PADI IDC - Scuba Instructor preparation
Prior to beginning your Scuba Instructor course, you want to ensure that you are adequately prepared so that there are no surprises and your IDC is a smooth and enjoyable experience. Our PADI Course Directors are experts at getting you prepared and have some sound advice on what do before arriving in Bali.
PADI Instructor Course Prerequisites
There are a number of prerequisites that must be met, prior to any participation in a PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC):
- You must be at least 18 years of age.
- You must submit a medical statement verifying that you are fit for diving and signed by a physician within the last 12 months.
- Submit proof of CPR training within the last 24 months. The PADI EFR course fulfills this requirement.
- You should be a renewed PADI Divemaster or PADI Assistant Instructor, or a current Instructor affiliated with another certification agency.
- Prior to starting the IDC, you must have been a certified diver for a minimum of 6 months and logged at least 60 dives.
- Prior to attending the IE, you must have been a certified diver for a minimum of 6 months and logged at least 100 dives (PADI CDC).
- Prior to certification as a PADI Instructor, you must show you have completed a PADI EFR Instructor course.
- You are required to provide photocopies of all previous non PADI diving certifications.
PADI Instructor Course Materials & Equipment
You will need to ensure that you have all the necessary materials for the PAD Instructor Course. Click the link to see the required list of PADI materials. When you sign up for the PADI IDC we will provide you with a checklist; we can help with any materials you do not have.
You will also need to have the complete set of scuba diving equipment for the Instructor Course. You can view the list of required diving equipment. If you do not want to bring your own gear then you can rent dive equipment from Blue Season Bali. You will still need to bring items such as computers, dive knives, compasses, slates, torches, whistles, etc.
Pre PADI IDC Study - what to do before you start
Now that you know that you can participate in an IDC, and that you have the right materials and equipment, it is time to prepare the rest.
With the new PADI IDC Evolution you will need to undertake some independent learning before you start the Instructor Course. Nowadays, the best way to do this is via the PADI IDC eLearning. In order to sign up you will need to pay PADI direct via the online payment procedure and then go through the online knowledge development.
If you choose the non PADI IDC eLearning option then you will need to sit in on two days of classroom presentations by our Course Directors and IDC Staff Instructors. The benefit of online learning is clear; you will save classroom time which can be spent diving in Bali.
The next thing is to familiarize yourself with the new PADI Instructor Manual and the PADI Guide to Teaching. This is one of the most important things that you can do as this is your tool with which to teach. Look at the latest issues of Training Bulletins to make sure you are up to date with any recent changes in standards.
Practice your dive theory (physics, physiology, the RDP, skills & environment and equipment). The best way is to work through the new Encyclopedia of Recreational diving and the workbook, before moving onto the PADI Divemaster exams booklet. Your aim should be to know every right answer, and also you should know why every wrong answer is wrong!
Scuba Instructor Course - Time to get wet!
Go diving to make sure that you are comfortable in the water. Quite often Instructor candidates will not have dived for some time so it good to make sure that you are familiar with your equipment.
Try and help on as many PADI courses as possible, prior to the IDC.
Practice your diving skills - you especially need to focus on the 20 skills from the PADI Divemaster Skill evaluation slate. Make sure that you can perform all of these skills comfortably with demonstration quality. Buoyancy skills, CESA, and mask skills tend to be prime skills that the Examiners like to test so make sure that you have these skills honed.
During the IDC and IE, you will be required to perform a rescue exercise. You should try and practice Rescue diver exercise #7.
Now take time to relax. The PADI IDC is not something to fear. You will look back on it as one of the most rewarding courses you will have done.
There is a lot of information in these PADI IDC pages so please do not hesitate to contact us about any questions you have regarding your Scuba Diving Instructor course with Blue Season Bali.