PADI Mermaid Professional
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Qualify as a PADI Mermaid Instructor in Sardinia, with a structured pathway from PADI Mermaid to instructor for those who need the prerequisite levels.
4 days
Duration
PADI Mermaid Professional
Level
PADI
Certification
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Course price
From €1,100.00
Team
IDC Sardegna
About this course
The PADI Mermaid Instructor course qualifies you to teach PADI Mermaid programmes safely and to PADI standards. It is performance-based: you are assessed on your own water skills, rescue ability and teaching.
Not sure which applies? Send us your certifications and we will recommend the right package.
Mermaids turning professional, scuba professionals and freedivers adding a new programme, swim instructors, and dive centres or resorts introducing mermaiding.
Course structure
Stage 1
Confined-water fundamentals: dolphin kick, body position, safe entries and exits, breath control. Prerequisites: age 10, swim 50 m, float 5 minutes.
1 day
Stage 2
Refine trim, propulsion and efficiency, extend underwater sequences and build environmental awareness. Prerequisites: PADI Mermaid, swim 100 m, float 10 minutes.
1–2 days
Stage 3
Teaching skills, student control, monofin rescue and assessed presentations. Requires Advanced Mermaid, age 18, First Aid/CPR and medical clearance.
4 days
What's included
Instructor-level classroom and in-water training
Monofin rescue and assistance techniques
Assessed teaching presentations
Prerequisite PADI Mermaid and Advanced Mermaid training, depending on package
What you'll learn
Prerequisites
Packages
€1,300.00
This Package Includes
€1,100.00
This Package Includes
Total Transformation
€1,500.00
This Package Includes
Dates & Booking
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It qualifies you to teach and certify PADI Mermaid programmes. The course is performance-based: you are assessed on your own water skills, monofin rescue and teaching.
PADI Mermaid programmes, from the Discover Mermaid experience to the Mermaid and Advanced Mermaid courses.
You need to be 18 or older, hold PADI Advanced Mermaid (or take it in your package), have valid First Aid and CPR training and medical clearance, and be able to swim 400 m continuously and float for 10 minutes.
Yes - our complete pathway takes you from PADI Mermaid through Advanced Mermaid to Mermaid Instructor in about 7 days.
The instructor course itself is 4 days. With Advanced Mermaid first allow 5-6 days, and about 7 days for the complete pathway.
It depends on the certifications you hold. Send us your cards and we will recommend the right starting point - Mermaid Instructor, Advanced Mermaid and Mermaid Instructor, or the complete pathway.
No. Mermaid Instructor suits mermaids turning professional, freedivers and swim instructors as well as scuba professionals adding a new programme.
With experience teaching mermaid courses you can progress to Mermaid Instructor Trainer and train new mermaid instructors yourself.
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What Our Students Say
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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…”
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“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…”
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“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.”
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