Assistant Instructor

The PADI Assistant Instructor course is the first portion of the Instructor Development Course (IDC). By participating in the Assistant Instructor course, you’ll gain additional experience as a PADI professional and start learning the PADI system of diver education.

What can PADI Assistant Instructors do?

• Teach PADI academic presentations under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor
• Evaluate Open Water Diver surface skills under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor
• Teach the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Speciality course
• Teach Project AWARE Speciality courses
• Conduct PADI Discover Scuba experiences

What will I need to start?

• PADI Divemaster rating (or equivalent from another training organisation)
• Be a least 18 years old
• Have 60 logged dives, including night, deep and navigation dives
• Have been a certified diver for at least 6 months

What will I do?

• 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

How long will it take?

The course can take as few as 3 days to complete.