Assistant Instructor

Assistant Instructor

A PADI Assistant Instructor is a step up the PADI professional ladder. It’s a great way to begin learning the PADI System of diverse education and to assume limited teaching responsibilities. It’s also a great way to gain experience to become an Open-Water Scuba Instructor!

This program counts towards the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) and allows you to gain experience as an Assistant Instructor before committing to the IDC.

What are the prerequisites?

  • Certified diver at least 6 months
  • Certified as PADI Divemaster
  • 18 years old
  • At least 60 log dives including night, deep and navigation

What Will You Learn?

The PADI Assistant Instructor Course, which is taught over one week, is designed to engage you in theory, knowledge development, confined water, and open water sessions. The course is structured into 3 modules; academic training, independent study, and practical application. As a PADI Assistant Instructor, you will be actively involved in teaching academic skills, presenting confined water skills, evaluating Open Water Diver surface skills, and much more under the supervision of a PADI Instructor, ensuring an active and engaging learning experience.


Your PADI Assistant Instructor course is conducted by experienced staff who have trained hundreds of divers and can give you the best course and foundation for starting to teach.

What materials do you need?

  • 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
  • Logbook
  • Open Water Diver Manual
  • Recreational Dive Planner, ERDPML and table
  • Open Water Diver Quizzes and Exam booklet
  • Rescue Diver Final Exams Booklets
  • Dive Master Final Exams Booklets

What Is Included?

  • full set rental equipment including dive computer
  • 15% discount in our shop on all equipment purchases and dive computers
  • Free Wi-Fi at the dive centre
  • Free airport pick up
  • Daily lunch and free-flow tea, coffee and drinking water

QUESTIONS?

No matter if you’re up for snorkelling, diving lessons, or planning a diving vacation, we’ve got you covered! Our team is here to help, making sure all your underwater adventures are taken care of.

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