills at demonstration level:

  • Static Apnea (STA): 2 minutes 30 seconds

  • Dynamic Apnea (DYN): 50 meters

  • Constant Weight with Bi-fins (CWTB): 20 meters

  • Proper rescue of a blackout diver from 15 meters depth

• Competency in safety and risk management

• Pass the instructor theory exam

Upon Completion, You Will Receive:

1. PADI Freediver Instructor status-authorized to conduct PADI Basic Freediver and Freediver courses and issue globally recognized certifications

2. Solid freediving skills and teaching ability

3. Ongoing teaching support after the course

4. Outstanding graduates may have the opportunity to become contract instructors with the Macau Freediving Association and Macau Merfolks

Location: DiveHub, Dongguan

Fees Include:

Instructor manual, cue cards, eLearning, instructor and training fees, all in-water fees

Fees not Include:

• Transportation, meals, accommodation, PADI instructor application fee, annual instructor renewal fee, and any other unspecified costs

• This course structure and requirements are consistent with official PADI standards and typical offerings found at leading freediving centers

Course Instructor:

Anderson Chak Nam LEI - PADI Freediving Instructor Trainer

- PADI Freediver Instructor Trainer

- AIDA International Certified Master Freediver Instructor

- The world 1st class of Molchanovs Certified Freediving Instructor (Since 2018)

- Molchanovs Certified WAVE 3 Master Instructor

- ​AIDA International Official Freediving Judge

- AIDA Macau Freediving Record Holder in 4 x Disciplines (CWT /CWTB /FIM /CNF))

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- PADI Open Water Scuba Diving Instructor (Since 2005)

​- PADI 8 x Specialties Instructor

- PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT)

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- NAUI Worldwide Scuba Diving Instructor (Since 2003)

- International Kiteboarding Organization (IKO) Kiteboarding Instructor (Since 2016)

- Course Director of Macau Freediving Association (Since 2017)

- Costal Captain License (Since 2006)- MSc in Information Technology (Advanced), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia