PADI Assistant Instructor in Bali
PADI Assistant Instructor - What is it?
PADI Assistant Instructor - How does it work?
PADI Assistant Instructor - Where will I dive?
PADI Assistant Instructor - What does it cost?
As a PADI Assistant Instructor, you not only gain additional experience as a PADI Professional scuba diver, but you also start learning the PADI System of diver education. You can act as an instructional scuba assistant and assume limited teaching responsibilities. It’s a great way to gain experience in order to become a scuba instructor!
PADI Assistant Instructor - How does it work?
Prerequisites for the Assistant Instructor Course
To take this PADI Assistant Instructor course in Bali, you must be:
- 18 years old
- A PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organization)
- A PADI Rescue Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organization)
- An Emergency First Response Primary and Secondary Care (or qualifying first aid and CPR training from another organization) course completion within the past 24 months.
- A PADI Divemaster (or qualifying certification from another training organization)
- Have at least 20 dives to begin the course and 60 for certification
- Be fit for diving and submit a Medical Statement (PDF) signed by a physician within the last 12 months.
You build upon your abilities to organize and supervise scuba diving activities, while concentrating on developing teaching skills. You learn through:
- 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
To start the PADI Assistant Instructor Course you will need to either sign up for IDC eLearning online or participate in our eLearning classroom sessions in order to complete the independent study.
You will then join us for five and a half days although this time also includes our free IDC preparation course which will really refresh your skills and knowledge before taking the Assistant Instructor course.
During the course you will have classroom sessions, confined water and open water training sessions that will show you how to teach scuba diving. It is a lot of fun and will really increase your skills and knowledge of diving.
Everyday you will be working with the Course Directors to develop yourself and your diving skills. Upon successful completion of the performance requirements we will apply for your PADI Assistant Instructor rating!
PADI Assistant Instructor - Where will I dive?
Bali, "The Island of the Gods", is certainly a divine place to get your gear on and go for a dive. The diversity of marine life and dive sites is exceptional. One day can be filled with the magnificent Oceanic Sunfish, or Mola Mola, around the waters of Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Penida, whilst the next you can be searching for pigmy seahorses in the north of Bali. The diversity of soft and hard corals in Bali, and Indonesia, is unmatched anywhere else in the world.
With our PADI Assistant Instructor courses you will get to dive the best places that Bali has to offer.
PADI Assistant Instructor - What does it cost?
The PADI Assistant Instructor Course costs USD700.00 per person and includes:
- Five day PADI AI program including lunch on all days.
- All tanks, weights and belts for the entire AI program.
- Dive insurance
- Park and Porter fees
The Learning Materials You Need
The PADI IDC crew pak includes all the materials needed to prepare for a PADI Assistant Instructor or Open Water Scuba Instructor course. The crew pack includes:
- Instructor cue cards for PADI’s core courses (OW, AOW, Rescue and Assistant Instructor)
- PADI Guide to Teaching,
- Lesson planning slates for confined and open water
- Quiz and exam booklets for the core courses
- Specialty outlines for all PADI Specialty Courses
- Plus lots more.
The cost of this crew pak is USD570.00 per pak. The PADI Instructor manual is no included in the crew pak although now PADI members can download it at no charge from the PADI pros web site.
You then also need to consider the PADI fees associates with this course. They are payable direct to PADI and are:
- PADI AI fee AUD74.00 - payable direct to PADI
At Blue Season Bali there are NO HIDDEN extras with our all inclusive prices!
If you are in any doubt about which program to take please contact us as we have the latest and most professional advice for you.
