Discovery Diving Co.

World Class Warm Water Wreck Diving

PADI Instructor Development Course

The cost of the course will be $1250.00.

Diving Instructors enjoy careers in an expanding industry, with opportunities for travel, work in exotic destinations and recognition among fellow divers. Many instructors eventually own their own dive store, charter operation or resort-- and around the world, no other group of instructors enjoys as much success as do PADI Instructors. PADI Instructors are in demand. As one, you may have the opportunity to work for any of the more than 1700 PADI Dive Centers in more than 82 countries, each a member of the world's largest dive retail association. At any given time, there are more requests for PADI Instructors than there are PADI Instructors available to fill them. The path to becoming an Open Water Scuba Instructor is a four-step process: the prerequisite PADI Rescue Diver and PADI Divemaster courses, followed by the Instructor Development Course (IDC) and the Instructor Examination (I.E.). Each step requires candidates to meet high standards of learning, performance, technical knowledge, water skills and physical ability-- all major reasons PADI Instructors are high in demand.

Instructor Development Course(IDC) Requirements:

• 18 years old or older
• PADI Divemaster or Assistant Instructor
• If not a PADI Divemaster must successfully complete the PADI Divemaster course Diver Rescue Skills Assessment
• Proof of 60 logged dives
• Have documentation of experience in Deep, Night, and Navigation Diving
• Certified as a scuba diver for 6 months or more
• Submit proof of current CPR training (no older than 24 months)
• Submit documentation of any equivalent (non PADI) certification for entry-level, advanced and rescue certifications
• Submit a medical statement signed by a licensed Physician within the last 12 months.
  

Instructor Examination (I.E.):

• Have successfully completed an IDC or IOC within the last 12 months
• Have been certified as a scuba diver for 12 months or more
• Submit proof of 100 logged dives
  

The cost of the IDC is $1250.00. All materials and equipment must be supplied by the candidate.
Fees not included in the course are:
PADI IDC Registration Fee:$75.00
PADI I.E. Registration Fee:$360.00

You have up to 12 months to attend an I.E.

Lodging is available at one of Discovery Diving's lodges for $20.00 a person a night. Or we would be happy to furnish you with numbers to some of the local hotels.

MATERIALS LIST

The following materials are required for the IDC:
PADI Instructor Manual
Instructor Candidate Workbook
Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty Instructor Outline
Diving Knowledge Workbook
Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving
Project AWARE Specialty Instructor Outline
AWARE – Coral Reef Conservation Specialty Instructor Outline
RDP – all three versions (Wheel, table and eRDP including associated Instructions for Use booklets)
PADI Open Water Diver Manual
Open Water Diver Quizzes & Exams booklet
PADI Adventures in Diving Manual
PADI Rescue Diver Manual
Rescue Diver Final Exams booklet
PADI Divemaster Manual
Divemaster Final Exams booklet
Aquatic Cue Cards – for Open Water Diver, Adventures in Diving, Rescue Diver, Divemaster and Discover Scuba Diving
Confined Water Lesson Preparation Slate
Open Water Training Dive Lesson Planning Slate

The following materials are recommended the IDC:
All PADI professional videos
All PADI diver videos
PADI Specialty Diver Manuals
The Law and the Diving Professional
The Best of the Undersea Journal
The Business of Diving
Children and Scuba Diving: A Resource Guide for Instructors and Parents
Nav-Finder
Open Water Diver Course Lesson Guides (standard and prescriptive)
Rescue Diver Course Lesson Guides (standard and prescriptive)
Divemaster Course Lesson Guides
Discover Scuba Diving Flip Chart
Scuba Tune-Up guidebook
Skill Evaluation Slate
PADI Career Advancement Series materials
Adventure Log – Pro Modules
A.W.A.R.E. – Our World, Our Water Manual
Ten Ways a Diver Can Help to Protect the
Aquatic Realm brochure
Discover the Underwater World video and
The Snorkeler’s Field Guide
PADI Adventure Log Book with Teaching/
Supervising module

IDC SAMPLE SCHEDULE

Day 1
Course Orientation
Diving Industry Overview
PADI System of diver Education
Standards and Procedures--Part 1
How to conduct the PADI Open Water Course
Day 2
Effective Teaching Presentations 1 & 2
PADI Experience Programs
PADI Continuing Education Philosophy
PADI Advanced Open Water Program
Day 3
Candidate academic teaching presentation A
Teaching in confined water
Skills workshop
Day 4
Candidate academic teaching presentation B
Teaching in confined water
Candidate pool teaching presentation A
PADI Rescue Diver Course
Day 5
Teaching RDP
Conducting Open Water Training Dives
Candidate Pool Presentation B
PADI Divemaster Course
Day 6
Candidate Open Water Presentation A
Rescue Diver Workshop
Candidate Pool Presentation C
Peak Performance Buoyancy Workshop
PADI Specialty Diver Courses
Day 7
Academic Presentations
Candidate Academic Presentations C
Candidate Open Water Teaching Presentations B & C
Advanced Open Water Workshop
Day 8
Candidate Academic Presentation D
Standards and Procedures--part 2
Medic First Aid Course
Business of Diving and Pricing Workshop
Legal Responsibility and Risk Management
I.E. Preparation

Email for more information.
414 Orange Street, Beaufort, NC 28516
(p) 252- 728-2265
(f) 252- 728-2581

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