PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor Course

What is the PADI Open Water Instructor Course?

Remember the excitement of taking your first breath underwater? Be part of the significant first moments of other new divers by being a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor. You want to pass on your passion and the knowledge you have gained about diving, as well as train levels up to Divemaster. This is the course that will change how you manage divers through mentorship and it will prepare you to function as an effective PADI Instructor by thoroughly familiarizing you with the PADI system and all its diver training programs. The successful completion of the Iinstructor Development Course will prepare you to easily pass the Instructor Examination.

What you can do after this course

Completely train all levels of PADI Certifications from Open Water to Divemaster
Teach specialty courses such as the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy or the Project AWARE Specialty courses
The next step to take more Specialties and Specialty Instructor Certifications.
Check out our Course Flowchart

Course Prerequisites

At least 18 years old
A PADI Assistant Instructor
EFR – CPR and first aid training certified.
Logged 100 dives to take the Instructor Exams
A certified diver for at least 12 months
Be a Fully Equipped diver
Have full set of ‘Required PADI Material’ for Instructor Exam

To be ‘Fully Equipped’ you need…

Mask, fins and snorkel
Underwater slate and pencils
Pocket mask
Emergency signalling devices (whistle and safety sausage).
BCD with low pressure inflator system and regulator with alternate air source, SPG.
Dive computer
Underwater timing device
Pencil and underwater slate
Wetsuit
Knife
Compass
Underwater lights (primary and secondary)
Pocket mask & non-rebreather mask
Logbook

Required PADI Material for IE…

PADI Instructor Manual
PADI’s Guide to Teaching
Diving Knowledge Workbook
Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving
Project AWARE Specialty Instructor Outline
PADI EFR Instructor Manual
RDP – Table and eRDP versions, including associated Instructions for Use booklets
PADI Open Water Diver Manual
PADI Adventures in Diving Manual
PADI Rescue Manual
PADI Divemaster Manual
PADI Open Water, Rescue Diver and 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 Training Dive Lesson Planning slate

What you will learn

Conduct the full range of PADI programs which range from Discover Scuba Diving to Divemaster
To conduct Knowledge Development Seesions through presentations and lectures. confined water teaching and open sea training sessions.
To conduct confined water teaching and open sea training sessions.

Course Structure

Our Instructor Development Course(IDC) is co normally ranges from 1 week to 1 month.

Become a PADI professional now!

Knowledge Development

Theory Class

The academic training comprises independent study, seven presentations over 4 theory sessions. Complete the knowledge reviews at your own pace and attend all the presentations, with a final assessment – Assistant Instructor Standards Exam. It has a 75% pass mark.

Sessions

Usually on Weekday evenings, 7pm to 9:30pm

Location

Deep Blue Scuba Classroom. Click HERE for directions

What to Prepare?

Candidates must complete all the required independent readings and prepare presentations for questions selected by our Course Director.

Confined Water

Pool Session

There will be pool sessions where you present your skills and “teach” students with problems. You will be assessed on your skills, presentations of the skills and your ability to spot and solve problems the students encounter. Depending on the class size, the number of classes is to be determined.

Sessions

Usually Sundays, 9:30am to 3:30pm the latest.

Location

Outram Secondary School Swimming pool. Click HERE for directions.

What to Prepare?

Please bring a light lunch and water, sunscreen, full set of equipment, slates and swimming attire too.

Internship & Assessment

Open Water Dives

For the internship, you will need to assist an instructor with student training and you will be assessed by the instructor. You will be assessed on how well you handle students, Doing the internship will also provide you with hands-on experience,vital for the Instructor course.

Sessions

We have trips every weekend, refer to our trip schedule HERE for exact dates.

Location

One weekend in Malaysia (Friday 7:00pm to Sunday 10:00pm)

What to Prepare?

Pack your personal things for the weekend, your passport. Please contact us if you have any questions.

For Only S$1,200, package includes:

Theory classes and course material – PADI Instructor Manual
Instructor underwater slates
3 Pool sessions
Open Sea Dives
Please note that the OWSI processing fee is not included in the IE exam fee, and membership that must be paid to PADI.

[/one_half]

Extra Prices

S$100 – Extra Pool Session Top up

How to Register

Register Online and pick dates on our dive schedule
Come down to Deep Blue to make Payment
Pick up your material