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PADI
Open Water Scuba Instructor
The PADI Open
Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) rating is the first PADI Instructor level attained
by dive professionals. During the OWSI training program the Instructor candidates review PADI
Standards, procedures, philosophies and teaching methods as well as hone their
practical teaching ability, watermanship, and diving knowledge. After
successfully completing a PADI Instructor Examination (IE), OWSIs take
responsibility for introducing people to scuba diving through various PADI
programs and courses. Teaching status PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors
may conduct the entire range of PADI programs from Discover Scuba Diving up to
Divemaster (except for specialties which require specific Specialty Instructor
ratings).
To qualify for the PADI OWSI Program, an
individual must:
- Be certified as a PADI Assistant Instructor or as
a current instructor member in good standing with another recreational diver training organization
for at least six months.
- Be at least 18 years of age.
- Be fit for diving and 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 for for diving. The physician signing the
form may not
be the applicant.
- Have been a certified diver for at least six months and have completed
and logged at least
60 open water dives (as documented in the individual's log book) and have
documentation of experience in night diving, deep diving and underwater navigation.
(Note: to attend an IE, the instructor candidate must have at least
100 logged dives.
- Submit proof of CPR and first aid training within the last 24 months.
- Submit documentation of any qualifying certification for entry
level, advanced, rescue and leadership-level issued by another recreational
diver training organization. (PADI Members who have these records on
file at PADI do not need to resubmit.)
Training and Certification
PADI Instructor development has two phases - a training phase and an
evaluation phase. Completion of the training phase may be met by taking
complete OWSI Program.
The PADI Instructor Examination (IE) is the evaluation phase of the PADI
Instructor development process. Instructor candidates who have
successfully completed an OWSI Program may enroll in a PADI IE. To
be certified as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor, an individual must
successfully complete a PADI IE conducted by a PADI Instructor Examiner.
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PADI Instructor Development Course (Assistant Instructor, Open Water
Scuba Instructor) |
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Required Materials |
Recommended Materials |
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PADI Instructor Manual
Instructor Candidate Workbook
Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty Instructor Outline
Diving Knowledge Workbook
Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving
Project AWARE Specialty Instructor Outline
AWARE – Coral Reef Conservation Specialty Instructor Outline
RDP – all three versions (Wheel, table and eRDP including associated
Instructions for Use booklets)
PADI Open Water Diver Manual
Open Water Diver Quizzes & Exams booklet
PADI Adventures in Diving Manual
PADI Rescue Diver Manual
Rescue Diver Final Exams booklet
PADI 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 Training Dive Lesson Planning Slate |
All PADI professional videos
All PADI diver videos
PADI Specialty Diver Manuals
The Law and the Diving Professional
The Best of the Undersea Journal
The Business of Diving
Children and Scuba Diving: A Resource Guide for Instructors and
Parents
Nav-Finder
Open Water Diver Course Lesson Guides (standard and prescriptive)
Rescue Diver Course Lesson Guides (standard and prescriptive)
Divemaster Course Lesson Guides
Discover Scuba Diving Flip Chart
Scuba Tune-Up guidebook
Skill Evaluation Slate
PADI Career Advancement Series materials
Adventure Log – Pro Modules
A.W.A.R.E. – Our World, Our Water Manual
Ten Ways a Diver Can Help to Protect the
Aquatic Realm brochure
Discover the Underwater World video and
The Snorkeler’s Field Guide
PADI Adventure Log Book with Teaching/
Supervising module |
If you have any
questions about the course, feel free to stop in or call.
GO PRO!!!
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