To apply for and qualify as a PADI Freediver Instructor, you must meet certification and training requirements for one of the following options:

I’m a PADI Member and I meet the following three criteria:

• Be a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor

• Be a PADI Advanced Freediver or hold a qualifying certification from another organization* and have freediving experience that allows me to make multiple free dives over a short period, such as when accompanying/supervising student freedivers during open water training (a brief description of experience required on application)

• Be a current Emergency First Response Instructor or hold a qualifying instructor certification from another organization*

OR

I’m a PADI Member and I meet the following five criteria:

• Be a PADI Divemaster or Assistant Instructor

• Be a PADI Master Freediver or hold a qualifying certification from another organization*

• Be a current Emergency First Response Instructor or hold a qualifying instructor certification from another organization*

• Have completed a PADI Freediver Instructor Training Course

• Have a current medical statement signed by a physician within the previous 12 months

I’m not yet a PADI Member and I meet the following six criteria:

• Hold a qualifying freediver instructor level certification from another organization*

• Be at least 18 years old

• Be PADI Advanced Freediver or hold a qualifying certification from another organization*

• Be a current Emergency First Response Instructor or hold a qualifying instructor certification from another organization*

• Have completed a PADI Freediver Instructor Orientation

• Have a current medical statement signed by a physician within the previous 12 months

​OR

I’m not yet a PADI Member and I meet the following five criteria:

• Be a PADI Master Freediver or hold a qualifying certification from another organisation*

• Be at least 18 years old

• Be a current Emergency First Response Instructor or a qualifying instructor certification from another organization*

• Have completed a PADI Freediver Instructor Training Course

• Have a current medical statement signed by a physician within the previous 12 months

To apply and qualify as a PADI Advanced Freediver Instructor, you must meet these requirements:

• Be a PADI Freediver Instructor OR have a qualifying freediver instructor rating from another organization* and have completed a PADI Freediver                    Instructor Orientation

• Be a PADI Master Freediver OR hold a qualifying certification from another organization*

• Be a current Emergency First Response Instructor or hold a qualifying instructor certification from another organization*

• Have issued 25 PADI Freediver certifications or 25 qualifying freediver certifications from another training organization**