Certification Requisite:
• PADI Divemaster or leadership level certification with another recreational scuba training organization.
• Minimum Age: 18
• Recommended Course Hours: 40
• Minimum 3 days
• Level of Knowledge Equivalent to Current Divemaster
  Recent staffing of 2 Open Water Diver Courses
  Divemaster Book Knowledge Reviews
  Passing knowledge of Dive Theory (5 DM Exams)
  Score 4.0 on Mask Remove and Replace
• Skills Development Workshop
  20 skills total score 68 or above with minimum of 3.0 on each
• Minimum 2 knowledge development candidate teaching presentations
• Minimum 2 confined water candidate teaching presentations
• Minimum 1 open water training session with candidate teaching presentations (2 skills integrated)

Overview
• The instructor development process is a combination of programs designed to enhance instructor candidate's abilities as dive professionals, as well as offer specialized training programs, all of which are intended to increase their success. This process begins with the PADI Assistant Course.
• The foundation of PADI instructor development is the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC). The program consist of two parts - the Assistant Instructor (AI) course and the Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program. Combining the fourty hour AI course and the fifty hour OWSI program into a continuous program makes up a 90 hour (minimum seven-day) IDC.
• Successfully completing an AI course allows instructor candidates to earn the PADI Assistant Instructor rating which authorizes them to function as instructional assistants and independently conduct certain PADI programs. AI course completion also qualifies candidates to participate in an OWSI program.

Overview
• PADI Instructor Development Courses (IDCs) focus on preparing candidates to function as PADI Assistant Instructors and/or Open Water Scuba Instructors. The PADI IDC provides individuals who already possess instructor-level dive theory, role-model watermanship and rescue skills, and leadership abilities with additional training that allows them to implement the PADI System in confined water, classroom and open water environments. The IDC also helps instructor candidates gain a complete understanding of PADI's educational goals and philosophies.
• The PADI IDC begins with independent learning and encompasses both the Assistant Instructor (AI) course and the Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program.

Candidate Preparation
• Ultimate success during instructor development programs depends greatly on the amount of preparation staff and candidates put forth. For candidates, independent learning must begin well in advance of the IDC and is critical to their personal achievement. This pre-study allows candidates to start the course already understanding basic standards, which means that class time may de dedicated to learning how to apply standards, apply prescriptive teaching techniques and how to market courses effectively.
• The course schedule assumes that the candidate has finished the Divemaster training quite recently and is up on the local procedures and practices. Even in this case it is highly recommended that you first participate in a complete Open Water Course as an observer, then as a Divemaster.
• A thorough knowledge of the Divemaster Final Exams is also required.

Required Candidate (AI or OWSI) Course Material	Use in Section
Instructor Manual (Binder or Digital Version) *	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Instructor Candidate Workbook *	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Law and the Diving Professional *	Independent Learning
The Best of the Undersea Journal *	Independent Learning
The Business of Diving *	Independent Learning
Aquatic Cue Cards, Confined Water (8) *	6
Confined Water Lesson Preparation Slate *	6
Open Water Lesson Preparation Slate *	7
Adventure Log-Teaching Pro Module *	Throughout Course
Aquatic Cue Cards, Open Water (5) *	7
Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty Instructor Outline	3, 4, 7
Project AWARE Specialty Program Instructor Outline	3, 4
PADI Open Water Diver Manual	2
RDP, The Wheel and table, and Instructions for Use booklets	2
PADI Open Water Diver Quizzes and Exam booklet	2
PADI Adventures in Diving Manual	Independent Learning
PADI Rescue Diver Manual	Independent Learning
PADI Rescue Diver Final Exams booklet	Independent Learning
PADI Divemaster Manual	Independent Learning
PADI Divemaster Final Exams booklet	Independent Learning
IDC Crew-Pak with a Cordura Carry Bag (includes all items with *)
Recommended materials include:
All PADI professional videos
All PADI diver videos
Diving Knowledge Workbook
Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving CD-ROM
Adventures in Diving Instructor Cue Cards
PADI Specialty manuals
Nav-Finder
Rescue Diver Course Lesson Guides
Rescue Diver Course Instructor Cue Cards (8)
Divemaster Slates
Divemaster Course Lesson Guides
Discover Scuba Flip Chart
Discover Scuba Diving Instructor Slate
Scuba Tune-up Multimedia or guidebook
Skill Evaluation Cue Card
Open Water Diver Course Lesson Guides
PADI Career Advancement Series materials
Member Hat, Assistant Instructor
Assistant Instructor Emblem
Diving with the Wheel Video