| Course Name |
Assistant Instructor |
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| Overview |
The PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) consists of two sections, the Assistant Instructor (AI) course and the Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program. You can complete each course separately or combine them together, going through the entire IDC in as few as seven days.
As a PADI Assistant Instructor, you not only gain additional experience as a PADI Professional scuba diver, but you also start learning the PADI System of diver education. You can act as an instructional scuba assistant and assume limited teaching responsibilities. It’s a great way to gain experience in order to become a scuba Instructor. Assistant Instructors can:
- Teach knowledge development (classroom) 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 Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty course
- Teach the Project AWARE Specialty course
- Conduct PADI Discover Scuba experiences
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Teach Emergency First Response courses after successfully completing the training course
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Teach the Digitial Underwater Photography Speciality
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Conduct Discover Scuba Diving sessions
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Conduct Seal Team Aquamissions.
The next A.I. course is running in April 2012. |
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| General Content |
There is the option to do many of the academic training sessions online which reduces the course to a minimum of 2 days |
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| Requirements |
- PADI Divemaster rating or qualifying certification from another organization
- Be at least 18 years old
- 60 logged dives (with experience in night, deep and navigation)
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Proof of CPR and first aid training within the last 24 months
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Have been a certified diver for at least 6 months
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Submit a medical form signed by a GP
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| Knowledge Development |
The PADI IDC crewpak and pass for on-line seminars include all the materials needed for the course and also to prepare for the PADI Instructor course. It includes:
Instructor cue cards for PADI’s core courses (OW, AOW, Rescue and Divemaster)
The Law and the Diving Professional
Lesson planning slates for confined and open water
Quiz and exam booklets for the core courses
PADI Speciality Instructor Manual
PADI Guide to Teaching
and more.....
This can be purchased for an extra charge (£395), or if you complete your AI and OWSI courses together it is included in the course price. |
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| Confined Water |
There'll be plenty of these whilst you practice for your Teaching Presentations |
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| Open Water |
There'll be plenty of these whilst you practice for your Teaching Presentations |
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| Cost |
£495 plus IDC crewpack (free if combined with the OWSI) plus online learning pass (valid for AI and OWSI)
There are also annual PADI membership fees |
