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

What can 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

What will I need to start?

• PADI Divemaster rating or qualifying certification from another certification organization

• At least 18 years old

• Have 60 logged dives, including night, deep, and navigation dives

• Have been a certified diver for at least 6 months

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

How long will it take?

• The course can vary from as little as three days to more than two weeks

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 Bouyancy Specialty Instructor 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

Interested in the Instructor Development?