Teach Ultimate Freediving as an Performance Instructor

As an SSI Advanced Freediving Instructor, you are a seasoned pro. Once you certify 50 students from different levels, you can join other elite freediving instructors with the SSI Performance Freediving Instructor upgrade. Performance Freediving Instructor is the apex of the SSI freediving system. Guide your students to increase their average breath-holding time and break freediving records, all while discovering new depths and mastering their technique. Become an SSI Performance Freediving Instructor today!

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Facts and Training Standards

Amount of Academic Sessions

 

1

Amount of Pool/Confined Water Sessions

 

2

Amount of Open Water Sessions

 

2

Maximum Training Depth

 

40 m / 130 ft

Suggested duration (h)

 

24-32

Certification Prerequisites

 

Complete Candidate Water Fitness Evaluation, Advanced Freediver (or equivalent), Performance Freediver (or equivalent)

SSI Standards

Languages

english
English

Start teaching to further your career

Qualify for various Specialty Instructor ratings in combination with your Freediving Instructor Training Course! Teaching the specialties which interest you most is great fun and the perfect opportunity to generate more income as an SSI Instructor. But that is not all. By pushing SSI training on all levels, you automatically qualify for SSI Professional Recognition ratings and you collect valuable Pro Rewards for each certification issued. These Pro Rewards are worth real money and can be used to further your freediving career!

Explore career opportunities for dive professionals worldwide

Stop waiting, start exploring the world and turn your passion into a career! MyDiveGuide is a unique dive site database with over 16,000 dive sites, thrilling specialist dives and featured destinations. These are the places where scuba instructors and divemasters have great job opportunities! Ready to live your ultimate dream? Check out MyDiveGuide and start your diving career today with SSI!

The Sunshine State Florida offers many great and divers dive sites from the tropical Florida Keys to deep shipwrecks and crystal clear freshwater springs.

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Every possible type of adventure can be found in ’tropical paradise’ Hawaii including dramatic jagged cliffs, active volcanoes and clear turquoise waters.

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Greece makes for an excellent diving location where you can explore waters with incredible visibility, see a whole variety of marine life and discover wrecks.

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Mozambique has amazing offshore marine parks such as Quirimbas National Park

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The Philippines is an archipelago composed of over 7,000 islands in three main regions: Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

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The archipelago of Fiji is as the Soft Coral Capital of the World, for its 80 different soft coral species that can be found by divers from all over the world.

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Federated States of Micronesia

Divers and Snorkelers from all around the world come every year to visit these picturesque islands, Micronesia.

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From the cool Atlantic waters of the Bay of Biscay in the north, to the warmer Mediterranean Sea to the south, Spain is perfect for year-round diving.

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One of the most exotic and favorite diving destinations is Malaysia.

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