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One spec sheet per level. Everything a diver, a professional or a center needs to answer “what exactly does this level require?” in ten seconds — printable, and identical in both languages.

MD-1

MD-1 Mindful Diver™

≈ 6–8 h online · 2 supervised water sessions

Prerequisites

An entry-level scuba certification in current standing from any recognised agency (CMAS, NAUI, PADI, RAID, SSI or equivalent).

Medical fitness to dive per that agency's screening, and no open medical contraindication.

Minimum age 15, or 12 with the agency's junior provisions and a guardian's consent.

No prior Mindful Diving level required. This is the door.

Online curriculum scope

≈ 6–8 h online · 2 supervised water sessions

完成 MD-1 後,每次潛水你都能自行進行到場安頓、準備狀態檢視與潛後回顧。

Self-paced and never expires: roughly 6–8 hours, in the order and at the pace you choose.

Water requirements

Minimum for certification: 2 verified sessions.

Recommended full course: 2 water sessions across two days, with the full land deck.

Sessions: 2

Water Session 1 — Readiness & first presence

Water Session 2 — Integration

  • 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.

每一項都是事先簡報說明、在潛水計畫內提供的練習,每一步皆可自由選擇。只能緩慢、持續地呼吸——水肺潛水時,絕不可閉氣或間歇憋氣。

Who may verify

MDI PRO-1 and PRO-2 professionals, with an instructor or assistant-instructor rating.

A divemaster or guide may water-verify; anything they initiate goes to the Institute's co-sign queue.

Any Certified Mindful Diving Center™ — Seed, Branch or Reef.

Certification requirements

Final exam: 80% and every safety-critical question correct. Reviewing missed items is offered, not required. Attempts are unlimited.

雙方簽認的水中驗證:專業人員逐項勾選標準檢核表,潛水員再以自己的手機確認。未經確認,不核發資格證明。

讀完所有線上課程內容,並通過每個單元的知識測驗後,才能開始考試。

Supervision

所有水中活動均須在潛水員所屬訓練機構的訓練、認證及自身經驗範圍內進行,並遵循帶領活動的專業人員所制定的潛水計畫。Mindful Diving Institute 僅驗證當下覺察練習;絕不認證潛水技能、深度、氣體或督導資格等級。安全是首要的正念練習。

Recommended conditions

採用輕鬆的潛水剖面,充分落在每位在場潛水員的舒適範圍與證照資格內:環境條件溫和、時間安排從容、任務負荷不超出該等級,且在任務關鍵階段——下潛、上升、氣體管理或任何問題出現時——不提供正念提示。

Certification issued & verification

Credential issued: MD-1 Mindful Diver™, with a verifiable code and a digital card.

任何人都可在公開驗證頁面查詢代碼;頁面會顯示等級、日期,以及水中實作的驗證人員。

資格不設效期。保持實務熟練,靠的是近期下水經驗,不是繳費。

Course pageMD-1

MD-2

MD-2 Advanced Mindful Diver™

≈ 8–10 h online · 4 supervised water sessions + portfolio

Prerequisites

MD-1 Mindful Diver™ certified — online course complete and both water sessions verified.

An advanced or equivalent agency certification, or the experience your professional judges equivalent.

Twenty logged dives recommended, never counted as a gate.

Online curriculum scope

≈ 8–10 h online · 4 supervised water sessions + portfolio

完成 MD-2 後,你能在整次潛水中維持專注,並在水面休息期間,真正整合潛水中的體驗。

Self-paced and never expires: roughly 8–10 hours, in the order and at the pace you choose.

Water requirements

Minimum for certification: 4 verified sessions.

Recommended full course: 4 water sessions plus the written portfolio, across a long weekend.

Sessions: 4

Session 1 — Regulation & flexible attention

Session 2 — Precision buoyancy & reef care

Session 3 — Team safety & stop authority

Session 4 — Full arc under normal complexity

A written portfolio entry for each session, in the diver's own words.

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

每一項都是事先簡報說明、在潛水計畫內提供的練習,每一步皆可自由選擇。只能緩慢、持續地呼吸——水肺潛水時,絕不可閉氣或間歇憋氣。

Who may verify

MDI PRO-1 and PRO-2 professionals, with an instructor or assistant-instructor rating.

A divemaster or guide may water-verify, with Institute co-signature.

Any Mindful Diving Center™.

Certification requirements

Final exam: 80% and every safety-critical question correct. Reviewing missed items is offered, not required. Attempts are unlimited.

