Enriched Air Instructor
The Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program is one of two distinct components of PADI’s Instructor Development Course (IDC)—the core of PADI Instructor training. The first portion is the Assistant Instructor course followed by the Open Water Scuba Instructor program.
The OWSI program is a minimum of four 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 begin networking with other professionals and begin to explore PADI Pro Diving Jobs worldwide. 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.
The Challenging Part
The challenging part of this course is your personal commitment to the training. 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 You Learn
Get a Life—an exciting one as a PADI Open Water Scuba InstructorDuring the course you’ll learn how to apply the PADI System of Education by presenting at least
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Two confined water teaching presentations
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Two knowledge development presentations
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One open water teaching presentations integrating two skills
You will also attend and participate in the following 14 curriculum presentations:
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Course Orientation
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Dive Industry Overview
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General Standards and Procedures
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The Role of Media and Prescriptive Teaching
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Legal Responsibility and Risk Management
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PADI Scuba Diver and Open Water Diver Course
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Adaptive Teaching
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The PADI Continuing Education Philosophy
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Business Principles for the Dive Instructor
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Adventures in Diving Program
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Specialty Diver Courses and Master Scuba Diver Program
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Rescue Diver Course
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Divemaster Course
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Diver Retention Programs
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How to Teach the RDP (Instructors from recreational diver training organizations other than PADI must complete.)
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