The PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor (owsi) program is your final step in the quest to become a PADI Instructor. During the IDC, you'll learn to use and adapt the PADI System of diver education to individual student needs. Comprehensive training, supported by a wide variety of PADI educational materials, earns PADI Instructors respect from both students and peers. PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors may conduct a broad range of PADI programs from Discover Scuba to Divemaster.

The PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor rating sets you apart from the crowd. PADI Instructors may conduct the entire range of PADI programs - from Discover Scuba through Divemaster.

PADI Instructors do things others can only daydream about.

If you want to live an extraordinary life, you're in the right place.

What do I need to start?

 

• PADI Assistant Instructor certification or be an instructor in good standing with another training organization for at least six months ( check with a PADI Course Director or PADI Office for qualifying credentials.)
• Hold a dive certification for at least six months
• Have 60 logged dives that include night, deep and navigation dives
• Proof of CPR training within the last 24 months
• Medical clearance signed by a physician

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
• Have at least 100 logged dives prior to entering a PADI Instructor Exam

How long will it take?

 

• Times can vary from four days to three weeks or more

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

*These are the same materials used in the PADI Assistant Instructor course.

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 !!!