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Assistant Instructor

Assistant Instructor

This program introduces and trains candidates in the F.I.I. teaching methods, standards and procedures, and course operations utilizing the F.I.I. Instructor manual, teaching scripts and FII Educational System as a tool.

Goals

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.

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Course Syllabus

  • 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
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Facts

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

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