Assistant Instructor

FII Assistant Instructor is the entry-level professional certification within the FII system. It prepares candidates to support certified FII instructors in course delivery and to independently supervise or guide already certified freedivers within the limits of the rating.

It also serves as the required step before entering the FII Instructor Program, making it the point where candidates begin applying FII standards in real teaching, supervision, and evaluation settings.

• 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, including a minimum of 12 hours of academics, 4 hours of open water training, and 6 hours of confined water training.

Prerequisites:
FII Advanced Freediving Safety certification, plus current CPR, First Aid, and Oxygen Provider certifications.

Age Requirement:
Participants must be at least 18 years old.

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