The course costs £1,499. It is possible to pay in instalments – A payment of £200 every month

If you are a RAID master freediver and take the advanced freediving instructor qualification then there is an extra fee of $100 plus VAT to cover the advanced course materials and certification. If you go down this route then we will work out the exchange rate at the time and charge you appropriately. Go Freediving is usually able to obtain a small discount on this price.

The instructor course price includes:

• Instructor materials for the RAID Freediving Instructor course
• RAID membership
• Three months of Breathing Optimisation classes
• Certification up to RAID freediving instructor (depending on performance)
• Pool entry for two sessions
• All tuition and assessments
• All Zoom communication

The course DOES NOT include:

• Mandatory Go Freediving Club Membership during your course
• Entry to Vobster
• Pool Session Entry for extra sessions
• First Aid and CPR certification (mandatory for all RAID advanced freedivers and higher)

Performance Requirements for a RAID Freediving Instructor

RAID Freediver Instructor

Freediving Instructor – Confined Water

1. Perform core freediving skills to instructor standard

Demonstrate mastery of the core skills of confined water freediving including breathing, finning, head and body positioning, turns, all pool disciplines, and correct weighting for neutral buoyancy in confined water.

2. Perform core safety skills to instructor standard

Demonstrate mastery of the core safety skills of confined water freediving, including buddying and rescue across all pool disciplines.

3. Perform an Instructor level STA breath hold for three minutes minimum

Mastered static apnea techniques and performed a minimum of a three minute breath-hold without hypoxia, while using the buddy system safety method of direct supervision.

4. Perform instructor level DYN technique to 55 metres /181 feet

Mastered DYN freediving using correct finning techniques, turns, body and head position and remaining calm and in control at all times for a minimum of 55 metres /181 feet without hypoxia.

5. Perform instructor level DNF technique to 30m or 100ft minimum

Demonstrate mastery of DNF technique for a minimum of 30 metres with correct turns.

6. Perform instructor level dynamic dolphin kick technique to 30m or 100ft minimum

Demonstrate mastery of the dolphin kick technique for freediving with both feet together side by side for a minimum of 30 metres with correct turns.

7. Perform removal of unconscious diver from the water

Demonstrate removal of an unconscious diver from the water, check airways, breathing and circulation, call for help and simulate CPR with rescue breaths.

8. Perform at least 4 successful instructor presentations of in water teaching for confined water freediving, two of which must be buddying/rescue related

Using clear objectives, stating value, maintaining group control and safety, giving instructor level demonstration, providing helpful feedback and suggestions on student problems recognized, de-briefing and maintaining professionalism.

Freediving Instructor – Open Water

1. Perform core freediving skills to instructor standard.

Demonstrate mastery of the core skills of open water freediving including breathing, the Frenzel equalisation technique, duck dive, finning, head and body positioning, orientation to the line, lanyard use, correct weighting for neutral buoyancy between 10 and 12 metres, correct turns at depth, and appropriate use of buoyancy during a dive.

2. Perform core safety skills to instructor standard.

Demonstrate mastery of the core safety skills of open water freediving, including set up of a freediving line and buoy and adjustment of depth, buddying and rescue.

3. Perform an Instructor level CWT freedive using a lanyard to a minimum of 25 metres/ 82 feet using bi-fins

Master CWT freediving to a minimum depth of 25 metres/ 82 feet using bi-fins and a freediving lanyard, with correct technique and body positioning, responding to negative and positive buoyancy appropriately, without hypoxia, and remaining calm and in control at all times.

4. Perform an Instructor level CNF freedive using a lanyard to a depth of 15 metres / 50 feet

Master CNF freediving techniques using a lanyard, to a minimum depth of 15 metres /50 feet, with correct technique and body positioning, responding to negative and positive buoyancy appropriately, without hypoxia, and remaining calm and in control at all times.

5. Perform an Instructor level FIM freedive using a lanyard to a minimum of 20 metres

Master FIM techniques using a lanyard, to a minimum depth of 15 metres /50 feet, with correct technique and body positioning, responding to negative and positive buoyancy appropriately, without hypoxia, and remaining calm and in control at all times.

