Basic Mermaid Instructor
approx. €1,170per person
What's included
- Basic Mermaid Instructor Course
- PADI Mermaid Instructor Crewpak
Optional extras
- EFR Instructor Crewpak
- Not Required I hold a EFR Certification
- PADI Mermaid Instructor Crewpak£43.49
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Basic Mermaid Instructor
PADI Mermaid Professional
Basic Mermaid Instructor
Dive into teaching the fun, skillful world of mermaiding.
4 daysDuration
£1,000.00Price from
• Certified PADI Advanced Mermaid (or qualifying cert)
• EFR within 24 months
• current medical statement within 12 monthsPrerequisites
BerkshireLocation
Berkshire
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About this course
Basic Mermaid Instructor
The PADI Basic Mermaid Instructor course qualifies you to teach the Basic Mermaid programme, one of the most distinctive and fast-growing offerings in the PADI Mermaid Professional line. Over four days at Diving Academy, you will learn how to guide students safely through beginner mermaiding skills, from monofin technique and undulation to buoyancy and body position, alongside the safety procedures and equipment considerations that keep mermaiding both fun and genuinely safe.
Because mermaiding attracts a wide range of students, many of them new to structured in-water training altogether, this course puts real weight on how to teach clearly and reassuringly, manage a classroom of first-time monofin users, and build the water confidence that Basic Mermaid students need before progressing further. You will leave with a full toolkit for planning, briefing and running Basic Mermaid sessions of your own.
To join, you will need to be a certified PADI Advanced Mermaid or hold a qualifying equivalent certification, along with Emergency First Response training completed within the last 24 months and a current medical statement dated within the past 12 months, reflecting the more involved swimming demands of mermaid training.
Completing Basic Mermaid Instructor is a direct step toward the full PADI Mermaid Instructor rating, opening the door to teaching across the whole Mermaid Professional pathway. For instructors keen to diversify into one of PADI's most engaging newer disciplines, it is a natural and enjoyable place to start.
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“🌊 IDC No. 8 – April-May 2026: AMAZING! 🌊 An incredibly intensive course that truly prepares you to become the kind of instructor you wish you had when you first decided to breathe underwater 🤿 It lasted nearly a month online and 10 days in person.💪💪💪 You need to trust the process, because the program is designed not only to teach diving skills, but also to help you grow into a more professional, confident, and responsible person 💪 During these 10 days, you’ll be so focused on learning and improving that you probably won’t even have time to take photos 📚🔥 The entire IDC Sardinia staff is always there for you — guiding, supporting, motivating, and helping you through every challenge. They seem to have a sixth sense for knowing exactly when you need encouragement, and they won’t let you give up, even when the summit feels far away 🌟 And don’t worry… there will also be moments of…”Greta ValotiSardinia · Google review★★★★★
“I just did my IDC with IDC Sardegna and it was the most amazing experience in my life. I love all of the staff with all my heart. The support, the training, the organisation and in generall every day was structured perfect. It was a challengig time, but I fully enjoyed it and was able to do a big step in my diving live. Special thanks to the Course Director Luca, who is one of the most inspiring persons I met in my whole life. Lets see what time does, but if I ever gonna do a contiuing education I will do it with him. Grazie”Simon SablotnySardinia · Google review★★★★★
“I did the IDC with them and everything was truly fantastic. They're professional, helpful, and ready to help you both with the course and if you have any issues with the equipment. They truly take care of every detail. Luckily, I don't have to do it again 😄 ✌🏼, but if I did, I'd definitely choose them again.”Christian FalcettelliSardinia · Google review★★★★★
“Becoming a diving instructor has recently become my biggest dream in life :) And this dream has finally come true, largely thanks to the wonderful team at IDC Sardegna, who shared all their love and knowledge of diving with me in the best possible way! I can only recommend that you take an instructor course with them so that you too can join this wonderful world in the most beautiful way possible 🙂”Enzo MenichiniSardinia · Google review★★★★★
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