雙方簽認的水中驗證:專業人員逐項勾選標準檢核表,潛水員再以自己的手機確認。未經確認,不核發資格證明。

讀完所有線上課程內容,並通過每個單元的知識測驗後,才能開始考試。

Supervision

所有水中活動均須在潛水員所屬訓練機構的訓練、認證及自身經驗範圍內進行,並遵循帶領活動的專業人員所制定的潛水計畫。Mindful Diving Institute 僅驗證當下覺察練習;絕不認證潛水技能、深度、氣體或督導資格等級。安全是首要的正念練習。

Recommended conditions

採用輕鬆的潛水剖面,充分落在每位在場潛水員的舒適範圍與證照資格內:環境條件溫和、時間安排從容、任務負荷不超出該等級,且在任務關鍵階段——下潛、上升、氣體管理或任何問題出現時——不提供正念提示。

Certification issued & verification

Credential issued: MD-2 Advanced Mindful Diver™, with a verifiable code and a digital card.

任何人都可在公開驗證頁面查詢代碼;頁面會顯示等級、日期,以及水中實作的驗證人員。

資格不設效期。保持實務熟練,靠的是近期下水經驗,不是繳費。

Course pageMD-2

MD-3

MD-3 Mindful Dive Leader™

≈ 10–12 h online · 4 supervised leadership dives (practicum)

Prerequisites

MD-2 Advanced Mindful Diver™ certified.

Two paths open after MD-3. Recreational divers continue towards Master Mindful Diver™, the pinnacle recognition of personal practice. Active dive professionals — Divemaster or higher, agency rating and insurance in force — may additionally apply for MDI PRO.

For the professional path only: a leadership rating in current standing, and experience leading or assisting real dives with real divers, not simulations only.

Online curriculum scope

≈ 10–12 h online · 4 supervised leadership dives (practicum)

完成 MD-3 後,你可以為水中的團體帶領潛前簡報、一分鐘靜心及 FFLN 潛後回顧。

Self-paced and never expires: roughly 10–12 hours, in the order and at the pace you choose.

Water requirements

Minimum for certification: 4 verified sessions.

Recommended full course: The 5-day guided practicum is the immersive path — first edition: The Descent at Sea · Egypt.

Sessions: 4

Leadership dive 1 — Briefing & teach-back

Leadership dive 2 — Formation & phase changes

Leadership dive 3 — Stop authority under load

Leadership dive 4 — Integrated practicum

Each leadership dive is led for real divers, observed against the rubric and debriefed the same day.

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

每一項都是事先簡報說明、在潛水計畫內提供的練習,每一步皆可自由選擇。只能緩慢、持續地呼吸——水肺潛水時,絕不可閉氣或間歇憋氣。

Who may verify

MDI PRO-2 professionals only.

Certified Mindful Diving Centers™, through an MD-4 on staff.

Certification requirements

Final exam: 90% and every safety-critical question correct. If you pass with any wrong answers, you walk each missed item and acknowledge it before the credential is issued. Attempts are unlimited.

雙方簽認的水中驗證:專業人員逐項勾選標準檢核表,潛水員再以自己的手機確認。未經確認,不核發資格證明。

讀完所有線上課程內容,並通過每個單元的知識測驗後,才能開始考試。

Supervision

所有水中活動均須在潛水員所屬訓練機構的訓練、認證及自身經驗範圍內進行,並遵循帶領活動的專業人員所制定的潛水計畫。Mindful Diving Institute 僅驗證當下覺察練習;絕不認證潛水技能、深度、氣體或督導資格等級。安全是首要的正念練習。

Recommended conditions

採用輕鬆的潛水剖面,充分落在每位在場潛水員的舒適範圍與證照資格內:環境條件溫和、時間安排從容、任務負荷不超出該等級,且在任務關鍵階段——下潛、上升、氣體管理或任何問題出現時——不提供正念提示。

Certification issued & verification

Credential issued: MD-3 Mindful Dive Leader™, with a verifiable code and a digital card.

任何人都可在公開驗證頁面查詢代碼;頁面會顯示等級、日期,以及水中實作的驗證人員。

資格不設效期。保持實務熟練,靠的是近期下水經驗,不是繳費。

Course pageMD-3

MD-4

MD-4 Mindful Dive Instructor™

≈ 12–14 h online · 4 supervised teaching dives (practicum) + assessment

Prerequisites

MD-3 Mindful Dive Leader™ (Líder de Buceo Consciente™) certified.

An active instructor rating with a recognised agency, in current standing and insured.

A teaching record the Institute can read: courses taught, students certified, no open safety flag.

Online curriculum scope

≈ 12–14 h online · 4 supervised teaching dives (practicum) + assessment

完成 MD-4 後,你便能教授這項練習,在所屬機構的標準內,設計並帶領 Mindful Diving 練習場次。

Self-paced and never expires: roughly 12–14 hours, in the order and at the pace you choose.

Water requirements

Minimum for certification: 4 verified sessions.

Recommended full course: A 3-day teaching intensive (future retreat editions).

Sessions: 4

Teaching dive 1 — Microteaching & claim language

Teaching dive 2 — Scuba-safe breath & inclusive facilitation

Teaching dive 3 — Teaching inside the dive plan

Teaching dive 4 — Capstone session & assessment

Each teaching dive is taught to real students, with the trainer observing and rating each domain.