6. Perform an Instructor level CWT freedive to 15m /50 feet 5 times using a lanyard, with a 1 minute surface interval between each dive

Mastered CWT freediving to 15 metres /50 feet 5 times using a lanyard with only 1 minute surface interval between each dive, with correct technique and body positioning, responding to negative and positive buoyancy appropriately, without hypoxia, and remaining calm and in control at all times.

7. Perform an Instructor level SWB rescue of a freediver from a minimum depth of 15 metres / 50 feet after a minimum of a 15 second hang, followed by a 25 metre tow with rescue breaths

Perform a CWT freedive to a minimum depth of 15 metres / 50 feet using bi-fins, remain at that depth for a minimum of 15 seconds, and then master the rescue of a freediver from that depth, using the Rescue Response Revive protocol on the surface, removing the diver’s lanyard, and performing a surface tow with regular rescue breaths for a minimum of 25 metres, whilst remaining calm and in control at all times.

8. Perform a rope retrieval of a freediver from 20 metres

Demonstrate pulling the dive line up from the surface, bringing the line and freediver attached via a lanyard or 10 kg bottom weight to the surface from 20 metres, followed by the Rescue Response Revive protocol on the surface and a surface tow with rescue breaths every five seconds for a minimum of 25 metres, whilst maintaining the casualty’s airways out of the water and remaining calm and in control at all times.

9. Perform at least 4 successful instructor presentations of in water teaching for open water freediving, two of which must be buddying/rescue related

Using clear objectives, stating value, maintaining group control and safety, giving instructor level demonstration, providing helpful feedback and suggestions on student problems recognized, de-briefing and maintaining professionalism.

RAID Advanced Freediving Instructor

Advanced Freediving Instructor – Confined Water

1. Perform core freediving skills to instructor standard

Demonstrate mastery of the core skills of confined water freediving including breathing, finning, head and body positioning, turns, all pool disciplines, and correct weighting for neutral buoyancy in confined water.

2. Perform core safety skills to instructor standard

Demonstrate mastery of the core safety skills of confined water freediving, including buddying and rescue across all pool disciplines

3. Perform instructor level DNF technique to 50m /165 feet minimum

Demonstrate mastery of DNF technique for a minimum of 50 metres with correct turns and without hypoxia.

4. Perform instructor level dynamic dolphin kick technique to 50m /165 feet minimum

Demonstrate mastery of the dolphin kick technique for freediving with both feet together side by side for a minimum of 50 metres with correct turns and without hypoxia.

If the candidate is a RAID freediving Instructor and has not completed the RAID Master Freediver Course, then in addition to the above, they must complete the following skills:

5. Perform an instructor level STA breath hold for three and a half minutes minimum

Demonstrate mastery of STA techniques and perform a minimum of a three and a half minute breath-hold without hypoxia, while using the buddy system safety method of direct supervision.

6. Perform instructor level buddying and coaching for STA, and responding appropriately to the diver

Demonstrate mastery of buddying for a freediver performing a STA hold, including clear communication before and during the hold, correct and appropriate handling of the diver, verbal coaching, recognition of issues and the taking of appropriate action, and correct buddy procedures at the end of the breath hold.

7. Perform an instructor level DYN swim to 75 metres or 246 feet minimum

Mastered DYN freediving using correct finning techniques, turns, body and head position and remaining calm and in control at all times for a minimum of 75 metres /246 feet without hypoxia.

Advanced Freediving Instructor – Open Water

1. Perform core freediving skills to instructor standard

Demonstrate mastery of the core skills of open water freediving including breathing, the mouth-fill Frenzel equalisation technique, FRC diving, duck dive, finning, head and body positioning, orientation to the line, lanyard use, correct weighting for neutral buoyancy between 10 and 12 metres, correct turns at depth, and appropriate use of buoyancy during a dive.

