PADI Assistant Instructor

IDC CREWPACK

Study Materials
Guide to Teaching (with hologram) paper and digital version

Slates
Confined Water Lesson Planning Slates
Open Water Lesson Planning Slates
Confined Water Instructor Cue Cards
Open Water Instructor Cue Cards
Adventures in Diving Instructor Cue Cards
Rescue Diver Cue Cards
Divemaster Cue Cards

Quizzes and Exams
Open Water Quiz and Exam booklet
Rescue Diver Exam booklet
Divemaster Exam booklet

Miscellaneous
Applications and Forms
PADI backpack
Positive Approach Selling DVD
Specialty Instructor Manual (Digital Version)
Open Water Prescriptive Lesson Guides
Diving Knowledge Workbook

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.  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. It’s a great way to gain experience in order to become a scuba instructor!  The PADI Assistant Instructor Course can be conducted by all Five Star Dive Shops and Resorts and Five Star Instructor Development Centers and Resorts, which is the rating of our facility.  

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:

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
2. Independent Study
       · Knowledge Development
3. Practical Application
       · Confined Water and Open Water Teaching Presentations
       · Standards Exam
       · Dive Rescue Skills Assessment

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

At a glance, compare what you can teach when you continue your professional diver education.

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

Plus you'll need to have on reference the materials from your previous PADI Courses including:

• PADI Instructor Manual from your Divemaster Crew Pack
• Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving
• Rescue Diver Manual
• Adventures in Diving Manual
• Open Water Manual

Prerequisites
To enroll in the Assistant Instructor course you must:

• Be a PADI Divemaster or qualifying certification from another certification organization
• Be 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
• 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
• Want a fun and exciting career!

Your Next Adventure!
Take the full Instructor Development Course to become a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor so you can teach and certify PADI Open Water Divers.