The PADI Assistant Instructor Course in Pattaya, Thailand ..... from  19,999 baht*

The PADI Assistant Instructor course is the first portion of the Instructor Development Course (IDC), and results in limited teaching responsibilities and the role of an instructor's assistant. Learning the PADI system of diver education and gaining additional experience as a Professional Scuba Diver, the PADI A.I. is a quality step towards the Open Water Scuba Instructor certification. All our assistant instructor training is completed through a reputable PADI 5 Star IDC Center in Pattaya.

What are the requirements before I start my PADI Assistant Instructor Training ?
Be a PADI Divemaster (or qualifying certification from another certification organisation)
Be at least 18 years old
Have 60 logged dives, including Night, Deep, and Navigation Dives
Have been a certified diver for at least 6 months
Have CPR and First Aid Training within the last 24 months
Be fit for diving and submit a Medical Statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months

What will I learn ?
The Assistant Instructor course develops your teaching skills and your ability to organise and supervise scuba diving activities, which takes place through:

• Combination of self-study, quizzes, lectures and presentations
• Confined water skill review and assessment, workshops and presentations
• Open water workshops, rescue assessment and candidate presentations

How long is the Assistant Instructor Course ?
Like all PADI courses, the A.I. course is performance based so it could take as little as three days, however a more relaxed pace would take five days to complete.

What's included in the price ?

• Your own dedicated Private Scuba PADI Master Instructor
• All Classroom sessions as required
• All Pool skills and training as required
• Scuba training dives in the Open Water Environment
• Transfers to and from your Pattaya Hotel
• Food and soft drinks on the Dive Boat

Do I need any extra study materials or dive equipment ?
The study materials required for the course, are excluded from the price* though the PADI Assistant Instructor crewpack is available from the Dive Center, and includes all of the training materials that are required for the Assistant Instructor Course.
The 23-item pack includes:

• Instructor cue cards for PADI’s core courses
• 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

**Please note that use of Scuba Equipment, and PADI Assistant Instructor Membership Fees are not included in the price.

Some of the diving activities that an Assistant Instructor can teach ?
In addition to the responsibilities and duties you already have as a PADI Divemaster,
PADI Assistant Instructor's can also:

• 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 earning the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty Instructor rating

What options are available to a PADI Assistant Instructor ?
Assistant Instructors have already completed almost half of the IDC (instructor development course) and they may only need to complete the owsi (open water scuba instructor) portion to be certified as a PADI Scuba Instructor.

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