During the IDC we will provide you all the knowledge you need to feel safe and comfortable while conducting presentations in the classroom, pool or open water. Practical workshops, hints and suggestions as well as the correct use of the PADI Instructor Manual will make you more familiar with the PADI standards & procedures in all different kind of courses.

It’s okay to do mistakes, no problem. We are there to positive reinforce you or provide help wherever needed. Our frequent counseling during the course will make it easy for you to improve yourself and feel more self confident as an upcoming instructor.

The IDC program of PADI is split in three parts. It starts with the "Self study Section" which can be done online using PADI eLearning or in Person during the first 2 days of your IDC. The part of the “Assistant Instructor” course followes right after and then we go on directly to the “Open Water Scuba Instructor” part of the IDC course.

Instructors who are already certified on instructor leadership level with another recreational dive training organization just need to join our OWSI program.
 

1. Be at least 18 years old.
2. Be certified as a PADI Divemaster or hold a leadership level certification with another recreational diver training organization.
3. Be fit for diving and submit a medical statement not older than one year, including the date of the IE. A licensed physician must sign and stamp the form and state that you are fit for diving. The physician signing the form may not be the applicant. (Please make sure that your medical statement is valid for the IE, too).
4. Certified diver for at least 6 months + 60 logged open water scuba dives. Have documentation of experience in deep, night and navigation diving.
5. Submit proof of CPR and first aid training within the last 24 months.
6. Submit documentation of any equivalent certification for entry-level, advanced, rescue and leadership-level issued by another recreational diver training organization.
7. If not a PADI Divemaster, successfully complete the PADI Divemaster Course diver rescue skill assessment.

Paperwork you have to bring with you:

1. Medical statement that you are fit for diving, not older then 1 year including the dater of the IE.
2. Logbook with at least 60 open water dives logged (100 for the IE!!).
3. All PADI certificates or equivalent in original.
4. At least two passportsized photos of you.
5. Proof of CPR/First Aid not older then 24 months.

Our IDC program takes 10 days.
In case eLearning is used for the first two days the course duration is only 8 days.
(please check out IDC Preparation).
 

• PADI Instructor Manual
• PADI’s Guide to Teaching incl. Sticker
• PADI Specialty Course Instructor Manual, or these specialty course instructor guides: Peak Performance Buoyancy, Project AWARE and AWARE – Coral Reef Conservation
• PADI Open Water Diver Manual
• Recreational Dive Planner – RDP Table and eRDPML, including Instructions for Use booklets
• How to Use and Choose Dive Computers book
• Open Water Diver Quizzes and Exam booklet
• Adventures in Diving Manual
• PADI Rescue Diver Manual
• Rescue Diver Final Exams booklet
• PADI Divemaster Manual
• Divemaster Final Exams booklet
• Aquatic Cue Cards for OWD, AiD, Rescue, DM, DSD
• Confined Water Lesson Preparation slate
• Open Water Training Dive Lesson Planning slate
• The Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving
• Diving Knowledge Workbook or eRecord for Dive Theory Online

Mask, Snorkel, Fins, BCD with Inflator, weightbelt or integrated weightpockets, Regulator INT or DIN Adapter, Alternate airsource, Pressure gauge, Wetsuit, Watch & depth gauge or Diving computer, Compass, Diving knife, UW-Slate, Divetable, Emergency Signal device (acoustic and visual) and a poketmask.
 

Instructor Registration: 120.- € + tax (price of PADI EMEA)