course prerequisites

Training Prerequisites

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

Emergency First Response Primary and Secondary Care (CPR and First Aid) training within the past 24 months. A medical statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months. At least 60 logged dives to begin the course and 100 dives to earn certification.

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

Age Requirements

PADI Instructor must be 18 years old.

Depth Restrictions After Certification

PADI instructor are certified to dive to a maximum depth of 30m/100 feet.

PADI instructor with their deep diver specialty are certified to dive to a maximum depth of 40m/130 feet.


Waivers and Liability Releases

All participants will need to have a completed set of liability releases signed and dated prior to any in water training.

For the PADI instructor Course you will need the following releases:

1 PADI Continuing Education Administrative Document 10038

2 PADI Equipment rental release form

3 PADI Boat dive release form

A medical statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months.

Course Duration

The Recommended duration of the PADI Instructor course is typically around 90 to 100 hours.

The course is also performance-based so we do not like to rush especially when it comes to the instructor program. we want to make sure everyone is safe and fully understands the skills of the day.

Required PADI Course Materials

For your course you will need the PADI Instructor Crewpak.

Contact us for more information on the PADI instructor Crewpak

Each student is required to purchase from us their own PADI instructor Crewpak.



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It's time to take off the training wheels and take the ie

The PADI The PADI Open Water instructor program is your next step.

If you like people, have a passion for scuba diving and want an extraordinary life – become a PADI 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 under water. 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.

Course Overview

Are you ready to join the ranks of the dedicated professionals who teach the world’s most progressive and popular scuba diver education programs? Then Go PROSM with an Instructor Development Course. 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.


What 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 with in 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.


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



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.

Consider taking Dive Theory Online, another PADI eLearning® program, that takes you step-by-step through dive physics, physiology, skills, equipment and environment, plus a Recreational Dive Planner (RDP) review. By successfully completing Dive Theory Online, you can get credit for half of the Divemaster Final Exam. Your PADI Instructor can explain how this works when you meet to schedule knowledge review sessions along with your waterskills exercises, workshops and practical assessments.

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.




What scuba gear will you use?

this level you should already have a full set of equipment. However it is very important to remember that in the business of SCUBA diving selling gear is a big part of it. So it is important to make sure that you have a set of gear that reflects the equipment sold in the shop where you will be working. Most shops will require you to wear the equipment that is sold in the shop.

The good news is that this level there are usually key man programs that you can take advantage of being a dive master and an Assistant instructor or instructor which allows you to purchase equipment from those manufacturers at a greatly discounted rate. So definitely don’t load up on gear until you figure out where you’re than a work

We carry all the best gear in store and online At scubadiveit.com for all your SCUBA diving adventures



Extend your bottom time with Enriched Air (Nitrox).

The PADI Enriched Air (Nitrox) diver course will certify you to use Enriched Air (Nitrox) to stay down longer during your shallow water dives.  Also by breathing a higher concentration of oxygen during your dive, you will come back feeling refreshed and ready for more diving.

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