AIDA Instructor Course

$990.00

Duration: 2 weeks program / everyday training

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Description

Prerequisites:
  • Be 18 years of age or old.
  • Having achieved a first aid certification from a recognized agency within the last two years.
  • Holding an AIDA4 certification (or equivalent, and complete a crossover evaluation).
  • Requirements must be fulfilled before starting the course.
Performance requirements:
Open water (sea)
  • CWTB 40-50m
  • FIM 40-50m
  • CNF > 20m
  • Slow CWTB (30m > 1:30)
  • Slow FIM (30m > 2:00)
  • Solo rescue from 25m + 50m tow and rescue breaths
  • Rescue with standby: 1:00 standby at 15m + solo rescue
  • Stamina Test: 5x20m CWTB with max 1:00 surface recovery
  • Demonstrating proper technique in all disciplines
  • Demonstrating rescue techniques
Confined water (pool):
  • STA 4:00-5:00
  • DYNB > 90m
  • DNF > 50m
  • Demonstrating proper technique in all disciplines
  • Demonstrating rescue techniques (STA, DYNB)
Practical exams:
  • Teaching theoretical concepts using AIDA2 slides
  • Teaching theoretical concepts using AIDA3 slides
  • Teaching AIDA2 pool skills
  • Teaching AIDA3 pool skills
  • Teaching AIDA2 open water skills
  • Teaching AIDA3 open water skills
  • Conducting a stretching & breathing session
  • Demonstrating ability to handle ropes, perform knots, set-up buoys and open water equipment
  • Participating in teaching a course attended by real students under the supervision of the instructor trainer
  • Research and oral presentation on a topic which extends the standard material of AIDA courses. Candidates will be assigned a topic by their instructor trainer at least 1 month before the course starts, and will need to deliver a written essay and a slide set in advance, in such a way that the material can be reviewed by the trainer. The instructor trainer will evaluate both the quality of the material and the presentation skills.
Written exams:
  • AIDA 2, 3 and 4 theoretical exams, passing rate > 90%
  • Instructor course exams (exam 1, exam 2A – open book, exam 2B), passing rate > 75%

Classroom sessions cover a variety of topics such as teaching methodologies, effective communication, risk management, planning, marketing, and budgeting.

Water sessions are devoted to performance requirements and skills demonstration

  • The candidate instructor needs to demonstrate repeatable performances under stress and with impeccable technique, in every discipline and phase of the dive (relaxation phase, body position, finning, equalization, surface protocol, etc.).
  • Meeting the required performance requirements sporadically or with bad form/technique will not be considered satisfactory to pass the course.
  • Blackout or loss of motor control happening during the course entail failing the course.
INSTRUCTOR SUPERVISION

Active AIDA Instructor Trainer

CERTIFIED ABILITIES

An AIDA Instructor is qualified to teach the AIDA1, AIDA2 Freediver Course, AIDA3 Advanced Freediver Course and the AIDA Monofin Course.

An AIDA Instructor is also qualified to teach the AIDA Competition Freediver and AIDA Competition Safety Freediver if the Instructor is also an AIDA Judge.

KEY STANDARDS
  • Minimum Classroom Sessions (if teaching): 8 Minimum duration 8 x 1.5 hours for each session
  • Minimum Knowledge Review Session (if self-study): 8 session of min. 8 x 15min
  • Minimum Confined Water Sessions: 3
  • Max Confined Water depth: 5m
  • Minimum Open Water Sessions: 5 over at least 3 day
  • Max depth: 50m
  • Maximum number of Instructor Candidates on course: 8
  • The course should run over at least 7 days

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