To become a PADI MEDIC FIRST AID® (MFA) Instructor, you you'l need to be a PADI Instructor or Assistant Instructor who has satisfactorily completed an MFA Instructor Training program. As a MFA Instructor, you may conduct MFA programs for divers and nondivers who want CPR and first aid training including basic emergency medical care knowledge and skills.

To enroll in a PADI MFA Instructor Training program, you'll need to:

1. Be either a PADI Assistant Instructor, or a PADI Instructor, or have completed an IDC/IOC within the past 12 months.
2. Have successfully completed a MEDIC FIRST AID® program as a student.

REQUIRED MATERIALS

• MFA Instructor Manual $ 80
• MFA Visual Workbook $ 8

The MFA Instructor Training program teaches instructor candidates to conduct the seven modules of the MFA program including: Primary Assessment, CPR, Obstructed Airway, Control of Bleeding, Shock Management, Illness Assessment and Injury Assessment.

Instructors and Assistant Instructors may apply for MFA Instructor certification. If you're an instructor candidate, but not a PADI Assistant Instructor, you may apply for MFA Instructor certification only after becoming certified as PADI Instructor.