Undertaking the PADI AI Course gives you the chance to develop and refine your teaching skills for confined water, knowledge development and open water situations.

Certification as a PADI Assistant Instructor allows you the opportunity to develop your teaching skills by working as an instructional assistant on real life courses, before completing the other part of the PADI IDC - the OWSI Program - and the PADI Instructor Examination. Completing the PADI AI Course and then continuing on with the PADI OWSI Program will allow you to maximise your experience in a variety of teaching scenarios

In addition, you'll be able to teach a range of PADI programs, such as the Peak Performance Buoyancy specialty and the Project AWARE Specialty.

Our PADI Assistant Instructor Courses is conducted over three days, and includes a free Project AWARE Specialty course, which allows you to gain valuable experience with a course you'll be able to teach.

To commence your PADI Assistant Instructor Course you'll start by undertaking the PADI IDC Online eLearning program. This needs to be completed anytime prior to the start of your course.

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 completing the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty Instructor Training Course Teach PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider specialty courses under the direction of a PADI Instructor after completing the PADI Emergency OxygenSpecialty Instructor Training Course Online Learning (Prior to Course Commencement) - These can be done in Class if Required Learning, Instruction and the PADI System General Standards & Procedures Risk Management Marketing Diving Start Diving Teaching PADI Specialty Courses Business of Diving Keep Diving How to Teach the RDP (optional for PADI Members) Course Topics Orientation Developing Knolwedge Development Presentations Teaching in Confined Water Conducting Open Water Training Dives

Prerequisites

1. Be certified as a PADI Divemaster or hold a leadership level certification with another recreational diver training organization.
2. Be at least 18 years old.
3. Be fit for diving and submit a Medical Statement for a diving medical examination conducted within the past 12 months.
4. Have been a certified diver for at least six months and have completed and logged at least 60 open water scuba dives (as documented in the individual’s log book) and have documentation of experience in deep, night and navigation diving.
5. Submit proof of CPR and first aid training within the last 24 months.
6. Submit documentation of any qualifying certification for entrylevel, advanced, rescue and leadership-level issued by another recreational diver training organization. (PADI Members who have these records on file at PADI do not need to resubmit.)
7. If not a PADI Divemaster, successfully complete the PADI Divemaster course diver rescue skills assessment.   

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