Independent affiliation, on one page.

Everything the MDI PRO path asks of you, and everything it gives back — who it is for, what each tier may certify, the six steps, the water checklist, and the three things that keep the quality honest.

Who it is for

Freelance instructors who teach without a center behind them.
Travelling guides and boat professionals working across operations.
Small operations and independent teams of one or two.
Professionals who keep their own agency, and add the presence layer.

The rights ladder

PRO-1

Teach, water-verify and certify MD-1 Mindful Diver™ and MD-2 Advanced Mindful Diver™.

PRO-2

Everything in PRO-1, plus MD-3 Mindful Dive Leader™. Opens automatically on ten certifications, a QA average of 4.5 or higher, and zero open flags.

PRO-2 criteria: 10 certifications · QA ≥ 4.5 · zero flags

The six steps

01
MD-3 online + the Vow
Complete MD-3 Mindful Dive Leader™ in your own account and sign the Vow on one of your credentials.
02
Apply
One page: your agency, rating, instructor number, credential link, insurance declaration, and your signature on the PRO Code.
03
Review & number
We read every application by hand. On approval you receive your PRO number, MDIP-YYYY-NNN, and a public registry entry.
04
Invite students
Your divers study the online course in their own account. You see progress, never their private reflections.
05
Dual-signature water verification
A guided checklist per level, drawn from ARRIVE and FFLN. Your diver confirms it from their phone — no confirmation, no certificate.
06
Certify + survey
One certification credit issues one verifiable credential, stamped with your PRO number. The diver receives a short quality survey.

The MD-1 water checklist

Drawn from canon. MD-2 is the same arc led for another diver; MD-3 the same arc led for a group, including the debrief.

ARRIVE led aloud before kitting up, as a pre-briefed and optional practice.
Readiness scan shared with colours — green, amber, red — and the answer respected.
Buddy agreement made with the five prompts, inside the agency's buddy check.
Five-channel scan carried out underwater as briefed, never during a task-critical phase.
One still minute at a stable point, when the situation allowed it.
FFLN debrief completed at the surface interval.

Every item is a pre-briefed practice offered inside the dive plan, optional at every step. Slow, continuous breathing only — never breath-holding or skip-breathing on scuba.

Three things keep this honest

Dual-signed water
Every certification carries two signatures: yours and the diver's own confirmation from their phone.
Public verification
Every PRO number and every credential resolves on a public page anyone may check.
Live QA standing
Post-certification surveys form a running average. It is visible to you, and it governs your tier.

The money, plainly

Teaching, briefings, invitations and water verifications are free and unlimited. One credit is used only when you tap Certify: €11 (MD-1/2) · €22 (MD-3) — the same price for PROs and centers, no independence penalty. Your membership includes 11 credits; price the rest into your water fee, like any agency fee.

€22.20
your referred student buys MD-1, you earn 20%
€11
you certify them, one credit
€11.20
before your own water fee. We pay you first.

Founding PROs

The first professionals to carry this layer into the water shape how it is taught. Founding PROs are listed as such in the registry, keep charter terms, and are invited into the standard's revision cycle.

mindfuldivinginstitute.com/pro/guide

Questions, or an application you would like read closely — pro@mindfuldivinginstitute.com

MDI certifies the presence layer only. All diving activity remains inside the professional's own agency standards, ratings and insurance. CMAS, NAUI, PADI, RAID and SSI professionals are welcome as full equals — or any equivalent agency.