PADI Assistant Instructor Course

PADI Assistant Instructor Course: Start Your Instructor Journey!

Ready to take your PADI Divemaster skills to the next level and begin sharing your passion for diving through teaching? The PADI Assistant Instructor (AI) course is the first part of the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) and your gateway to becoming a PADI Professional educator.

In this program, you'll work closely with a PADI Course Director or IDC Staff Instructor to gain hands-on teaching experience and learn the PADI System of diver education. You'll develop your abilities to organize and supervise dive activities, while honing your teaching skills.

As a certified PADI Assistant Instructor, you'll be qualified to:

• Teach academic presentations under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor.
• Evaluate Open Water Diver surface skills under indirect supervision.
• Independently teach the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy (PPB) Specialty.
• Independently teach Project AWARE Specialty courses.
• Independently conduct PADI Discover Scuba Diving experiences in a pool or confined water.
• Independently teach the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty (after earning the Specialty Instructor rating for it).
• Teach Emergency First Response courses (after becoming an EFR Instructor).
• Completing the AI course is the first half of the full IDC. You can then continue to the Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program and attend an Instructor Examination (IE) to become a full PADI Instructor, the most sought-after dive professionals worldwide.

Prerequisites:

• PADI Divemaster certification.
• Be a certified diver for at least 6 months.
• Minimum of 60 logged dives.
• Completed Emergency First Response (EFR) Primary and Secondary Care (CPR and First Aid) training within the past 24 months.
• A medical statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months.
• Emergency First Response Instructor rating (This can often be earned concurrently during your instructor training).

Required Materials:

• Current PADI IDC Crew-Pak (Digital) #60234 (Not included in course price)
• Course Fee Includes: Tuition and PADI Assistant Instructor application processing fees.

Begin your journey towards becoming a PADI Instructor! Enroll in the Assistant Instructor course online today!

Key Topics

• First part of the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC)
• Learn the PADI System of diver education
• Develop teaching skills (academic & surface skills under supervision)
• Qualifies AIs to independently teach/conduct:
• PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty
• Project AWARE Specialties
• PADI Discover Scuba Diving (confined)
• PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty (with Specialty Instructor rating)
• EFR Courses (with EFR Instructor rating)
• Pathway to OWSI program and Instructor Examination (IE)

Prerequisites:

• PADI Divemaster
• Certified diver for 6+ months
• 60+ logged dives
• Current EFR Primary/Secondary Care (<24 months)
• Signed Medical Statement (<12 months)
• EFR Instructor rating (can be earned concurrently)
• Required Materials: Current PADI IDC Crew-Pak (Digital) #60234
• Included: Tuition, AI Application Processing Fees
• Excluded: Course Materials (CrewPak), Personal Dive Gear, Dive Site/Boat Fees (if applicable)
• Outcome: PADI Assistant Instructor certification