The PADI Assistant Instructor course with Oceandivers

Become a Leader Underwater — Start Your Instructor Journey with Oceandivers

Course Price

€650 — excluding PADI materials

Step up, stand out, and take your diving to the next level.
With the Oceandivers PADI Assistant Instructor Course, you don’t just refine your skills — you begin mastering the PADI System of Diver Education, working side-by-side with Ireland’s most experienced instructor team.

As a PADI Assistant Instructor you’ll:

✔️ Take on real teaching responsibilities
✔️ Assist on courses and mentor new divers
✔️ Learn how to deliver briefings, demonstrations, and assessments
✔️ Build the confidence and professionalism needed to become a full PADI Instructor

This is the first stage of the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC).
Follow it with the OWSI Module, pass your Instructor Exam, and you’ll qualify as an Oceandivers PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor — ready to teach anywhere in the world.

The Fun Part

Get mentored while gaining hands-on experience teaching students.


What You Learn

You build upon your abilities to organise 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

The PADI Assistant Instructor Course consists of these sections:

  • Module 1: Academic Training

    • PADI Discover Scuba Diving and Snorkeling Programs

    • Developing Knowledge Development Presentations

    • Teaching Project AWARE and Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialties

    • Teaching in Confined Water

    • Conducting Open Water Training Presentations

  • Module 2: Independent Study

    • Knowledge Development

  • Module 3: Practical Application

    • Confined Water and Open Water Teaching Presentations

    • Standards Exam

    • Dive Rescue Skills Assessment


What You Can Teach

In addition to the responsibilities and duties you already have as a PADI Divemaster, as a PADI Assistant Instructor you can:

  • Teach academic presentations under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor 

  • During confined water dives, present initial skills training under the direct supervision of a PADI Instructor 

  • Evaluate Open Water Diver surface skills under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor 

  • Teach and certify  PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty Divers under the direction of a PADI Instructor

  • Teach Project AWARE Specialty courses

  • Teach the AWARE Coral Reef Conservation specialty course

  • Conduct PADI Discover Scuba Diving experiences in a pool or confined water

  • Conduct PADI Seal Team AquaMissions

  • Teach PADI Digital Underwater Photographer specialty courses under the direction of a PADI Instructor after earning the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty Instructor rating

At a glance, compare what you can teach when you continue your professional diver education.


The Scuba Gear You Use

You use all the basic scuba equipment and some scuba accessories such as a dive slate, dive knife, compass, dive watch, etc.

It is highly recommended that you own all of your own scuba equipment, as familiarity with personal gear improves general scuba diving skills.


The Learning Materials 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 23-item 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

  • PADI Instructor Manual.

For all your learning materials and equipment, contact Oceandivers.


Prerequisites

You must

  • Be a PADI Divemaster or qualifying certification from another certification organization

  • Be at least 18 years old

  • Have 60 logged dives, including night, deep, and navigation dives

  • Have been a certified diver for at least 6 months

  • Have CPR and First Aid Training within the last 24 months

  • Be fit for diving and submit a Medical Statement (PDF) signed by a physician within the last 12 months

  • Want a fun and exciting career!


Your Next Adventure

Take the full Instructor Development Course with Oceandivers to become a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor so you can teach and certify PADI Open Water Divers.

For more information about this or other PADI courses have a chat with one of the Oceandivers Team members.

Course costs

For full cost breakdown just click on the link to our Prices Page and scroll to the course you need.

Got a Question?

Do feel free to give us a call or drop us an email, but you will also find the answers to many common questions about learning to dive on our FAQs page here.