Interaction with staff and other candidates
AFTER THE IE
After the successful completion of the IE your paperwork will
be processed by PADI, which usually takes between 2-8 weeks,
and then you will receive a PADI OWSI certification card, the
most recognised teaching certification in the dive industry,
enabling you to teach students from entry level through to Divemaster
all over the world.
Please note that you can NOT start teaching until you have
received confirmation of your certification from PADI.
OTHER COURSES AVAILABLE
EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONSE
INSTRUCTOR COURSE (EFRI)
and CARE FOR CHILDREN INSTRUCTOR (CFCI)
These courses are open to certified Divemasters as well as
Instructors. In the EFRI you will learn how to teach people
CPR and First Aid. The contents of this course are not limited
to dive related accidents and injuries and therefore appeals
to divers and non divers alike. Many Dive Centers insist their
dive staff have this certification as it is a required teaching
component of the PADI Rescue Diver course. Care for Children
specialises in CPR and First Aid for children up to 8 years
of age, and infants. You will learn how to instruct the different
ways of CPR effectively, keeping the anatomical differences
of infants and children in mind.
This course is usually offered just after the IDC and before
the IE, but we prefer to schedule the EFRI course the day before
the IDC Prep course starts, so when you start your IDC you will
not have the distraction of having other course material to
learn, plus you will have already achieved one Instructor level
certification to boost your confidence. If your EFR certification
has expired, we offer a free EFR update before the Instructor
course.
IDC STAFF INSTRUCTOR COURSE
(IDCS)
A Staff Instructor works with and assists the Course Director
on IDCs and can also independently teach the Assistant Instructor
course, which consists of the first part of the IDC. On this
course you will work closely with the Course Director during
an actual IDC and receive tuition, guidance and feedback throughout.
You will learn about IDC standards and evaluation techniques
and assist the Course Director in evaluating the IDC candidates
on the course. You will also be evaluated on one classroom presentation
and one confined water presentation during the IDC. We expect
you to attend the IDC preparation course, the IDC, the MSDT
and the IE and be on hand to support and counsel the IDC candidates
alongside the Course Director. Please note you must be a PADI
MSDT to be eligible for this course.
MASTER SCUBA DIVER TRAINER
INSTRUCTOR (MSDT)
After completing the IDC and IE take the opportunity to enhance
your employment prospects by learning how to teach PADI speciality
courses.
The MSDT Prep course allows you to have an in-depth look at
the different specialties available and how to teach them under
the supervision and guidance of your PADI Course Director.
It is called the MSDT Prep Course because you still need to
first issue your first 25 certifications before you can start
teaching specialties. For the MSDT rating you can choose 5 specialties
which interest you most. The MSDT rating is a prerequisite for
the IDC Staff Instructor Course.
Enriched Air Nitrox
Instructor
2 dives (certified nitrox divers with 10+ logged nitrox dives)
10 dives (entry level nitrox certification and nitrox instructor
certification)
One of the most popular PADI speciality courses worldwide
Teach your students about the benefits of diving with enriched
air, how to use the PADI EANx tables and an oxygen analyzer.
The actual Enriched Air Diver Course itself is included in the
Instructor Course. To become certified you will need a total
of ten enriched air dives. The last eight experience dives can
be conducted during the MSDT Course or other speciality dives.
The eight Nitrox tanks needed are included in your Nitrox Instructor
course.
Multilevel Diver Instructor
1 dive
The Multilevel and Computer diver PADI speciality is what we
call "The art of real and safe diving". Real diving,
because in the modern world most divers use computers to extend
their bottom time. Safer diving, because it is important to
plan dives and not blindly follow dive computers alone.
This course is not just teaching divers how to use the wheel
and dive computers, it is teaching student divers to follow
their dive plan and use their computers as back-ups and to follow
safe diving practices.
Digital Underwater Photographer
Instructor
1 dive
Professional underwater photographers are using digital cameras
and computers to create breathtaking underwater images. With
the cost of underwater housings falling, many more amateur photographers
are following suit. The new Digital Underwater PADI speciality
is fun and easy to teach and has a wide target audience.
