Apnea Total - Instructor

Teaching freediving on Utila since 2013.

3-4 Weeks

The Apnea Total Instructor Course (ATIC) is designed for experienced freedivers who would like to turn their passion into a career and spread the Apnea Total methodology around the world. This course is by far the most challenging but also the most rewarding course offered in the Apnea Total Education System.

The Instructor Course lasts for a period of about 3-4 weeks and consists of intensive theory and water sessions designed to develop your freediving knowledge and teaching skills, which includes the opportunity to take part in an internship where you will be teaching real students.

To enroll in the ATIC, candidates must be certified Master Freedivers and meet the following requirements:

  • Professional attitude and excellent role modeling skills
  • Having assisted Apnea Total Instructors while teaching both the Freediver and Advanced Freediver courses

Physical requirements including:

  • Dive to at least 35 meters in the CWT discipline for Instructor level 1, and 40 meters in CWT for Instructor level 2
  • Repetitive CWT dives with short surface intervals (stamina exercises)
  • Static Apnea time of at least 4:30

To gain certification as an Apnea Total Instructor you will also be required to teach at least two Freediver Courses and one Advanced Course under the supervision of an Apnea Total Instructor Trainer.

Our aim at Apnea Total is to produce the best instructors in the world who have all the teaching skills and knowledge necessary to be successful in their instructor career.

Price: $1300

The ATIC would be conducted with a minimum of 2 candidates.

Questions

What are the prerequisites?

A Master Freediver certification, a professional attitude, and having assisted instructors on both the Freediver and Advanced courses. The course runs three to four weeks, including an internship teaching real students.

Is there work afterwards?

Yes. Instructors who qualify here can go on to teach here; the ones who trained here and came back to teach are on the team page.