PADI Assistant Instructor Course

PADI  Assistant Instructors are dive educators who assist with, organize and supervise knowledge development, confined water and open water activities.  Assistant instructors work in partnership with PADI Instructors to provide student divers with quality knowledge and skill development during PADI programs. The teaching skills assistant instructors develop during their training allows them to independently conduct several PADI programs, and with further training they may also teach non-diving specialty courses, as well as Emergency First Response program.

To  qualify for PADI Assistant Instructor training, you'll need to:

• Be certified as a PADI Divemaster or leadership level with another recreational  diver training organization.
• Be at  least 18 years old.
• Submit a Medical Statement for a diving medical examination conducted within the past 12 months.  A licensed physician must sign the form and state that the candidate is fit for diving.  The physician signing the medical clearance cannot be the applicant.
• Have been a certified diver for at least six months and have completed and logged at least 60 dives showing experience in night diving, deep diving and underwater navigation. (as documented in the individual's log book.)
• Submit proof of CPR and first aid training within the last 24 months.
• Submit documentation of any qualifying certifications for entry-level, advanced, rescue, and leadership-level issued by another recreational diver training organization.  (PADI Members who have these records on file at their PADI Office do not need to resubmit).)
• If not a PADI Divemaster, successfully complete the PADI Divemaster course dive rescue assessment.

Training and Certification:

• Formal  training in conducting PADI programs and experience programs.
• Independent  study assignments.
• Practical  application sessions.
• Written  examination.

A PADI Assistant Instructor is qualified to:

Beyond the responsibilities and duties they already have as PADI Divematers, renewed (and insured, where applicable) PADI Assistant Instructors (certified/upgraded since 1995) are authorized to:

• Present the academic elaboration for any PADI Diver course under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor.  The PADI Instructor must personally assess student knowledge development (i.e. review Knowledge Reviews, administer and review Quizzes and Final Exams.)
• During confined water dives, present initial skills training under the direct supervision of a PADI Instructor.
• Conduct open water surface skill evaluations during Open Water Diver course training dives under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor.
• Teach and certify PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty Divers under the direction of a PADI Instructor.  A Teaching Status PADI Instructor must be available for consultation during the course, although not necessarily present during training sessions.  The instructor must cosign the student diver log books and Training Record sheets after verifying that all performance requirements are met.
• Independently teach the PROJECT AWARE (nondiving) Specialty course.
• Independently teach the  AWARE - Coral Reef Conservation (nondiving) Specialty course.
• Independently conduct Discover Scuba Diving in a pool or confined water environment.
• Independently conduct PADI Seal Team AquaMissions.
• Teach and certify student divers in nondiving specialty after successful completion of a PADI Specialty Instructor Training course for that specialty (as long as all requirements are met for Specialty Instructor certification).
• Teach PADI Digital Underwater Photographer specialty courses under the direction of a PADI Instructor after earning the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty Instructor rating.

Upon successfully completing the PADI Assistant Instructor program, you receive a certification card and wall certificate denoting this rating.  You'll also become a member of PADI and receive benefits, including the ability to purchase professional liability insurance (which may be required to conduct some activities).

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