Service Description

Becoming an Assistant Instructor with SDI/TDI lets you do that. The Assistant Instructor Course is designed to build on the Divemaster Program by gaining practical teaching experience, learning to prepare lesson plans, and give academic presentations. You will work with an instructor to gain experience teaching before moving on to the Open Water Scuba Diver Instructor level. What you get from this course: The SDI Assistant Instructor Course is designed to build on the SDI Divemaster Program by gaining practical teaching experience, learning to prepare lesson plans, and give academic presentations. You will work with an instructor to gain experience teaching before moving on to the SDI Open Water Scuba Diver Instructor level. Once you complete the Specialty Instructor training with a qualified SDI Instructor Trainer, you can become qualified to teach several SDI Specialty Diver courses. Student Prerequisites 1. Minimum age 18 2. Certified SDI Divemaster or equivalent 3. Provide proof of current First Response Adult and Child Emergency Care Provider and Oxygen Administration Provider (where local law permits) certification or equivalent* 4. Provide proof of at least 60 logged dives or 50 logged dives and 25 hours underwater accumulated time Duration: 7- 8 days Upon successful completion of this course, graduates may: 1. Teach and certify students in the SDI Snorkeling course 2. Conduct the SDI Inactive Diver/Refresher course 3. Conduct the knowledge quest review in the SDI Open Water Scuba Diver course under indirect supervision by an active SDI Instructor 4. Assist an active SDI Instructor during approved diving courses, provided the activities are similar to the graduate’s prior training 5. Supervise and conduct dives for certified divers provided the activities are similar to the graduate’s prior training 6. Teach approved specialties after receiving instructor training in those specialties Equipment requirements: 1. Mask, fins and snorkel 2. Buoyancy compensator device (BCD) with a low-pressure power inflator 3. Regulator with submersible pressure gauge 4. Alternate air sources 5. Weight system 6. Personal dive computer 7. Exposure suit adequate for the training conditions 8. Compressed gas cylinder 9. Compass 10. Cutting device 11. Rescue signal 12. A dive flag must be carried in accordance with local laws or regulations for all open water locations *NO PHOTO