PADI ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR COURSE - 5 days

This course is designed for PADI Divemasters (or any qualifying certification from another training organizations) who would like to expand their knowledge, skills and duties as a more valuable instructional assistant and assume limited teaching responsibilities. It’s a great way to gain experience in order to become a PADI Scuba Instructor!

During the program, you’ll gain additional experience while continuing to learn the PADI System of Diver Education. Throughout this 5-day course, you will be introduced to teaching techniques to conduct meaningful knowledge development sessions, confined water training and open water training dives.

During this course you will need to successfully complete all the requirements below:

1. Complete 16 independent study knowledge reviews in the Instructor Candidate Workbook.
   

2. Participate in 6 PADI Instructor Development Course curriculum presentations by PADI IDC Staff Instructor and/or PADI Course Director.
   

3. Give at least 2 Confined water teaching presentations and score at least 3.4 on at least one presentation.
   

4. Give at least 2 Knowledge development (micro-teaching) presentations and score at least 3.5 on at least one presentation.
   

5. Conduct at least 2 open water skills presentation in 1 dive and score at least 3.5 on at least one presentation.
   

6. Successfully complete the PADI System, Standards and Procedures written examination with a minimum score of 75%.
   

7. Successfully complete a skill circuit evaluation (20 basic scuba skills) with minimum score of 3.0 on each skill.
   

PADI Assistant Instructor topic of discussions

1. 1.PADI Instructor Development Course Orientation
   

2. 2.Dive Today – Discover Scuba Diving and Discover Snorkeling
   

3. 3.PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy and Project AWARE Specialty
   

4. 4.Developing Knowledge Development Presentations
   

5. 5.Teaching in Confined Water
   

6. 6.Conducting Open Water Training Dives
   

Successfully completing the PADI Assistant Instructor Course qualifies you to continue to the PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) Course.

Please contact PADI Course Director Azman for more information about your PADI Assistant Instructor Course in Perhentian Island, Malaysia.

LINKS to

PADI Courses:

PADI Divemaster

IDC Preparation

PADI Instructor Development Course

PADI Assistant Instructor

PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor

PADI Instructor Examinations

EFR Instructor

PADI Specialty Instructor

PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer

PADI IDC Staff Instructor