Description

• REQUIRED CLASS SESSIONS (Scheduled Based on Participant and Pool Availability), approximately 16-20 hours total based on class size.
• (3) Evening Online Classes
• (2-3) Daytime In Person Classes

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN COURSE:

•  PADI Mermaid Instructor Course Training

PARTICIPANTS PROVIDE:

• Their Own Meals / Non-Alcoholic Beverages
• Towels, Sunscreen, Notepad, Pencil, Sunglasses, Hat
• Swimsuit
• Weight Belt with 4-8 1# Weights – Freediving / Rubber Style Belt Preferred
• Wetsuit
• Ocean Level Bifins or Long Fins (With Dive Boots if your bifins need them)
• Soft Sole Fin Socks / Swim Socks (Dive Boots will not fit mermaid fins)
• J-Style Freediving Snorkel
• Low Volume Mask
• Transportation
• Overnight Lodging Accommodations (If Applicable)
• Dive Jacket, Robe, or Other Warm Outer Layer
• Mermaid Tail (Mertailor Guppy or Cape Cali Diveskin Preferred)
• SAFETY: Neoprene and/or fabric tails made by Finfolk Productions are not allowed.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

• Ages 18+
• PADI Advanced Mermaid Certification OR SSI Ocean Mermaid OR Freediving Instructor Certification
• Possess Current, Valid, First Aid / CPR / AED Certifications (Red Cross Lifeguard or Instructor certs ok) with Emergency O2 Cert
• PADI Diver Medical Form Signed & Completed by a Physician in the Last 12 Months

SWIMMING REQUIREMENTS:

• Lap swim 400m nonstop without any aids
• Float 10 minutes only wearing a swimsuit
• Lap swim 800m in snorkeling gear / no wetsuit without using arms
• Surface tow or push a diver 100m in a monofin (mermaid fin) ADDITIONAL

REQUIREMENTS POST-COURSE BY PADI

• Proof of Freediving Instructor Insurance
• Instructor Application Fee(s)
• Instructor Application
• Emergency O2 Kit
• Surface Support Float

Why you should dive with us?