The Assistant Instructor course is the first portion of the Instructor Development Course (IDC). You'll not only gain additional experience as a Professional but you'll also start learning the System of diver education.

 

What can assistant instructors do?

• Teach academic presentations under the indirect supervision of an Instructor

• Evaluate Open Water Diver surface skills under the indirect supervision of an Instructor

• Teach the Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty course

• Teach Project AWARE Specialty courses

• Conduct Discover Scuba experiences

• Teach Emergency First Response after successful completion of an Emergency First Response Instructor course

 

What do I need to start?

• Divemaster rating

• 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

 

What will I do?

• Knowledge development through self-study, quizzes, lectures and presentations

• Confined water skill review and assessment, workshops and presentations

• Open water workshops, rescue assessment and candidate presentations