Assistant Instructor/Open Water Scuba Instructor
PADI, the world’s largest diver-training organization, produces the finest instructor training programs available. Blue Horizons provide a professional learning experience in which you will learn how to teach diving utilizing the most current tools and techniques. An Instructor Development Course, IDC, has three components, the Assistant Instructor Course, The Open Water SCUBA Instructor Course, OWSI and the Instructor Exam IE
Our focus is not only on passing the IE, but also developing your individual talents to become a competent, confident and successful instructor for today's diving environment. You will be equipped with an excellent understanding of the diving industry, scuba course promotional techniques, progressive instructional methods and state of the art diving information.
Our programs draw upon a group of experienced IDC Staff Instructors,
which provide you with a variety of teaching styles and a wealth of
knowledgeable mentors from which to draw advice. Remembering
that everyone begins this sport for fun, we endeavor to make the
programs as enjoyable as possible for the candidates and staff alike.
A member of our teaching staff will attend your Instructor Examination
to offer moral support and ensure success.
Prerequisites:
PADI Divemaster member or hold a leadership level certification with another recreational diver training organization.
- Be at least 18 years old.
- Be fit for diving and submit Medical Statement for a diving medical examination conducted within the previous 12 months. A licensed physician must sign the form and state that the candidate is fit for diving. The physician signing the form may not be the candidate.
- Have been certified for at least 6 months and have logged at least 60 dives and have experience in deep, night and navigation diving.
- To attend a PADI Instructor Examination (IE) you must have been a certified diver for at least 12 months and have at least 100 logged dives.
- Submit proof of certification in CPR and first aid training within the last 24 months.
PADI Instructor Manual
- PADI’s Guide to Teaching
- PADI Specialty Course Instructor Manual, or these specialty course instructor guides: Peak Performance Buoyancy, Project AWARE and Aware – Coral Reef Conservation
- PADI Open Water Diver Manual
- Recreational Dive Planner, ERDPml and table versions
- How to Use and Choose Dive Computers book
- Open Water Diver Quizzes and Exams booklet
- Adventures in Diving Manual
- PADI Rescue Diver Manual
- Rescue Diver Final Exams Booklet
- P
ADI Divemaster Manual
- Divemaster Final Exams booklet
- Aquatic cue cards for Open Water Diver, Adventures in Diving, Rescue Diver, Divemaster and Discover Scuba Diving
- Confined water lesson preparation slate
- Open water lesson Preparation slate
- The Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving
- Diving Knowledge Workbook or eRecord for Dive Theory Online
Recommended Materials
- All PADI professional videos
- All PADI diver videos
- PADI Specialty Diver manuals
- Open Water Course Prescriptive Lesson Guides
- Rescue Diver Course Prescriptive Lesson Guides
- Divemaster Course Lesson Guides
- The Best of the Undersea Journal
- The Business of Diving
- Children and Scuba Diving
- Law and the Diving Professional
- Aware – Our World, Our Water
Upcoming Assistant Instructor (staff Instructor will be the same dates)
Aug 6, 7, & 19
Upcoming Open Water Scuba Instructor
Aug 12,13, 14, & 19 PADI IE: Aug 20 & 21
Costs:
AI tuition including all classroom, pool, and open water sessions $750 for live delivery $450 for e-learning*
OWSI tuition including all classroom, pool, and open water sessions $1050 for live delivery $750 for
e-learning*
PADI AI fee (do not have to pay if progressing directly to OWSI) $67.00
PADI IDC enrollment fee $126.00
PADI IE fee $499
Please contact our staff at 610 558 1101, or via email at:
mail@bluehorizons.net for more information
* Blue horizons must be the dive center selected on the PADI website at the start of the e-learning course.
If Blue Horizons is not selected, then live delivery prices apply.
