INSTRUCTOR EXAMINATION PREP COURSE
(included with IDC Course)


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.

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 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

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 vary from as little as three days to more than two weeks

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 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, 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

 

PADI courses offer the most comprehensive and modern diver training available in the world today. PADI courses are the only scuba courses to be recommended by the American Council on Education for college credit hours.

Aaron's courses are approved for veteran's benefits.

Call.... Toll Free 1 - 888 - 84-SCUBA or on Oahu 262-2333 for additional details.