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Padi Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) Course
with Scubaworld on the Costa Blanca
PADI Open Water Instructor Development Course (IDC)
Your goal is to become a fully qualified Open Water Scuba Diving Instructor; our goal is to ensure that you
achieve this in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. You earn a PADI Instructor rating through hard work and
commitment, but you’re rewarded with a job that lets you share incredible underwater adventures with others –
transforming their lives for the better and enriching yours.
We will treat you as an individual, building on your strengths whilst identifying any weaknesses, to enable you to
reach your ultimate goal. Becoming a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor
The
Instructor
Development
Course
(IDC)
is
made
up
of
two
parts
–
the
Assistant
Instructor
(AI)
course
and
the
Open
Water
Scuba
Instructor
(OWSI)
program.
Successfully
completing
just
the
AI
course
results
in
a
PADI
Assistant
Instructor
qualification.
When
an
AI
is
ready
to
progress
he
can
attend
an
OWSI
program.
This
course
will
further
expand
your
knowledge,
developing
skills
in
the
classroom,
confined
water
and
open
water
and
allows
entry
into
an
IE
to
earn
a
full
PADI
Instructor
rating.
Most
dive
professionals
complete
the
entire
IDC
and
go on to attend an Instructor Examination (IE), which is the final step to earn a PADI Instructor certification.
The
OWSI
(Open
Water
Scuba
Instructor)
program
takes
5
days.
But
if
you
combine
the
two
parts
together
it
will
take you 7 days.
Are
you
ready
to
join
the
ranks
of
the
dedicated
professionals
who
teach
the
world’s
most
progressive
and
popular scuba diver education programs? Then Go PRO with an Instructor Development Course.
The IE will take 2 days after the IDC course
Crossover:
Dive
professionals
who
hold
an
instructor
rating
with
another
diver
training
organization
may
be
eligible
to
enroll
directly
in
the
OWSI
program.
This
recognizes
prior
instructor
training
and
provides
a
path
to
become
a
PADI Instructor.
The
vast,
overwhelming
majority
of
dive
center,
in
excess
of
75%
worldwide,
are
PADI
dive
centers
and
want
only
PADI
certified
instructors.
If
you
want
to
find
a
lucrative
job
easily,
you
need
to
be
a
PADI
instructor.
The
benefits
to
being
a
PADI
instructor
are
normally
obvious,
PADI
is
the
largest,
most
recognized
and
established
diver
training
agency
in
the
world
offering
more
jobs
to
dive
professionals
than
any
other.
The
PADI
Open
Water
Scuba
Instructor
rating
sets
you
apart
from
the
crowd.
PADI
Instructors
do
things
others
can
only
daydream
about, so if you want to live an extraordinary life, you're in the right place at Scubaworld.
If you like to do a crossover from another organization than contact us to find out your possibilities.
Now
also
available
PADI
Instructor
course
online.
With
this
option
you
study
the
theoretical
part
online
in
your own pace with
The next step is:
becoming a PADI Master Scuba Trainer!
Course Prerequisites
•
PADI Assistant Instructor or qualifying instructor certification from another training organization
•
Be a EFR instructor or first aid instructor from another organization ( will be taught besides the IDC)
•
Been a certified diver for at least 6 months
•
PADI diver’s medical signed by a physician within the last 12 months
•
Minimum 60 logged dives to enroll on the OWSI
•
Minimum 100 logged dives to enroll on to the IE
•
EFR Primary and Secondary Care (or equivalent) within 24 months
•
Proof of experience in night, deep and navigation diving
•
Pre-study course manuals and fill in review sections
•
Have good personal diving and buoyancy skills
•
Be able to snorkel 800 meters
Minimum age
•
18 years