Assistant Instructor course
As an Assistant Instructor, you not only gain additional experience as a Professional scuba diver, but you also start learning the 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!
The Assistant Instructor course is the first portion of the 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 an Open Water Scuba Instructor.
The Fun Part
Get mentored while gaining hands-on experience teaching students.
What You Learn
You build upon your abilities to organize and supervise scuba diving activities, while concentrating on developing teaching skills. You learn through:
What You Can Teach
In addition to the responsibilities and duties you already have as a Divemaster, as an Assistant Instructor you can:
The Scuba Gear You Use
You use all the basic scuba equipment and some scuba accessories such as a dive slate, dive knife, compass, dive watch, etc.
It is highly recommended that you own all of your own scuba equipment, as familiarity with personal gear improves general scuba diving skills.
The Learning Materials You Need
The IDC crew Pak includes all the materials needed to prepare for an Assistant Instructor or Open Water Scuba Instructor course. The 23-item pack includes:
Prerequisites
You must
Your Next Adventure
Take the full Instructor Development Course with Narcosis SCUBA to become a Open Water Scuba Instructor so you can teach and certify Open Water Divers.
For more information about this or other courses have a chat with one of the Narcosis SCUBA Team members.
As an Assistant Instructor, you not only gain additional experience as a Professional scuba diver, but you also start learning the 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!
The Assistant Instructor course is the first portion of the 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 an Open Water Scuba Instructor.
The Fun Part
Get mentored while gaining hands-on experience teaching students.
What You Learn
You build upon your abilities to organize and supervise scuba diving activities, while concentrating on developing teaching skills. You learn through:
- Knowledge development through self-study, quizzes, lectures and presentations
- Confined water skill review and assessment, workshops and presentations
- Open water workshops, rescue assessment and candidate presentations
- Module 1: Academic Training
- Discover Scuba Diving and Snorkeling Programs
- Developing Knowledge Development Presentations
- Teaching Project AWARE and Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialties
- Teaching in Confined Water
- Conducting Open Water Training Presentations
- Module 2: Independent Study
- Knowledge Development
- Module 3: Practical Application
- Confined Water and Open Water Teaching Presentations
- Standards Exam
- Dive Rescue Skills Assessment
What You Can Teach
In addition to the responsibilities and duties you already have as a Divemaster, as an Assistant Instructor you can:
- Teach academic presentations under the indirect supervision of an instructor
- During confined water dives, present initial skills training under the direct supervision of an instructor
- Evaluate Open Water Diver surface skills under the indirect supervision of an instructor
- Teach and certify Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty Divers under the direction of an instructor
- Teach Project AWARE Specialty courses
- Teach the AWARE Coral Reef Conservation specialty course
- Conduct Discover Scuba Diving experiences in a pool or confined water
- Conduct Seal Team Aqua Missions
- Teach Digital Underwater Photographer specialty courses under the direction of an instructor after earning the Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty Instructor rating
The Scuba Gear You Use
You use all the basic scuba equipment and some scuba accessories such as a dive slate, dive knife, compass, dive watch, etc.
It is highly recommended that you own all of your own scuba equipment, as familiarity with personal gear improves general scuba diving skills.
The Learning Materials You Need
The IDC crew Pak includes all the materials needed to prepare for an Assistant Instructor or Open Water Scuba Instructor course. The 23-item pack includes:
- Instructor cue cards for core courses (OW, AOW, Rescue and Divemaster)
- IDC Candidate Workbook and related reference materials,
- Lesson planning slates for confined and open water
- Quiz and exam booklets for the core courses
- Specialty outlines for Project AWARE
- Instructor Manual.
Prerequisites
You must
- Be a Divemaster or qualifying certification from another certification organization
- Be at least 18 years old
- Have 60 logged dives, including night, deep, and navigation dives
- Have been a certified diver for at least 6 months
- Have CPR and First Aid Training within the last 24 months
- Be fit for diving and submit a Scuba Medical Questionnaire (PDF) signed by a physician within the last 12 months
- Want a fun and exciting career!
Your Next Adventure
Take the full Instructor Development Course with Narcosis SCUBA to become a Open Water Scuba Instructor so you can teach and certify Open Water Divers.
For more information about this or other courses have a chat with one of the Narcosis SCUBA Team members.