Start here to become a PADI dive Instructor. Share your passion with others and help them experience the same joy you have for scuba diving.
Performance Requirements
To be certified as a PADI Assistant Instructor, you must meet the following performance requirements:
- Attend the required IDC Curriculum Components some of which can be done online:
- Course Orientation
- Learning, Instruction and the PADI System
- General Standards and Procedures
- Risk Management
- Marketing Diving
- Start Diving
- Teaching PADI Specialty Diver Courses
- Business of Diving (optional)
- Keep Diving (optional)
- How to teach the RDP (optional)
- Developing Knowledge Development Presentations
- Teaching in Confined Water
- Conducting Open Water Dives
- Present at least two evaluated knowledge development teaching presentations and score a 3.5 or higher on at least one presentation.
- Present at least two evaluated confined water teaching presentations and score a 3.4 or higher on at least one presentation.
- Present at least one integrated (two skills) evaluated open water teaching presentation and score a 3.4 or higher on each skill.
- Demonstrate competence at performing all 20 dive skills listed on the Skill Evaluation. Candidates must earn 68 total points, with no individual score below 3.
- Score 75 percent or higher on the PADI Systems, Standards and Procedures Exam and have any missed questions reviewed until mastery is achieved. Scores less than 75 percent require a retest.
Prerequisites
If you are a Divemaster, at least 18 years old may enroll in the PADI Assistant Instructor course, provided that you:
- hold a leadership level certification with another recreational diver training organization
- submit a medical statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months
- have been a certified diver for at least six months
- have at least 60 logged dives to begin the course
- have documentation of experience in deep, night and navigation diving
- have a CPR & First Aid training issued in the last 24 months
Note that qualifying certifications from other diver training organization may apply. Ask us about it.
General Schedule
Day 1
Morning
- Course Orientation
- Learning, Instruction and the PADI System
- General Standards and Procedures
Afternoon
- Teaching in Confined Water
- Skill Demonstration Workshop (and 800 m/y swim)
Day 2
Morning
- Confined Water Teaching Presentation 1 & 2
- Teaching PADI Specialty Diver Courses
Afternoon
- Developing Knowledge Development Presentations
- Conducting Open Water Dives
Day 3
Morning
- Knowledge Development Teaching Presentation 1
- 4 Es Counseling Workshop
- Start Diving
Afternoon
- Exam
Day 4
Morning
- Open Water Teaching Presentation 1
- Rescue assessment
- Discover Scuba Diving Workshop
Afternoon
- Knowledge Development Teaching Presentation 2
- Keep Diving
Day 5
Morning
- Marketing Diving
- Risk Management – online
Afternoon
- Business of Diving
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