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PADI Assistant Instructor Course

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The PADI Assistant Instructor program provides PADI Divemasters and those certified to leadership levels with other diver training organizations, with additional training as instructional assistants and dive educators. If you meet the above criteria then this program will builds upon your abilities to organize and supervise dive activities, while concentrating on developing teaching skills. Through independent study, classroom sessions and practical application, candidates learn to construct effective teaching presentations and conduct PADI programs.

After you complete your PADI Assistant Instructor course, be sure to look at your next step - becoming a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor!

2008 Schedule

All class & pool sessions at TGADC
Open Water Dives at Mermet Springs, IL
April 5, 6, 19 & 20
June 7, 8, 21 & 22
August 2, 3, 16 & 17
October 4, 5, 18 & 19

Prerequisite    PADI Divemaster (or other qualifying leadership certification), 18 years old, be in good physical condition and submit a medical exam form signed by a physician, have been a certified diver for at least six months and have completed and logged at least 60 open water dives with experience in night, deep and navigation.

Price    $595.00

Includes

  • all of your classroom instruction (typically 20 hours)
  • all your confined water sessions (typically 6 hours)
  • all your open water training dives (typically 1 - 2 dives)

You are responsible for your own equipment, lodging, fills, admissions, books and materials, certification fees, etc.

Required Materials (not included in course fees)

  • PADI Instructor Manual
  • Instructor Candidate Workbook
  • Open Water Lesson Planning Slate
  • Confined Water Lesson Preparation Slate
  • Open Water Aquatic Cue Cards
  • Confined Water Aquatic Cue Cards
  • The Law and the Diving Professional
  • The Business of Diving
  • Children and Scuba Diving
  • The Best of The Undersea Journal
  • Log Book
  • Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty Instructor Specialty Instructor Outline
  • Project AWARE Specialty Program Instructor Outline
  • Aware Coral Reef Conservation Specialty Instructor Outline
  • Open Water Diver Manual
  • Recreational Dive Planner, eRDP, The Wheel and table, and Instructions for Use Booklets
  • Open Water Diver Quizzes and Exam booklet
  • Adventures in Diving Manual
  • Rescue Diver Manual
  • Rescue Diver Final Exams Booklet
  • Divemaster Manual
  • Divemaster Final Exams Booklet

Note: All materials need to be current editions.