Are you a PADI Divemaster?

 Now it’s time to start your PADI Instructor Development Course IDC). The IDC consists of two sections, the Assistant Instructor (AI) course and the Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program. This structure lets you divide the course into two blocks for your convenience if you need to. However, you may prefer to complete the two portions together, going through the entire IDC in as few as seven days though our IDC programmes usually last eight days.

The first part of the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) is the PADI Assistant Instructor course. This course provides you additional experience as a PADI Professional focusing on the courses you as an AI are able to teach, going on to teach you the PADI System of diver education. This portion can be completed in as little as three days though we feel this is quite challenging and usually allow four days.

PADI Assistant Instructors:

• 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
• Teach Emergency First Response courses after successfully completing the Emergency First Response Instructor Course

Prerequisites: 

• 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)
• Proof of CPR and first aid training within the last 24 months

What it takes:

• Self-study – Knowledge reviews, quizzes,
  
• Lectures and presentations by a Course Director or IDC Staff Instructor
  
• Confined water – Skills review and assessment, workshops and presentations
• Open Water – Workshops, rescue assessment and candidate presentations