ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR

As a PADI Assistant Instructor, you not only gain additional experience as a PADI Professional scuba diver, but you also start learning the PADI System of diver education. You can act as an instructional scuba assistant and assume limited teaching responsibilities. It’s a great way to gain experience in order to become a scuba instructor!

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The PADI Assistant Instructor course is the first portion of the PADI Instructor Development Course IDC and when followed by the Open Water Scuba Instructor Course OWSI and successful performance at the Instructor Examination IE, leads to certification as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor.