This is the leadership course that enables you to actively participate in teaching people how to SCUBA dive. Many SCUBA divers can recall the Assistant Instructor (AI) that taught them how to dive—a dive “super person.”Learn how to best help someone learn to SCUBA dive, and at the same time perfect your diving and teaching skills. As a PADI Assistant Instructor, you will be able to independently conduct many PADI programs or choose to go on to an Instructor Development Course. You will meet a lot of wonderful people, increase your interpersonal, communication and teaching skills and be left with a tremendous sense of satisfaction. AI or Divemaster certification is a prerequsite to becoming a SCUBA instructor.
Class Details
WHO:
Certified Dive Master, 18 years or older
WHEN:
This is a one-on-one course with your instructor acting as mentor. You and your instructor will tailor a schedule to meet your needs. WHERE:
Aqua Safaris SCUBA Center
COST:
$400.00 per person Instructor Fee
$320.00 PADI eLearning Instructor Development Course fee (paid directly to PADI)
COST INCLUDES:
- classroom sessions
- pool sessions
- review of rescue skills
- ocean dives
CLASS TOPICS:
- Leadership role of an AI
- Accident prevention
- Review of dive medicine
- SCUBA skill demonstration brush-up
- Preparing and presenting a lesson plan
- Teaching techniques
- Counseling students
- Being a role model
- Accident management
HOW TO SIGN UP:
Call the shop or come in to sign up now to reserve your space.
NECESSITIES:
As an Assistant Instructor, you will need to have all of your SCUBA equipment including:
- PADI Instructor Pack
- regulator with console and octo (all serviced within the past year)
- BC
- wet suit (suitable for Monterey conditions) or dry suit
- hood
- dive knife
- whistle
- small slate
- log book
*** ALL EQUIPMENT MUST BE IN PERFECT WORKING ORDER***
These items are in addition to your basic diving gear (mask, snorkel, fins, gloves, booties & weight belt). If you don’t already own this gear, we encourage you to come to Aqua Safaris. We offer prices guaranteed to be the lowest prices in Santa Cruz County, and the highest quality, name-brand gear.
