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    PADI Pro Courses

    Who should take this course?

    Why become a PADI Pro? If you like people, have a passion for scuba diving, and want an extraordinary life then become a PADI professional.

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    Become a PADI Dive Master or Instructor. Teaching scuba diving allows you to share your love of the aquatic world with others while doing what you enjoy – being in, around, and underwater. PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors and PADI Assistant Instructors are the most sought-after dive professionals around the world because they’ve completed the program that sets the standard for training dive professionals. You earn a PADI Instructor rating through hard work and commitment, but you’re rewarded with a job that lets you share incredible underwater adventures with others – transforming their lives for the better and enriching yours.

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    PADI Divemaster course

    The PADI Divemaster course is your first level of professional training. Working closely with a PADI Instructor, you’ll fine-tune your dive skills, like perfecting the effortless hover, and refine your rescue skills so you anticipate and easily solve common problems. You’ll gain dive knowledge, management, and supervision abilities so you become a role model to divers everywhere.

    As a PADI Divemaster, you’ll lead others as you supervise scuba diving activities and assist with diver training. Whether you want to work at a faraway dive destination or close to home at a local dive shop, the adventure of a lifetime awaits you. PADI Divemasters are respected dive professionals who are aligned with the largest and most respected dive organization in the world – PADI.

    PADI Rescue Divers who are at least 18 years old may enroll in the PADI Divemaster course. You also need to have:

    Note that qualifying certifications from other diver training organization may apply – ask your PADI Instructor.

    The course includes:

    • The role and characteristics of the PADI Divemaster
    • Supervising dive activities and assisting with student divers
    • Diver safety and risk management
    • Divemaster conducted programs and specialized skills
    • The business of diving and your career
    • Awareness of the dive environment
    • Dive setup and management
    • Mapping an open water site
    • Conducting dive briefings
    • Organizing a search and recovery project and a deep dive
    • Conducting a scuba review and skin diver course
    • Assisting with Discover Scuba Diving and leading Discover Local Diving programs 

    The swims include:

    • 400 meter swim without swimming aids (snorkel & fins) this needs to be completed in less than 13 minutes
    • 15-minute tread w/ hands out of the water above head for last 2 minutes
    • 800-meter swim w/ fins, mask and snorkel- no use of arms to swim and no stopping with face down
    • 100-meter swim/Inert diver tow in full scuba equipment this needs to be completed in less than 5 minutes and 30 seconds

    PADI Instructor/Assistant Instructor course

    Are you ready to join the ranks of the dedicated professionals who teach the world’s most progressive and popular scuba diver education programs?

    The Instructor Development Course (IDC) is made up of two parts – the Assistant Instructor (AI) course and the Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program. Most dive professionals complete the entire IDC and go on to attend an Instructor Examination (IE), which is the final step to earn a PADI Instructor certification.

    Successfully completing just the AI course results in a PADI Assistant Instructor qualification. When an AI is ready to progress, attending an OWSI program allows entry into an IE to earn a full PADI Instructor rating.

    Dive professionals who hold an instructor rating with another diver training organization may be eligible to enroll directly in the OWSI program. This recognizes prior instructor training and provides a path to become a PADI Instructor.

    A PADI Divemaster who has been a certified diver for six months may enroll in the PADI Instructor Development Course. You also need:

    You also need to be an Emergency First Response Instructor, but you can earn this rating during your instructor training.

    What will you learn? Over a minimum of five days, but usually, more like seven, the IDC teaches you to conduct all PADI core courses. You’ll be able to organize and present information, conduct skill development sessions and control open water dives. Basically, you become a better public speaker and get really good at demonstrating skills while watching out for student diver safety.

    Key topics include:

    • PADI Standards and Procedures for courses you can teach within water workshops
    • Learning,
    • Instruction
    • and the PADI System
    • Risk Management and Diver Safety
    • The Business of Diving and your role as an instructor
    • Marketing Diving and Sales Counseling
    • You may be able to get college credit or the Assistant Instructor course and Instructor Development Course.

    How can you start learning now? Register for IDC Online – PADI’s eLearning option that lets you study independently at your own pace before class. There are nine interactive knowledge development sections. Prestudy online saves classroom time, which allows more time for practicing the skills that distinguish you as a PADI Instructor.

    Also, sign up for Dive Theory Online, if you haven’t already completed it or it’s been more than a year since you went through it. The program is a straightforward review of dive physics, physiology, skills, equipment, and environment, plus using the Recreational Dive Planner (RDP). By successfully completing Dive Theory Online, you can get credit for the dive theory exam requirement during your IDC.

    What’s an IE? An Instructor Examination (IE) is a two-day evaluative program that tests an instructor candidate’s teaching ability, dive theory knowledge, skill level, understanding of the PADI System, and attitude and professionalism. PADI IEs are standardized and conducted by specially trained PADI Instructor Examiners. The IE location, testing environment, and examination sessions are organized to be as objective as possible to fairly and consistently evaluate a candidate’s abilities. Only those who meet the IE performance requirements earn the respected PADI Instructor certification. There is a fee for attending an IE.

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