PADI Instructor (OWSI)
฿41,900.00
Prerequisites
You must
• Be certified as a PADI Divemaster or a PADI Assistant Instructor or be an instructor in good standing with another training organization. You must also have been qualified as a Open Water/Scuba Diver or equivelent for at least six months (check with a PADI Course Director or Contact Us for qualifying credentials.)
• Be certified as an Emergency First Response Instructor
• Be at least 18 years old
• Be certified as a diver for at least six months
• Have 60 logged dives that include experience in night, deep and navigation diving to participate in the Instructor Development Course. You’ll need 100 logged dives to take the Instructor Exams
Have proof of CPR and First Aid training within the last 24 months. The Emergency First Response course meets this requirement. Be fit for diving and submit a Medical Statement if you like you can contact us for a copy of the PADI medical form to check first before you come.
What materials do you need?
The PADI IDC crewpak includes all the materials needed to prepare for a PADI Assistant Instructor or Open Water Scuba Instructor course. The pack includes:
- Instructor cue cards for PADI’s core courses (OW, AOW, Rescue and Divemaster)
- 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
We can supply you with the IDC Crewpak and EFR Instructor Manual for you at cost of 27,000 Baht. The IDC Crewpak is now an e-Learning package and so you can pay for that and then get access to it and get access to your Crewpak before you arrive here. Then you will pick up your backpack and slates when you arrive here.
Secure your booking with a 37,000 baht deposit today! Via the deposit form at the bottom of the page.
PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor Course [OWSI] at Davy Jones Locker (Which is the same as our IDC Bronze package).
The Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program is one of two distinct components of PADI’s Instructor Development Course (IDC). The first portion is the Assistant Instructor course followed by the Open Water Scuba Instructor program.
The OWSI program is six days. It introduces you to the entire PADI System of diver education and concentrates on further developing your abilities as a professional dive educator.
You’ll also have the opportunity to continue your professional education by participating in specialty instructor courses, which train you to teach specialties after instructor certification.
So why would you choose to take your IDC with DJL?
Here are a few reasons that we can think of:
- FREE 2 WEEKS OF FUN DIVES / ASSISTING ON COURSES PRIOR TO YOUR IDC
- FREE LUNCH INCLUDED DURING THE IDC
- FREE INTRO TO TECH (PRESENTATION AND POOL DIVE ON REQUEST)
- We also have an Instructor Exam (I.E.) pass guarantee, if you don’t pass the first time then we’ll pay for your next IDC/I.E.
The course requires you to complete all the self-study Knowledge Reviews before the course begins and to prepare daily assignments for teaching presentations daily. Organization and dedication are key.
What will You Learn?
During the course, you’ll learn how the PADI System of Education works by presenting at least
- Two confined water teaching presentations
- Two knowledge development presentations
- One open water teaching presentation integrating two skills
You will also attend and participate in the following 14 curriculum presentations:
- Course Orientation
- Dive Industry Overview
- General Standards and Procedures
- The Role of Media and Prescriptive Teaching
- Legal Responsibility and Risk Management
- PADI Scuba Diver and Open Water Diver Course
- Adaptive Teaching
- The PADI Continuing Education Philosophy Business Principles for the Dive Instructor
- Adventures in Diving Program
- Specialty Diver Courses and Master Scuba Diver Program
- Rescue Diver Course
- Divemaster Course
- Diver Retention Programs
- How to Teach the RDP (Instructors from recreational diver training organizations other than PADI must complete.)
You will demonstrate competence in
- performing all 20 dive skills listed on the Skill Evaluation.
- performing a facedown, nonstop swim for 800 meters using a mask, snorkel and fins.
During the course, you’ll need to demonstrate competency in Dive theory by passing a five-part theory exam scoring 75% on each part.
What can you teach after completing the course?
After qualifying as an Open Water Scuba Instructor, you will be able to conduct the entire range of PADI programs from Discover Scuba Diving up to Divemaster. You may also choose to acquire specialty instructor ratings in areas of interest, such as Digital Underwater Photographer or Enriched Air(Nitrox) Diver.
What will you Use?
You use all the basic scuba equipment and some scuba accessories such as a dive slate, dive knife, compass, dive watch, etc. as well as two scuba signaling devices —one audible and one visual.
We recommend that you own all of your own scuba equipment at this level, as familiarity with personal gear improves general scuba diving skills. If you don’t already own all the equipment you require then you’ll be welcome to buy any equipment through our dive shop as we receive discounted rates from suppliers for being good customers.
If you are already an Instructor with a different diving agency and looking to cross over to PADI then you can do that for 24,000 baht instead of the usual 41,900 baht, you will still need to purchase your IDC Crewpak and EFRI manual (27,000 baht) and pay for your Instructor Exam and Instructor fees which are around $1,800 Australian dollars (check for current prices on the PADI website). You will only need to attend the second week of the IDC course, but we’d recommend being here for the start of the IDC so that you can use the additional week for preparation for the course.