PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor
The PADI Open Water
Scuba Instructor program is your final step in the quest to become
a PADI Instructor. During the IDC, you'll learn to use and adapt the
PADI System of diver education to individual student needs. Comprehensive
training, supported by a wide variety of PADI educational materials,
earns PADI Instructors respect from both students and peers. PADI
Open Water Scuba Instructors may conduct a broad range of PADI programmes
from Discover Scuba to Divemaster. The
PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor rating sets you apart from the
crowd. PADI Instructors may conduct the entire range of PADI programs
- from Discover Scuba through Divemaster. PADI Instructors do things
others can only daydream about. If you want to live an extraordinary
life, you're in the right place.
What do I need to start?
Be a PADI Divemaster or Assistant Instructor (or be an instructor
in good standing with another another training organization for
at least six months (check with us for qualifying credentials.)
· Hold a dive certification for at least six months
· Have 60 logged dives that include night, deep and navigation
dives
· Proof of CPR training within the last 24 months
· Medical clearance signed by a physician
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
· Have at least 100 logged dives prior to entering a PADI
Instructor Exam
How long will it take?
Divemaster to instructor typically 7-8 days
Assistant Instructor to Instructor typically 4-5 days
What materials are needed?*
· 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 Buoyancy 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
*These are the same materials used in the PADI
Assistant Instructor course.
Interested in the Instructor Development?
Contact Course Director Carl Yates or Master Instructor Peter Wright
who will arrange a meeting at the dive centre to discuss your training
needs.
To book your
place, complete the booking form,
call us on 0118 926 2288 or email
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