PADI Assistant Instructor

The PADI Assistant Instructor course is the first portion of the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC). You'll not only gain additional experience as a PADI Professional but you'll also start learning the PADI System of diver education.

From... £199

- What can PADI Assistant Instructors do?

  • Teach 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 Specialty course
  • Teach Project AWARE Specialty courses
  • Conduct PADI Discover Scuba experiences
  • Teach Emergency First Response after successful completion of an Emergency First Response Instructor course
- 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

- What materials are needed?

  • PADI Instructor Manual
  • Instructor Candidate Workbook
  • Open Water Lesson Planning Slate
  • Confined Water Lesson Preparation Slate
  • Open Water Aquatic Cue Cards
  • Confined Water Aquatic Cue Cards
  • The Law and the Diving Professional
  • The Business of Diving
  • The Best of The Undersea Journal
  • Log Book
  • Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty Instructor Specialty Instructor Outline
  • Project AWARE Specialty Program Instructor Outline
  • Aware Coral Reef Conservation Specialty Instructor Outline
  • Open Water Diver Manual
  • Recreational Dive Planner, The Wheel and table, eRDP-ML and Instructions for Use Booklets
  • Open Water Diver Quizzes and Exam booklet
  • Adventures in Diving Manual
  • Rescue Diver Manual
  • Rescue Diver Final Exams Booklet
  • Divemaster Manual
  • Divemaster Final Exams Booklet
Contact Andy on andy@divenorthampton.co.uk to enrol or for further information.
- What will I need to start?

PADI Divemaster rating or qualifying certification from another certification organization

At least 18 years old

Have 60 logged dives, including night, deep, and navigation dives

Have been a certified diver for at least 6 months

- How long will it take?

The course can vary from as little as three days to more than two weeks. As a general rule, we try to organise this course over 2 weekends. If the course is being incorporated into the entire Instructor Development Course for the PADI Instructor rating, it will simply form the first part of the overall course and scheduling will be course specific.