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PADI IDC & Instructor Crossover
After successfully completing the PADI Instructor Examination (IE), the PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor assumes responsibility for teaching and developing scuba diving skills through various courses and programs. A PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor in teaching status is authorized to conduct all PADI courses and programs, from Discover Scuba through Divemaster (except for Medic First Aid and specialty courses that require a specialty instructor rating).
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- Be a certified PADI Assistant Instructor or PADI Divemaster, or be a member of another recreational diving training organization as an instructor
- Be at least 18 years old
- Provide a medical certificate that is no older than 12 months. The certificate must be signed by a physician and certify the individual’s fitness to engage in scuba diving. The signing physician cannot be the instructor candidate themselves.
- Be a certified diver for at least 6 months and have completed and logged at least 60 dives (as documented in the diver’s personal logbook)
- Provide proof of successful training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) within the last 24 months
- Provide proof of all equivalent certifications from other training organizations for the Entry Level, Advanced, and Rescue Diver courses. If an equivalent certification is presented for the PADI Rescue Diver, a copy of the certificate of successful completion of a first aid training course must also be submitted (PADI Members who already have this certificate on file with PADI do not need to resubmit it).
The development to become a PADI Instructor is divided into two phases, a training phase and an examination phase:
1. The training phase can be completed either by participating in an Instructor Development Course (IDC) or through the OWSI program. PADI Assistant Instructors and PADI Divemasters participate in the IDC format, whereas qualified instructors from other recognized training organizations choose either the IDC or the OWSI program. IDCs and OWSI programs are led by teaching-level PADI Course Directors.
2. The PADI Instructor Examination (IE) is the final stage of the PADI Instructor qualification process. Instructor candidates who have successfully completed an IDC or the OWSI program are eligible to take a PADI IE. To be certified as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI), you must successfully complete a PADI IE under the supervision of a PADI Instructor Examiner.
Our IDCs are conducted in cooperation with the 5 Star IDC Center Santana Divers, Patong-Phuket.
Cost
All-Inclusive
You must be a PADI-certified Divemaster
Price on request
Our other Go Pro courses
PADI Divemaster Course
Duration 3-4 weeks
44,900 THB
IDC Preparation
You must be a PADI member as a certified PADI Divemaster
49,500 THB
PADI EFRI
You must be a Divemaster or Assistant Instructor/PADI Instructor
Price on request
PADI Specialty Instructor
You must be a PADI Assistant Instructor
Price on request
PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer
You must be a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor
Price on request
PADI IDC Staff Instructor
You must have PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer status
Price on request
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