PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor Course

Would you like to earn money from your hobby or just start a new carrier and forget about the 9 till 5 office job? These courses give you the opportunity to learn the necessary skills to be able to work with students, lead dives, get experience on boats and much more in a fun and exciting environment; maybe get a fulltime job somewhere in the tropics or during the weekends here, in California waters.

Ocean Adventures is a premier PADI 5 Star IDC Dive Center in the Los Angeles area. We are totally self-contained, fully equipped, dedicated to diver training and setting very high standards in customer service. All diver training is done to PADI’s 5* level. Divers and instructor candidates can be sure that their training will be done at the highest standard. Instructor Development Courses & Instructor Examination (IDC& IE) take place at anytime upon your desire at Ocean Adventures. The IDC Staff of Ocean Adventure is proud to have a 100% success rate in the U.S. Every candidate we prepared for the Instructor Exam, not only have passed, but stood out from the crowd as the most prepared, most thoroughly trained.

What is a Scuba Instructor? The role of the scuba instructor is vitally important - instructors are ambassadors, delivering enlightened and innovative scuba instruction to those wishing to learn to dive. People put their trust in you and you teach them to breathe underwater for the first time! It is an exciting and rewarding career - but it is also a responsibility not to be taken lightly. Once qualified as a diving instructor you can work all over the world. You can supplement your income and teach part time or follow a full time in exotic locations - the choice is yours. If you have a passion for diving and believe it is crucial people receive the best instruction, then this program can give you the skills to deliver.

$850 for OWSI OR $1600 for a complete  IDC

During the PADI Instructor Development program you’ll learn the PADI System of diver education, standards and procedures, effective academic teaching presentations, teaching in confined water, conducting open water training dives and additional related topics.

After successful completion of the IDC, candidates must successfully complete the PADI Instructor Examination (IE). Candidates will be evaluated on dive theory, academic teaching, confined-water (pool) teaching, open-water teaching and general diving skills and professionalism.

As a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor you can conduct the entire range of PADI experience programs and PADI diver programs, from Open Water Diver through Divemaster (except for specialties and PADI Emergency First Responder, which require specific Specialty Diver Instructor and Emergency First Responder® Instructor ratings).

After successfully completing your PADI IDC and IE, you receive a certification card and certificate denoting this rating. You’ll also become a member of PADI and receive benefits, including the ability to purchase professional liability insurance (which may be required to conduct some activities).

Required Equipment for the IDC:
Buoyancy Control Device
First, second and alternate regulators
Submersible Pressure Gauge
Timing device other than a dive computer
Appropriate exposure suit
Whistle attached to your BCD flex inflator hose
Compass
Knife
Mask, snorkel, boots, gloves and fins
Boots and gloves
Surface Marker Buoy
Slates
Tool Box
First Aid Kit
Logbook Binder
Steel or aluminum tank

What do I need to start?

• PADI Assistant Instructor certification or be an instructor in good standing with another training organization for at least six months ( check with a PADI Course Director or your local PADI Office for qualifying credentials.)
• Hold a dive certification for at least six months
• Have 60 logged dives that include night, deep and navigation dives
• EFR (First Aid and Secondary Care within 24 months) Read about the EFR Course here
• Signed Medical Certification Statement (download here)

See the CALENDAR of Scheduled Classes here or call our resident PADI Course Director, Szilvia Gogh at 818-359-8236 for available dates.

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