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 Bouyancy 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, 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

Go Pro Schedule 2006

Go Pro Schedule 2006 Course March April May Prep Mar 10 - 12 Apr 01 - Apr 03 May 05 - 07 IDC Mar 13 - 23 Apr 04 - 13 May 08 - 18 AI Mar 13 - Mar 17 Apr 04 - Apr 07 May 08 - 12 EFRI Mar 18 Apr 18 May 13 OWSI Mar 19 - 23 Apr 09 - 13 May 14 - 18 IE Mar 24 - 26 Apr 14 - 16 May 19 - 21 Day off Mar 27 Apr 18 May 22 MSDT Prep Mar 28 - 31 Apr 25 - 28 May 23 - 26 IDC Staff Mar 11 - 23 Apr 02 - 13 May 06 - 18 Course July August October Prep June 30 - July 02 Aug 04 - 06 Sep 29 - Oct 01 IDC July 03 - 13 Aug 07 - 17 Oct 02 - 12 AI Jul 03 - 07 Aug 07 - 11 Oct 02 - 06 EFRI Jul 08 Aug 12 Oct 07 OWSI Jul 09 - 13 Aug 13 - 17 Oct 08 - 12 IE Jul 14 - 16 Aug 18 - 20 Oct 13 - 15 Day off Jul 17 Aug 21 Oct 16 MSDT Prep Jul 18 - 21 Aug 22 - 25 Oct 17 - 20 IDC Staff Jul 01 - 13 Aug 05 - 17 Sep 30 - Oct 12 Course October /November November December Prep Oct 20 - 22 Nov 10 - 12 Dec 01 - 03 IDC Oct 23 - Nov 02 Nov 13 - 23 Dec 04 - 14 AI Oct 23 - 27 Nov 13 - 17 Dec 04 - 08 EFRI Oct 28 Nov 18 Dec 09 OWSI Oct 29 - Nov 02 Nov 19 - 23 Dec 10 - 14 IE Nov 03 - 05 Nov 24 - 26 Dec 15 - 17 Day off Nov 06 Nov 27 Dec 18 MSDT Prep Nov 07 - 10 Nov 28 - Dec 01 Dec 19- 22 IDC Staff Oct 21 - Nov 02 Nov 11 - 23 Dec 02 - 14   REMEMBER: AI courses run in conjunction with an IDC comprise the first 5 days - OWSI courses run in conjunction with an IDC the last 6 days !!!                              Email for 2006 Schedule