Assistant Instructor
The PADI Assistant Instructor course is the first portion of the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC). You’ll not only gain additional experience as a PADI Professional but you’ll also start learning the PADI System of diver education.
What can PADI Assistant Instructor do?
- Teach academic presentations under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor
- Evaluate Open Water Diver surface skills under the indirect supervising of a PADI Instructor
- Teach the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty course
- Teach Project AWARE Specialty courses
- Conduct PADI Discover Scuba experiences
- Teach the PADI Bubble Maker
- Teach the PADI Seal Team
- Teach Emergency First Response after successful completion of an Emergency First Response Instructor course
- Lead continuing education students on Specialty or Adventure Dives
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What will I do?
- Knowledge development through self-study, quizzes, lectures and presentations
- Confined water skill review and assessment, workshops and presentations
- Open water workshops, rescue assessment and candidate presentations
What course materials are needed?
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- PADI Instructor Manual (Paper or Digital Version)
- Instructor Candidate Workbook
- Open Water Lesson Planning Slate
- Confined Water Lesson Preparation Slate
- Open Water Aquatic Cue Cards
- Confined Water Aquatic Cue Cards
- The Law and the Diving Professional
- The Business of Diving
- The Best of The Undersea Journal
- Log Book
- Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty Instructor Specialty Instructor Outline
- Project AWARE Specialty Program Instructor Outline
- Aware Coral Reef Conservation Specialty Instructor Outline
- Open Water Diver Manual
- Recreational Dive Planner, The Wheel and table, and Instructions for Use Booklets
- Open Water Diver Quizzes and Exam booklet
- Adventures in Diving Manual
- Rescue Diver Manual
- Rescue Diver Final Exams Booklet
- Divemaster Manual
- Divemaster Final Exams Booklet
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Prerequisites:
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PADI Divemaster (or qualifying certification from another training organization)
60 Logged Dives
18 Years of Age
certification from another training organization) |
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Program: |
Independent study (approximately 18 to 20 hours) is required by the Assistant Instructor Candidate
Approximately 35 hours of classroom, pool and Open Water training |
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Course Fee:
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$600 – Does not include Course Materials (IDC Crew-Pak)
$57.50 – 2008 Assistant Instructor Application Fee |
| Equipment: |
Personal Scuba Equipment or Rentals Available |
Complete Training Schedule - CLICK HERE
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