DIVE WORLD AUSTIN

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Duration:  minimum of 3 days/ approximately 35 hours

The  (AI) Assistant Instructor course is the first part of an (IDC) Instructor Development Course which is divided into Two Parts – AI and OWSI (Open Water Scuba Instructor). It is a great option for PADI Divemasters who want to gain additional knowledge and skills to act as a more effective certified assistant.  The course teaches you how to introduce new knowledge and skills independently or with minimal supervision.   

Presenting knowledge portions of the Coral Conservation and Project AWARE Specialties are covered to prepare you to teach these programs. l You learn how to conduct open water dives for courses you can teach, such as the Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty.

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Successful completion of the AI course allows you to:

• Present the knowledge development for any PADI Diver course under an instructor's indirect supervision.

• Present initial skills training under the instructor's direct supervision during confined water dives.

• Conduct open water surface skill evaluations during the O/W Diver course under the instructor's indirect supervision

• Teach and certify Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty Diver under the direction of an instructor

• Independently teach the Project AWARE Specialty

• Independently teach the Coral Reef Conservation Specialty course

• Independently  conduct Discover Scuba Diving in a pool or confined water

• Independently conduct Bubblemaker programs

• Independently conduct PADI Seal Team Aquamissions

• Teach and certify divers in specialty courses that don’t include dives after completing Specialty Instructor Training and earning the Specialty rating for that Specialty

• After completing Specialty Instructor Training in Digital Underwater Photography, teach this course under the direction of an Instructor

• After completing an Emergency First Response Instructor Training Course, independently teach the EFR Primary and Secondary course, Care for Children course, and CPR and AED course. Note:  To be certified as a PADI Instructor, you will need to be an EFR Instructor or equivalent.