Padi Assistant Instructor Course - Costa Rica

Assistant Instructor

It’s a great way to gain experience in order to become a scuba instructor!

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. The PADI Assistant Instructor course is the first portion of the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) and when followed by the Open Water Scuba Instructor course (OWSI) and successful performance at the Instructor Examination (IE), leads to certification as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor.

What You Learn:
You build upon your abilities to organize and supervise scuba diving activities, while concentrating on developing teaching skills. You learn through:

» 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

The PADI Assistant Instructor Course consists of these sections:

Module 1: Academic Training

» PADI Discover Scuba Diving and Snorkeling Programs

» Developing Knowledge Development Presentations

» Teaching Project AWARE and Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialties

» Teaching in Confined Water

» Conducting Open Water Training Presentations

Module 2: Independent Study

» Knowledge Development

Module 3: Practical Applicatio

» Confined Water and Open Water Teaching Presentations

» Standards Exam

» Dive Rescue Skills Assessment


To take this course, you must be:
A PADI Divemaster or qualifying certification from another certification organization with 60 logged dives, including night, deep, and navigation dives. Have been a certified diver for at least 6 months and have CPR and First Aid Training within the last 24 months. Be fit for diving and submit a Medical Statement (PDF) signed by a physician within the last 12 months.

Minimum age:18 years old

The Learning Materials you need:
The PADI IDC crewpak includes all the materials needed to prepare for a PADI Assistant Instructor or Open Water Scuba Instructor course. The 23-item pack includes: Instructor cue cards for PADI’s core courses (OW, AOW, Rescue and Divemaster), IDC Candidate Workbook and related reference materials, Lesson planning slates for confined and open water, Quiz and exam booklets for the core courses, Specialty outlines for Project AWARE, PADI Instructor Manual.

Price: $ 525.00


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