2. Perform core safety skills to instructor standard

Demonstrate mastery of the core safety skills of open water freediving, including set up of a freediving line and buoy and adjustment of depth, buddying and rescue.

3. Perform an Instructor level CWT freedive using a lanyard to a minimum of 35 metres/ 115 feet using bi-fins.

Master CWT freediving to a minimum depth of 35 metres/ 115 feet using bi-fins and a freediving lanyard, using mouth-fill Frenzel equalisation, with correct technique and body positioning, responding to negative and positive buoyancy appropriately, without hypoxia, and remaining calm and in control at all times.

4. Perform an Instructor level CNF freedive using a lanyard to a depth of 20 metres / 66 feet

Master CNF freediving techniques to a minimum depth of 20 metres /66 feet with correct technique and body positioning, responding to negative and positive buoyancy appropriately, without hypoxia, and remaining calm and in control at all times.

5. Perform an Instructor level FIM freedive using a lanyard to a minimum of 30 metres

Master FIM techniques to a minimum depth of 30 metres /100 feet using mouth-fill Frenzel equalisation technique, with correct technique and body positioning, responding to negative and positive buoyancy appropriately, without hypoxia, and remaining calm and in control at all times.

6. Perform an Instructor level CWT freedive to 20m /66 feet 5 times using a lanyard, with a 1 minute surface interval between each dive

Mastered CWT freediving to 20 metres /66 feet using a lanyard 5 times with a 1 minute surface interval between each dive, with correct technique and body positioning, responding to negative and positive buoyancy appropriately, without hypoxia, and remaining calm and in control at all times.

7. Perform a rope retrieval of a freediver from 25 metres

Demonstrate pulling the dive line up from the surface, bringing the line and freediver attached via a lanyard or 10 kg bottom weight to the surface from 25 metres, followed by the Rescue Response Revive protocol on the surface, and a surface tow with rescue breaths every five seconds for a minimum of 50 metres, whilst maintaining the casualty’s airways out of the water and remaining calm and in control at all times.

8. Perform at least 2 successful instructor presentations of in water teaching for open water freediving from the Master freediver course, one of which must be FRC or mouth-fill freediving

Using clear objectives, stating value, maintaining group control and safety, giving instructor level demonstration, providing helpful feedback and suggestions on student problems recognized, de-briefing and maintaining professionalism.

If the candidate is a RAID freediving Instructor and has not completed the RAID Master Freediver Course, then in addition to the above, they must complete the following skills:

9. Perform an instructor level no-fins ascent using a lanyard from a minimum depth of 20 metres / 66 feet

Perform a duck dive and CWT freedive to a minimum depth of 20 metres / 66 feet using bi-fins and a freediving lanyard, and ascend using the arms only (not touching the dive line), to simulate leg cramps, whilst remaining orientated to the line, calm and in control at all times, and without hypoxia.

10. Perform an instructor level mask off ascent using a lanyard from a minimum depth of 20 metres / 66 feet

Perform a duck dive and CWT freedive to a minimum depth of 20 metres / 66 feet using bi-fins and a freediving lanyard, and ascend without the mask, to simulate loss of mask at depth, using CWT and/or FIM techniques, and remaining orientated to the line, calm and in control at all times, and without hypoxia.

11. Perform an instructor level SWB rescue of a freediver from 15 metres depth after a 15 second hang at 10 metres

Perform a descent to 10 metres depth, remain at that depth for a minimum of 15 seconds, and then descend further to 15 metres and rescue a freediver from that depth, using the Rescue Response Revive protocol on the surface and remaining calm and in control at all times.

12. Perform an instructor level SWB rescue of a freediver from a minimum depth of 20 metres / 66 feet followed by a 25 metre tow with rescue breaths

Perform a CWT freedive to a minimum depth of 20 metres / 66 feet using bi-fins, and master the rescue of a freediver from that depth, using the Rescue Response Revive protocol on the surface, removing the diver’s lanyard and performing a surface tow with rescue breaths every five seconds for a minimum of 25 metres, whilst remaining calm and in control at all times.

RAID Advanced Freediving Instructor