Assistant Instructor

This is FII entry-level professional certification allowing assistant instructors to co-teach with fully certified FII instructors and independently supervise or guide already certified freedivers.

Attaining FII Assistant Instructor certification is a prerequisite to entering the FII Instructor Program.

• FII Standards and Procedures
• FII Quality Assurance Program
• Fundamentals of the FII education system and teachings
• Supervision and control of freedivers
• Risk management
• Confined water and open-water watermanship
• Practical instructing and evaluation

Course Duration:
4-day course. Minimum 12 hours academics, 4 hours open water, and 6 hours confined water training.

Prerequisites:
FII Advanced Freediving Safety, CPR, First Aid, and Oxygen Provider certifications

Age Requirement:
Minimum 18 years or older

Equipment:
Freediving specific equipment: wetsuit, mask, snorkel, freediving fins, rubber weight belt, weights, freediving computer, waterproof writing slate.

Learning Materials:
FII Instructor Manual and Teaching Scripts