GAIN CONFIDENCE

Though fully qualified to take on your professional role as a new PADI Divemaster, Assistant Instructor can further develop leadership skills and confidence by seeking mentorship from, by team-teaching with, or shadowing experienced PADI professionals.

A PADI Divemaster who has been a certified diver for six months may enroll in the PADI Instructor Development Course. You also need:

• At least 60 logged dives and 100 dives to attend an IE
• Emergency First Response Primary and Secondary Care (CPR and First Aid) training within the past 24 month
• A medical statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months
• EFR Instructor to attend IE

Dive professionals who hold an instructor rating with another diver training organization may be eligible to enroll directly in the OWSI program. This recognizes prior instructor training and provides a path to become a PADI Instructor.

Over a minimum of five days, but usually more like seven, the IDC teaches you to conduct all PADI core courses. You’ll be able to organize and present information, conduct skill development sessions and control open water dives. Basically, you become a better public speaker and get really good at demonstrating skills while watching out for student diver safety. Key topics include:

• PADI Standards and Procedures for courses you can teach with in water workshops
• Learning, Instruction and the PADI System
• Risk Management and Diver Safety
• The Business of Diving and your role as an instructor
• Marketing Diving and Sales Counseling