As an AI you can deliver classroom teaching sessions, present underwater skills, conduct some skill evaluations of new students, teach Peak Performance Buoyancy, Project Aware & Coral Reef Conservation specialties, and conduct Discover Scuba Diving experiences. You will also get a great head start on your full Instructor course, reducing the cost and the time required to complete your instructor training.

We also look to our own Assistant Instructor and Divemaster program for people who wish to work with us on completion of their training. As a consequence we have one of the best, if not the best, fun diver service on the island. This gives you a great opportunity to kick off your dive career and also help you to cover your expenses as you gain experience. As an AI you'll be all the more employable as you will also be a position to assist instructors in diver training as well as teach some special interest courses yourself.




Although a serious professional qualification there is also plenty of time to have some fun and Utila is the right place.

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

The PADI Assistant Instructor Course consists of these sections:

• Module 1: Academic Training
      · PADI 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 PADI Divemaster, as a PADI Assistant Instructor you can:

• Teach academic presentations under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor 
• During confined water dives, present initial skills training under the direct
• supervision of a PADI Instructor 
• Evaluate Open Water Diver surface skills under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor 
• Teach and certify  PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty Divers under the direction of a PADI Instructor
• Teach Project AWARE Specialty courses
• Teach the AWARE Coral Reef Conservation specialty course
• Conduct PADI Discover Scuba Diving experiences in a pool or confined water
• Conduct PADI Seal Team AquaMissions
• Teach PADI Digital Underwater Photographer specialty courses under the direction of a PADI Instructor after earning the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty Instructor rating

What do I need to start?

 

You must

• Be a PADI 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 Medical Statement (PDF) signed by a physician within the last 12 months

 

How long will it take?

• 6 to 8 weeks
  

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