The PADI Mermaid Instructor Development Course can help you to learn mermaid diving and teaching skills, is the necessary step that learn to be a mermaid instructor and educator.
Prerequisites:
- 18 years of age or older
- Holding a PADI Advanced Mermaid Certification (or have a equivalent certification from another training organization)
- Holding a valid (within 12 months) PADI Divers Medical Statement
- Holding a valid (within 24 months) EFR First Aid Primary Care and Secondary Care Certification (or have a equivalent certification from another training organization)
Equipment:
- Swimwear
- Mask and Snorkel for Freediving (suggestion: for personal hygiene reason, It is recommended to bring your own )
- Mermaid wears (free rent in course, suggestion: you can bring your own mermaid costume and tail)
- Mer-fins (free rent in course, suggestion: you can bring your own Mer-fins)
Graduation requirements:
- 5 skills assessment
Ability to swim 400m without swim aids
Ability to float comfortably at the surface for at least 10 mins
Ability to swim 800m, using mask, fins and snorkel, unlimited time
Towing a mermaid diver 100m with Mer-fins
Towing a unconscious and no-breath mermaid diver 50m with Mer-fins at -3m
- 7 mermaid skills performance
- Pass the theory exam
- Pass the knowledge teaching
- Pass the underwater skills teaching
* PADI Mermaid Instructor Certification will be certified after passing all the graduation requirements
After the course you will get：
PADI Mermaid Instructor Certification - can teach & certify all PADI Mermaid series courses (from PADI Discover Mermaid Experience to PADI Basic Mermaid instructor).
Solid mermaid diving and teaching skills
3 professional underwater photos plus 15 sec edited video footage
Possible future working opportunities with Macau Merfolks
On-going teaching support
Instructor :
Duration: about 27 hrs
Price :
MOP $14,900 each
*Fees includes: all entries fees and fees of the course
*Not includes: PADI Mermaid Instructor registration fee