PADI Assistant Instructor

The PADI Assistant Instructor course

The PADI Assistant Instructor course is the first portion of the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC). At Galaxsea Divers, as a PADI Assistant Instructor, you will gain additional experience as a PADI Professional scuba diver, start learning the PADI System of diver education, act as an instructional scuba assistant and assume some teaching responsibilities. It’s a great way to gain experience in order to become a scuba instructor!

What You Learn

You will build upon your abilities to organize and supervise scuba diving activities while concentrating on developing teaching skills. You will learn this 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 Application

Confined Water and Open Water Teaching Presentations
Standards Exam
Dive Rescue Skills Assessment

When this course is followed by the Open Water Scuba Instructor course (OWSI) and successful performance at the Instructor Examination (IE), leads to certification as a Galaxsea Divers PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor.

What You Can Teach

In addition to the responsibilities and duties you already have as a PADI Divemaster, as a PADI Assistant Instructor you can:

Teach academic presentations under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor
During confined water dives, present initial skills training under the direct supervision of a PADI Instructor
Evaluate Open Water Diver surface skills under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor
Teach and certify PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty Divers under the direction of a PADI Instructor
Teach Project AWARE Specialty courses
Teach the AWARE Coral Reef Conservation specialty course
Conduct PADI Discover Scuba Diving experiences in a pool or confined water
Conduct PADI Seal Team AquaMissions
Teach PADI Digital Underwater Photographer specialty courses under the direction of a PADI Instructor after earning the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty Instructor rating.

To enrol in the PADI Assistant Instructor course:

You must:

Be a PADI Divemaster (or hold a qualifying certification from another organization)
Have 60 logged dives, including night, deep, and navigation dives
Have been a certified diver for at least 6 months
Have CPR and First Aid Training within the last 24 months
Be at least 18 years old
Be fit for diving and submit a Medical Statement (PDF) signed by a physician within the last 12 months.
Although not a prerequisite, participants should have their own dive gear.

Scuba Gear

We highly recommend all out PADI Divemasters, Assistant Instructors and Instructors to have their own scuba kit. We will be able to supply some equipment for your course.

The Learning Materials You Need

The PADI IDC crew pack 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.

Your Next Adventure

Take the full Instructor Development Course with Galaxsea Divers to become a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor so you can teach and certify PADI Open Water Divers.

For more information about this or other PADI courses have a chat with one of the Galaxsea Divers Team members.