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PADI AI Course

PADI AI Course The PADI Assistant Instructor Course is the first part of the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC).  Candidates undertaking the IDC have the choice of completing the full program in one course, or being certified as a PADI Assistant Instructor and gaining more experience before continuing on to complete the PADI OWSI Program (the second part of the IDC).

Undertaking the PADI AI Course gives you the chance to develop and refine your teaching skills for confined water, knowledge development and open water situations. 

Certification as a PADI Assistant Instructor allows you the opportunity to develop your teaching skills by working as an instructional assistant on real life courses, before completing the other part of the IDC - the OWSI Program - and the PADI Instructor Examination. Completing the PADI AI Course and then continuing on with the PADI OWSI Program will allow you to maximise your experience in a variety of teaching scenarios

In addition, you'll be able to teach a range of PADI programs, such as the Peak Performance Buoyancy specialty and the Project AWARE Specialty.

Our PADI Assistant Instructor Courses are conducted in two formats - either part time (2 weekends) or full time (4 consecutive days).  See our Instructor Development Course Calendar for more information on course dates. 

Our PADI Assistant Instructor Courses are conducted at United Divers Wollongong, a PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Center.

Course Topics

  1. Orientation
  2. Learning, Instruction and the PADI System
  3. Developing Knolwedge Development Presentations
  4. Teaching the Project AWARE and PPB Specialties
  5. PADI Discover Scuba Diving and Snorkelling Programs
  6. Teaching in Confined Water
  7. Conducting Open Water Training Dives 

Prerequisites 

  1. Be certified as a PADI Divemaster or hold a leadership level certification with another recreational diver training organization.
  2. Be at least 18 years old.
  3. Be fit for diving and submit a Medical Statement for a diving medical examination conducted within the past 12 months.
  4. Have been a certified diver for at least six months and have completed and logged at least 60 open water scuba dives (as documented in the individual’s log book) and have documentation of experience in deep, night and navigation diving.
  5. Submit proof of CPR and first aid training within the last 24 months.
  6. Submit documentation of any qualifying certification for entrylevel, 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.)
  7. If not a PADI Divemaster, successfully complete the PADI Divemaster course diver rescue skills assessment.