Preparation / Self Study
Answer the Knowledge Reviews in Instructor Candidate Workbook using the indicated Manuals and Books
Read Encyclopedia of Recr. Diving and complete Workbook (optional)
Pratice Diving Skills (optional)
Knowledge Development 10 - 20 hrs.
Attend 7 Knowledge Development Presentations from IDC Curriculum conducted by our Staff.
Present at least 2 Knowledge Development Presentations
Complete the AI Standards Exam
Complete Divemaster or Instructor Preassessment Exams (optional)
Confined Water or Pool Training 10 - 16 hrs.
Attend Demonstration of Confined Water Teaching Presentation
Present at least 2 Confined Water Teaching Presentations
Discover Scuba Workshop (optional)
Rescue Excercise Workshop (optional)
Open Water Training 4 - 5 hrs.
Example Schedule
With preparation and over 4 days. You need to prepare for this course so you need to book with enough time in advance, so we can get you the materials, or you can get them from PADI yourself. We are flexible and will adjust a schedule when appropriate. We will spend all the time with you, that is needed to complete a course.
09:30 - 14:00 ---- orientation and presentations by staff
15:00 - 18:00 ---- skill circuit & rescue workshop
In your own time - study and prepare presentation
09:30 - 13:00 ---- presentations by staff
14:00 - 16:00 ---- c. w. presentation by staff and D.S. workshop
16:00 - 18:00 ---- candidates knowledge development pres.
In your own time - study and prepare presentations
09:30 - 11:30 ---- candidates confined water presentations
11:30 - 13:00 ---- presentations by staff
14:00 - 16:00 ---- dive theory exam
16:00 - 18:00 ---- candidates knowledge development pres.
In your own time - study and prepare presentations
09:30 - 12:00 ---- candidates open water teaching presentations
12:00 - 14:00 ---- Peak Performance Buoyancy workshop
15:00 - 17.00 ---- candidates confined water presentations
17:00 - 19:00 ---- AI standards exam & paperwork
Course Prerequisites
To enroll in a PADI Assistant Instructor course, an individual must:
Be certified as a PADI Divemaster or leadership level with another diver training organization.
Be at least 18 years old.
Submit a Medical Statement for a diving medical examination conducted within the past 12 months. A licensed physician must sign the form and state that the candidate is fit for diving. The physician signing the medical clearance cannot be the applicant. (The RSTC Medical Statement is useful and recommended for this purpose unless local requirements specify other documents.)
Have completed and logged at least 60 dives showing experience in night diving, deep diving and underwater navigation as documented in the individual’s log book.
Submit proof of CPR and first aid training within the last 24 months.
Submit documentation of any equivalent certifications for entry-level, advanced, rescue and leadership-level issued by another recreational diver training organization. (PADI Members who have these records on file at PADI do not need to resubmit.)
If not a PADI Divemaster, successfully complete the PADI Divemaster course dive rescue assessment.
Note: To be certified as PADI Assistant Instructor the candidate must:
And the certifiying Course Director or IDC-Staff Instructor must:
Submit a completed, signed Assistant Instructor Application to the appropriate PADI Office along with the required photo, application fee, and equivalent certification documentation (if applicable). Upon approval of the application, PADI will issue a PADI Assistant Instructor card.
