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PADI Open Water SCUBA Instructor (OWSI)

The PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor program is your final step in the quest to become a PADI Instructor. During the IDC, you'll learn to use and adapt the PADI System of diver education to individual student needs. Comprehensive training, supported by a wide variety of PADI educational materials, earns PADI Instructors respect from both students and peers. PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors may conduct a broad range of PADI programs from Discover Scuba to Divemaster.

What will I do?

• 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

How long will it take?

The course can vary; minimum would be 7 days full time or approximately 60 hours of actual instruction time. Schedule will be discussed at orientation.

Prerequisites

• Have 60 logged dives to start IDC that include night, deep and navigation dives
• Proof of CPR & First Aid training within the last 24 months (EFR, recommended)
• Medical clearance signed by a physician
• PADI Divemaster rating or qualifying certification from another certification organization
• At least 18 years
• Have been a certified diver for at least 6 months

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