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Action Camera Instructor
An instructor specialty course for teaching action camera and underwater photography techniques to divers. Instructors learn how to integrate camera operation with dive safety, guide students through framing and composition fundamentals, and troubleshoot common photography issues underwater. This course equips RAID instructors to teach multimedia skills alongside diving instruction, covering video and still image capture, editing basics, and creative underwater storytelling. The course is designed for instructors seeking to expand their teaching offerings with multimedia skills.
Prerequisites
Minimum 18 years old. Certified and current RAID Open Water Instructor. Certified and current RAID Divemaster (for courses a Divemaster can teach). Certified as a diver in the action camera specialty. Complete registration and mandatory documentation.
Standards
What a diver must demonstrate to pass this course — not always published by the certifying agency.
Demonstrate camera operation techniques, underwater composition and framing, video and still image capture skills, basic editing principles, and the ability to teach these skills safely within diving parameters.
Instructors Teaching This Course
Thailand
Dive Centres Offering This Course
Thailand
We're still building out the directory country by country, so this list isn't every instructor or dive centre teaching it in the world — more locations are coming soon.
Common questions about RAID Action Camera Instructor
What are the prerequisites for RAID Action Camera Instructor?
RAID's standards require: Minimum 18 years old. Certified and current RAID Open Water Instructor. Certified and current RAID Divemaster (for courses a Divemaster can teach). Certified as a diver in the action camera specialty. Complete registration and mandatory documentation.
What is the minimum age for RAID Action Camera Instructor?
RAID's standards state: Minimum 18 years old.
What does RAID Action Camera Instructor training involve?
According to RAID's published standards: Demonstrate camera operation techniques, underwater composition and framing, video and still image capture skills, basic editing principles, and the ability to teach these skills safely within diving parameters.
Where can I take RAID Action Camera Instructor?
1 dive centre and 1 instructor in the TecDiveTools directory teach RAID Action Camera Instructor, in Thailand. Each is listed further up this page.