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What To Expect In Your First Freediving Course

Now that you’ve done some research on finding the right freediving course and instructor, and you’ve taken some time to prepare via Google, the next thing you might be wondering is how is this all going down? What will this freediving course be like? What should you expect?

The Rules Have All Changed! A Scuba Instructor Learns to Teach Freediving

Wondering what the process looks like for a scuba instructor to become a freediving instructor? Our Training Manager, Brian Shreve recently went through the whole process and is here to lay out the steps in detail. Consider this your first step to teaching freediving if you’ve been on the fence.

Scuba Divers Learning to Freedive: Three Different Perspectives

Have you ever wondered how scuba diving courses compare to freediving courses? Aside from the obvious lack of tanks and other equipment scuba divers use, freediving courses follow some of the same structure scuba divers are used to. Read more about these three divers experience learning to freedive.

Can I Use Distance Learning?

Are you trying to keep scuba diving courses moving along during COVID19? Here’s everything you need to know about conducting virtual courses.

Three Safety Protocols for Technical Diving

Pre-dive safety, gas switching and end of dive safety checks. These are just some of the things tech divers have to think through on each dive. To make them easier to understand, we’ve come up with a set of acronyms.

Crafting a Line Marker Holder

Do you have trouble finding or even making that perfect cave marker holder? We’re sharing the step-by-step instructions on three different ways to craft a line marker holder. So pull together your supplies and you’ll be on your way to a new line marker holder that suits your needs.

Transitioning to Tech

If technical diving has always sounded cool and now you’re ready to make the transition, learn more about what to expect from a student’s perspective and from the instructor’s perspective. It’s certainly not as easy as taking a course to become a tech diver, it’s a process that takes time and a lot of problem solving skills.

What to Expect – Learning Agreements in Technical Training

It goes without saying that life goes easier when everyone is on the same page. This continues to prove true in technical dive training as well. This is why we encourage the use of learning agreements. Not sure how these work or what to include? No worries, Brian Shreve is here to lead the way!

Setting the Bar

Upgrades, crossovers and instructor courses? What’s up with that? Whether you’re an existing TDI instructor, or planning to take that leap in the future understanding the nuances and details of instructors gets you on the right path. Take a minute to read through how TDI sets the bar high for technical instructor ratings.

KISS Rebreather Course: A Student and Instructor Perspective

Ready to jump into rebreather diving? Not sure what to expect? Are you sure you’re doing it for the right reasons? Take a look into this unique perspective of a student and instructor going through a KISS rebreather course. It might just make you think a little longer about making sure you’re REALLY ready to enter the world of rebreather diving.