Freediving Instructor Level 1
SSI Freediving Instructors are the industry’s best in freediving training. Create lifelong water enthusiasts and introduce them to the world of breath hold training in a fun, safe environment with SSI’s innovative training techniques.
Join SSI to create new freedivers and build strong freediving communities as an SSI Freediving Level 1 instructor today!
What Will You Learn?
Do you dream of a career in freediving training? Spread the adventurous, exciting SSI freediving lifestyle as a new Freediving Level 1 Instructor. SSI Freediving instructors are the industry’s best in freediving training, utilizing innovative training techniques to introduce new freedivers to the world of breath hold diving.
As a certified SSI Freediving Level 1 instructor, you can teach all entry-level programs along with the SSI Free Immersion and Training Techniques specialties.
The SSI Freediving Instructor Level 1 Course consists of three main phases:
- Eight Academic Sessions (Independent study or in a classroom)
- Three Pool / Confined Water Sessions
- Three Open Water Dives – Where its time to use the knowledge and skills you acquired, in the open ocean to complete the SSI Freediving Instructor Level 1 Course.
Maximum Training Depth : 30 meters / 100 feet
What Will You Do?
- Read and complete Sections 1-8, including reviews and assessments, of the Freediving InstructorTraining Course digital learning.
- Complete Academic Sessions 1-8 as outlined in the instructor manual for the Freediving InstructorTraining Course.
- Complete the program’s final exam.
- Complete the CandidateWater Fitness Evaluation as outlined in the SSI Training Standards if it has been more than six months since the candidate has been evaluated.
- Pass all requirements and evaluations for Practical Application Sessions 1-10 as outlined in the instructor manual for the Freediving InstructorTraining Course.
Course Schedule
Recommended hours for completion: 70-85. The number of classes, hours and sessions per day are set by the individual instructor, based on student needs, student ability and environmental conditions.
Course Price
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Student Learning Materials Price
INR 7,650
Course Prerequisites
Minimum age: 18 years old.
Option 1
• Have logged at least 100 in-water freediving sessions.
Have the following SSI certifications or equivalent from a recognized training agency:
• Freediving Level 2
• TrainingTechniques
Option 2
Have the following SSI certifications or equivalent from a recognized training agency:
• Freediving Level 2
• TrainingTechniques
Have the following active status SSI certifications or an equivalent from a recognized training agency:
• Basic Freediving Instructor
Have issued at least:
• 25 Basic Freediving certifications
Equipment Requirements
Unless the program-specific instructor manual states otherwise, each freediving student must be equipped with a properly fitted Total Freediving System, including:
• Mask
• Snorkel
• Bi-fins(standard length or long freediving fins)
• Exposure suit appropriate for the environment
• Weight System
• Logbook
Students are required to wear a freediving safety lanyard if any of the following conditions apply:
• Level 2 Freediving programs and higher
• Vertical visibility is less than 10 meters
• The planned freedive is deeper than 20 meters in depth
• On any site where the natural bottom depth is 30 meters or deeper
*Equipment will be provided by your Dive Centre. We recommend that you should get your own gear once you become a certified diver.
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