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Performance Diver Instructor

Official course standards ↗Last updated September 7, 2026

This course trains instructors to teach the Performance Diver specialty—advanced diving techniques and methodologies that help divers maximize underwater capabilities through superior body positioning, finning efficiency, streamlining, and reduced gas consumption. Instructors learn body mechanics and hydrodynamic principles, finning techniques and power efficiency, trim and positioning, streamlining and drag reduction, and teaching methodologies for correcting common inefficiencies. Performance Diver training benefits all student levels and serves as a foundation for technical training readiness. Successful instructors attract smooth, confident, and efficient divers from both recreational and entry-level technical communities.

Prerequisites

Minimum 18 years old; RAID Open Water Instructor or RAID Divemaster certification; currently certified as a diver in the Performance specialty; complete registration with mandatory documentation.

Instructors Teaching This Course

Dive Centres Offering This Course

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 Performance Diver Instructor

What are the prerequisites for RAID Performance Diver Instructor?

RAID's standards require: Minimum 18 years old; RAID Open Water Instructor or RAID Divemaster certification; currently certified as a diver in the Performance specialty; complete registration with mandatory documentation.

What is the minimum age for RAID Performance Diver Instructor?

RAID's standards state: Minimum 18 years old.

Where can I take RAID Performance Diver Instructor?

1 dive centre and 1 instructor in the TecDiveTools directory teach RAID Performance Diver Instructor, in Thailand. Each is listed further up this page.