A land-session assessment: one briefing and one debrief run in full.

Who may verify

MD-5 Instructor Trainers™, countersigned by the Institute.

The Standards Council reviews every MD-4 file before the credential issues.

Certification requirements

Final exam: 90% and every safety-critical question correct. If you pass with any wrong answers, you walk each missed item and acknowledge it before the credential is issued. Attempts are unlimited.

雙方簽認的水中驗證:專業人員逐項勾選標準檢核表,潛水員再以自己的手機確認。未經確認,不核發資格證明。

讀完所有線上課程內容,並通過每個單元的知識測驗後,才能開始考試。

Supervision

所有水中活動均須在潛水員所屬訓練機構的訓練、認證及自身經驗範圍內進行,並遵循帶領活動的專業人員所制定的潛水計畫。Mindful Diving Institute 僅驗證當下覺察練習;絕不認證潛水技能、深度、氣體或督導資格等級。安全是首要的正念練習。

Recommended conditions

採用輕鬆的潛水剖面,充分落在每位在場潛水員的舒適範圍與證照資格內:環境條件溫和、時間安排從容、任務負荷不超出該等級,且在任務關鍵階段——下潛、上升、氣體管理或任何問題出現時——不提供正念提示。

Certification issued & verification

Credential issued: MD-4 Mindful Dive Instructor™, with a verifiable code and a digital card.

任何人都可在公開驗證頁面查詢代碼;頁面會顯示等級、日期,以及水中實作的驗證人員。

資格不設效期。保持實務熟練,靠的是近期下水經驗,不是繳費。

Course pageMD-4

MD-5

MD-5 Instructor Trainer™

≈ 14–16 h online · supervised MD-4 cohort + viva & panel

Prerequisites

MD-4 Mindful Dive Instructor™ (Instructor de Buceo Consciente™) certified, with at least one full year teaching the level.

An instructor trainer or course director rating with a recognised agency.

An invitation from the Standards Council. MD-5 is read, not bought.

Online curriculum scope

≈ 14–16 h online · supervised MD-4 cohort + viva & panel

完成 MD-5 後,你就能培訓並指導教練,也能為整個潛水中心守護這套標準。

Self-paced and never expires: roughly 14–16 hours, in the order and at the pace you choose.

Water requirements

Minimum for certification: no personal dive count.

Recommended full course: A 7-day Trainer Academy (future retreat editions).

No personal dive count. MD-5 is completed by supervising a full MD-4 cohort end to end.

A viva before the Standards Council and a panel review of the cohort's records.

Who may verify

The Standards Council, through a supervised MD-4 cohort, a viva and a panel.

Certification requirements

Final exam: 90% and every safety-critical question correct. If you pass with any wrong answers, you walk each missed item and acknowledge it before the credential is issued. Attempts are unlimited.

雙方簽認的水中驗證:專業人員逐項勾選標準檢核表,潛水員再以自己的手機確認。未經確認,不核發資格證明。

讀完所有線上課程內容,並通過每個單元的知識測驗後,才能開始考試。

Supervision

所有水中活動均須在潛水員所屬訓練機構的訓練、認證及自身經驗範圍內進行,並遵循帶領活動的專業人員所制定的潛水計畫。Mindful Diving Institute 僅驗證當下覺察練習;絕不認證潛水技能、深度、氣體或督導資格等級。安全是首要的正念練習。

Recommended conditions

採用輕鬆的潛水剖面,充分落在每位在場潛水員的舒適範圍與證照資格內:環境條件溫和、時間安排從容、任務負荷不超出該等級,且在任務關鍵階段——下潛、上升、氣體管理或任何問題出現時——不提供正念提示。

Certification issued & verification

Credential issued: MD-5 Instructor Trainer™, with a verifiable code and a digital card.

任何人都可在公開驗證頁面查詢代碼;頁面會顯示等級、日期,以及水中實作的驗證人員。

資格不設效期。保持實務熟練,靠的是近期下水經驗,不是繳費。

Course pageMD-5

MD-M

Master Mindful Diver™

Recognition · the deepest recreational recognition of the presence layer

Prerequisites

MD-1, MD-2 and MD-3 all certified.

Thirty or more logged dives, self-attested by the diver.

The MD-3 capstone reflection completed.

Online curriculum scope

None. Master Mindful Diver™ is a recognition, not a course — there is nothing to buy and nothing to sit.

The Institute detects eligibility automatically and offers the recognition.

Certification issued & verification

A distinct recognition certificate, a wallet card and a verifiable code, checkable on the public verification page.

A recognition of mastery in personal practice. Not a teaching or guiding qualification.

Supervision

所有水中活動均須在潛水員所屬訓練機構的訓練、認證及自身經驗範圍內進行,並遵循帶領活動的專業人員所制定的潛水計畫。Mindful Diving Institute 僅驗證當下覺察練習;絕不認證潛水技能、深度、氣體或督導資格等級。安全是首要的正念練習。