During this Instructor Course you will become familiar with
the new PADI materials and special equipment requirements. The
course also includes tips on using computer software to enhance
images.
Search & Recovery
Instructor
2 dives
If you have done the PADI Search & Recovery speciality Course
you will remember what a blast it was. Working with lift bags,
finding small and large objects and moving objects from the
bottom of the ocean to the surface.
If you have not done the course yourself, then you are in for
a real treat. The Search & Recovery Instructor course is
challenging, fun and is accomplished best by team work. It develops
navigation skills, underwater communication and teaches you
how to use equipment like lift bags, reels, and even tests your
knot tying skills! This is one course that is highly under rated,
and yet very rewarding for you and your students.
Wreck Diver Instructor
2 dives
As an experienced diver you may have had opportunities to dive
on wrecks before. If you remember the first time you dived on
a wreck, you may remember that adrenaline rush and thrill of
seeing something that once existed in our world at the bottom
of another world.
As a Wreck speciality Instructor, you learn how to teach one
of the most popular PADI speciality courses including: the pre-planning
steps, preparation, safety considerations and penetration setup
for safely entering wrecks.
Navigation Diver Instructor
1 dive
Navigation is an essential skill for divers, and teaching navigation
is actually a lot more fun than most instructors think. The
skills and objectives involved with the speciality include different
pattern swims, underwater treasure hunts and flag marking games.
The Instructor course will provide you with amazing setup information
for teaching the PADI Navigation Diver speciality course, as
well as interesting navigation games and tools.
A.W.A.R.E. Fish Identification
Instructor
1 dive
The AWARE Fish ID speciality Course is really one of the more
popular courses to teach, as well as the simplicity and enjoyment
students gain from this course, its a great one to have!
During the Instructor training course, you as the instructor
will learn how to teach students to identify common fish families,
fish surveying techniques and the planning, organization and
procedures for identifying fish families and species while diving.
Deep Diver Instructor
2 dives
As an Open Water Scuba Instructor you will have your fair share
of teaching PADI Open Water and PADI Advanced courses. This
also means that most of the time you will not dive much deeper
than 30m. If you enjoy diving deep, then you will have a great
time teaching students how to dive deep, safely.
During the Deep Diver Speciality Instructor course we look at
special logistics involved when conducting deep dives with students,
as well as provide you with some interesting techniques, tips
and underwater games/puzzles for use during deep dives to show
students the effect of pressure at depth. We also look at the
safety considerations for deep dives; such as setting up drop
tanks, having emergency equipment quickly available and perfecting
emergency action plans for diving emergencies.
Drift Diver Instructor
1 dive
The Drift Diver speciality Course is very exciting. It focuses
on keeping divers together during strong currents and how to
use the buddy system more effectively. Your students will gain
from the tips and skills learnt during this course. This course
is very valuable as it focuses so much on diver safety. Allow
your students to explore and learn a whole new level of safer
diving with the PADI Drift Diver speciality Course!
SHARK AWARENESS DISTINCTIVE
SPECIALITY INSTRUCTOR
This non-diving course was designed and structured by our Course
Director Brendon Sing, who personally created his own material
and outline and had it approved by PADI's stringent evaluation
process. As a PADI Distinctive Speciality that only Brendon
can teach up to the instructor level, it can not be counted
towards your MSDT Prep course, but is offered as an additional,
unique certification that will expand and enhance your teaching
qualifications.
This course will help you gain interesting information about
sharks, thus improving knowledge and understanding of these
creatures, both for the student and for you at Instructor level.
The main goal of this course is to make divers and non-divers
aware that sharks are in very great danger of being wiped out
and covers the following topics: introduction; fears and
phobias; shark evolution; shark identification; shark species;
shark anatomy; shark behaviour and attacks; shark reproduction;
diving responsibly with sharks; sharks in danger.