Seven Seas Scuba - Assistant Instructor

Assistant Instructor is the next step in your professional dive career introducing you to the world of teaching. As an Assistant Instructor you will have the ability to:

Teach academic presentations under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor
Evaluate Open Water Diver surface skills under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor
Teach the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty course
Teach Project AWARE Specialty courses
Conduct PADI Discover Scuba experiences
Teach Emergency First Response (EFR) after successful completion of an Emergency First Response Instructor course

Additionally, after successful completion of the Assistant Instructor course, you are qualified to attend the Instructor training portion of a PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC).

Class fees - $525
Assistant Instructor Application fee (due at the end of the AI program) to PADI - $52
Course materials required, and not included in the class fees (total cost may vary per person as divers may currently own certain listed materials)*

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

The Best of The Undersea Journal

Log Book

All Updated Course Manuals (Open Water thru Divemaster)

Recreational Dive Planners (Wheel and Table) including Instructions for Use Booklet

* We will help you in pricing the materials you determine you will need. Depending on the materials in need, some may be available for use by you during your course (keep in mind that all listed materials are also required if you plan to continue on to Instructor), others may be available for purchase.

The PADI Assistant Instructor course is a conventional sit-down class including skill work in confined and open water. It is designed as a full three day course, but can be scheduled in smaller segments over a period of time, i.e. 2 weeks, to better suit people's work schedules. The course consists of knowledge development through independent study, quizzes, lectures, various types of workshops, confined water skill review and assessment, candidate presentations (classroom, pool, and open water), rescue assessment, a final Standards and Procedures exam, and more.

Also please be aware that upon successful completion of this course and receipt of certification from PADI, you will need to notify your professional liability insurance carrier to have your policy modified to reflect your new professional level before you take on any Assistant Instructor duties.

To be eligible as an Assistant Instructor Candidate with Seven Seas Scuba, the following pre-requisites must be met:

you must be at least 18 years or older to start the program
You must be a PADI Divemaster (or qualifying certification from another organization)
You must hold current professional liability insurance
You must hold a current CPR certification
You must be able to show proof of at least 60 logged dives, including night, deep, and navigation
You must have a completed Medical Statement (signed by a physician) dated within the past 12 months (note: you will also be asked to provide this if you decide to complete a full IDC and sit for an Instructor Exam)

Being an active Assistant Instructor leads you into the world of instructing and for some it will be the first step in continuing their education toward becoming PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors. For others, it will be a natural position to achieve a greater involvement in the experiences and education of recreational scuba divers. We look forward to helping you reach your professional goals. Please contact Nicolle call and set up a consultation time to discuss the Assistant Instructor course in more detail.