As a PADI Assistant Instructor is a great way to gain experience in order to become a scuba instructor!
The PADI Assistant Instructor course is the first portion of the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) and when followed by the Open Water Scuba Instructor course (OWSI) and successful performance at the Instructor Examination (IE), leads to certification as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor.
What You Learn:
You build upon your abilities to organize and supervise scuba diving activities, while concentrating on developing teaching skills.
You learn through:
* 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 The
PADI Assistant Instructor Course consists of these sections:
* Module 1: Academic Training · Knowledge Development Presentations · Teaching in Confined Water · Conducting Open Water Training Presentations
* Module 2: Independent Study · Knowledge Development
* Module 3: Practical Application · Confined Water and Open Water Teaching Presentations · Standards Exam · Dive Rescue Skills Assessment
PADI Assistant Instructors can:
* Teach academic presentations
* During confined water dives, present initial skills training
* Evaluate Open Water Diver surface skills
* Teach and certify PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty Divers
* Teach Project AWARE Specialty courses
* Teach the AWARE Coral Reef Conservation specialty course
* Conduct PADI Discover Scuba Diving experiences in a pool or confined water
* Conduct PADI Seal Team AquaMissions
* Teach PADI Digital Underwater Photographer specialty courses
Prerequisites You must
* Be a PADI Divemaster or qualifying certification from another certification organization
* Be at least 18 years old
* Have 60 logged dives, including night, deep, and navigation dives
* Have been a certified diver for at least 6 months
* Have CPR and First Aid Training within the last 24 months
* Be fit for diving and submit a Medical Statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months
Your Next Adventure Take the full Instructor Development Course to become a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor so you can teach and certify PADI Open Water Divers.