PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor @ Diving Leisure

Are you looking for something extraordinary? To do something others can only dream of? To help people transform their lives? To open doors you didn’t even know existed? All of this, and more, awaits you as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor.

The Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program is one of two distinct components of PADI’s Instructor Development Course (IDC)—the core of PADI Instructor training. The first portion is the Assistant Instructor course followed by the Open Water Scuba Instructor program.

The OWSI program is a minimum of four days. It introduces you to the entire PADI System of diver education and concentrates on further developing your abilities as a professional dive educator.

It’s about life transformations—both yours and those around you.

The fun part of instructor training is interacting with course participants while creating friendships that continue long after the course concludes.

You’ll begin networking with other professionals and begin to explore PADI Pro Diving Jobs worldwide. You’ll also have the opportunity to continue your professional education by participating in specialty instructor courses, which train you to teach specialties after instructor certification.

What do I need to start?

Be certified as a PADI Divemaster or a PADI Assistant Instructor or be an instructor in good standing with another organisation for at least six months (check with a PADI Course Director or contact us for qualifying credentials)

Be at least 18 years old

Be certified as a diver for at least six months

Have 60 logged dives that include experience in night, deep and navigation diving to participate in the Instructor Development Course. You’ll need 100 logged dives to take the Instructor Exams

Have proof of 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

What will I do?

The challenging part of this course is your personal commitment to the training. The course requires you to complete all the self-study Knowledge Reviews before the course begins and to prepare daily assignments for teaching presentations daily. Organization and dedication are key. During the course you’ll learn how to apply the PADI System of Education by presenting at least:

Two confined water teaching presentations

Two knowledge development presentations

One open water teaching presentation integrating two skills

You will also attend and participate in the following 14 curriculum presentations:

Course Orientation

Dive Industry Overview

General Standards and Procedures

The Role of Media and Prescriptive Teaching

Legal Responsibility and Risk Management

PADI Scuba Diver and Open Water Diver Course

Adaptive Teaching

The PADI Continuing Education Philosophy

Business Principles for the Dive Instructor

Adventures in Diving Program

Specialty Diver Courses and Master Scuba Diver Program

Rescue Diver Course

Divemaster Course

Diver Retention Programs

How to Teach the RDP (Instructors from recreational diver training organizations other than PADI must complete)

You will demonstrate competence at:

performing all 20 dive skills listed on the Skill Evaluation

performing a facedown, nonstop swim for 800 metres/yards using a mask, snorkel and fins

During the course you’ll need to demonstrate competency in Dive theory by passing a five-part theory exam scoring 75% on each part.

After becoming an Open Water Scuba Instructor, you will be able to conduct the entire range of PADI programs from Discover Scuba Diving up to Divemaster. You may also choose to acquire specialty instructor ratings in areas of interest, such as Digital Underwater Photographer or Enriched Air Diver.

Please note, you will also need to separately purchase the PADI IDC crewpak which includes all the materials needed to prepare for a PADI Assistant Instructor or Open Water Scuba Instructor course. The 23-item pack includes:

Instructor cue cards for PADI's 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

PADI Instructor Manual

What's included in the course fee?

Air Fills

Training

Please note, transportation to dive site and entry fees (where applicable) are not included.

What's next?

You’ll want to continue your professional training by completing courses that allow you to teach beyond the core courses. For example, Emergency Oxygen Provider Instructor, Emergency First Response Instructor, and specialty instructor courses complement your Open Water Scuba Instructor rating and add to your professional portfolio.