Continuing Education

PADI Assistant Instructor

The PADI Assistant Instructor course is the first portion of the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC). During this course you'll not only gain additional experience as a PADI professional but you'll also start learning the PADI system of diver education.

What PADI Assistant Instructors do:

Teach academic presentations under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor, evaluate Open Water diver surface skills under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor, teach the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty course, teach Project AWARE specialty courses, conduct PADI Discover Scuba experiences, teach Emergency First Response after successful completion of an Emergency First Response Instructor course, teach MEDIC FIRST AID® (MFA) after completion of the MFA Instructor course.

Underwater Sports has a program designed to reward renewed, active Assistant Instructors who are part of our team...ask your instructor for details.

Prerequisits:

PADI Divemaster rating or qualifying certification from another certification agency, 60 logged dives - must include night, deep, and navigation dives.

Minimum Age:

18 years old

Academic Requirements:

PADI Instructor Manual, 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 Bouyancy Specialty Instructor Specialty Instructor Outline, Project AWARE Specialty Program 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

Equipment Requirements:

Candidates must provide all scuba equipment.

Academic Training:

Knowledge development through self-study, quizzes, lectures and presentations, confined water skill review and assessment, workshops and presentations.

Practical Training:

Open water workshops, rescue assessment and candidate presentations.

Course Timetable:

This course will vary greatly from individual to individual, click on the location that works best for you below and we'll arrange a course for you.

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