PADI FREEDIVE INSTRUCTOR COURSE $1800 +Boat Fee
If you’re an avid freediver, you likely spend a lot of time thinking about freediving, talking about freediving and sharing the details your latest freediving adventures. Becoming a PADI Freediver Instructor with Ryan Rush & lets you take your passion for freediving to the next level and allows you to do what you enjoy as a profession. You must earn the PADI Freediver Instructor rating, but you gain a job that lets you share incredible underwater achievements with others – transforming their lives for the better while enriching yours.
To enroll in a PADI Freediver Instructor Training Course, you must be at least 18 years old, have a PADI Master Freediver certification (or have a qualifying certification), be a current Emergency First Response Instructor (or qualifying CPR/first aid instructor) and present a medical statement signed by a physician within 12 months.

Academics
In the PADI Freediver Instructor Training Course, over a minimum of four days, during both classroom and inwater sessions, you cover these key topics:
- PADI Freediver course standards and procedures
- Learning and Instruction
- Teaching Skills and Supervising Freedivers
- Safety and Risk Management
- Freediving Physiology and Psychology
- Organizing and Marketing Freediving
In the PADI Freediver Instructor Orientation, which may be conducted in person & you will cover these key topics:
- PADI Freediver course standards and procedures
- Organizing and Marketing Freediving
For both program, there is also a Care for the Environment topic and a written final exam.
Course Outline
Day 1:
8:00am Classroom Sessions
12:00pm Break
2:00pm Pool Session
Day 2:
8:00am Classroom Sessions
12:00pm Break
2:00pm Pool Session
Day 3:
9:00am Open Water Training
Day 4:
9:00am Open Water Training
Day 5:
9:00am Open Water Training
Day 6:
8:00am Presentations
12:00pm Break
1:00pm Final Exam