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 strudents on Specialty or Adventure Dives
  

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?

• 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

Prerequisites:

PADI Dive master (or qualifying certification from another training organization)
60 Logged Dives
18 Years of Age
Current PADI Emergency First Response or CPR certification (or qualifying certification from another training organization)

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

Course Fee:

$600 – Does not include Course Materials (IDC Crew-Pak)
$57.50 – 2008 Assistant Instructor Application Fee

Complete Training Schedule