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About PADI Assistant Instructor Course - by PADI SKU: AIC
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 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)
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