PADI IDC in Phuket - Diving Instructor Courses with GoPro Thailand at Pro Tech Divers

Assistant Instructor (AI): 490 $US

Once successfully completing the 4-day AI Program, you are qualified to assist and work with PADI Instructors in various portions of PADI programs. The teaching skills you develop during the AI program allows you to independently conduct several PADI programs, and with further training you may also teach non-diving specialty courses.

Once qualified as (or if you are already) a PADI AI, you do not need to attend the entire IDC but just the OWSI portion to become a PADI instructor.

Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI): 890 $US

PADI OWSI rating is the first PADI Instructor level. During your 5-day OWSI, you review PADI Standard, procedures, philosophy and teaching methods as well as hone your practical teaching ability, watermanship and diving knowledge. After successfully completing a PADI Instructor Examination (IE), you are able to introduce people to scuba diving through various PADI programs and courses. PADI OWSI may conduct the entire range of PADI programs from experience programs up to Divemaster.

Crossover: 890 $US

The Crossover program is offered for instructors with other diver training organizations such as: BSAC (Club Instructor or higher), CMAS (one star Instructor or three star diver), FAUI, IDEA, MDEA, NAUI, PDIC, SSI, SAA (Instructor Grade 2 or higher) or YMCA. (others may also qualify – please contact our course director for verification at thien@gopro-thailand.com).

Prerequisite

To enroll in an IDC (AI and/or OWSI) or Crossover program, an individual must:

• AI/IDC: Be certified as a PADI Divemaster OR hold a leadership level certification with another recreational diver training organization.
• OWSI/Crossover: Be certified as a PADI Assistant Instructor OR as a current instructor member in good standing with another recreational diver training organization for at least 6 months.
• Be at least 18 years old.
• Statement for a diving medical examination conducted within the past 12 months. A licensed physician must sign the form and state that the candidate is fit for diving. The physician signing the form may not be the applicant.
• Have been a certified diver for at least six months and have completed and logged at least 60 open water scuba dives (as documented in the individual’s log book) and have documentation of experience in deep, night and navigation diving. (To attend an IE, the instructor candidate must have at least 100 logged dives.)
• Submit proof of CPR and first aid training within the last 24 months.
• Submit documentation of any equivalent certification for entry-level, advanced, rescue and leadership-level issued by another recreational diver training organization. (PADI Members who have these records on file at PADI do not need to resubmit.)

What's Included in Your IDC Premier price of 1,735 US$?

1. 2 instructor training & certifications:
· IDC Prep (1 day)
· Instructor Development Course (IDC, 9 days)
· Nitrox Instructor Course (2 hr)
· Instructor Examination (3 days)
2. 2 week Accommodation in our comfortable Inn in Kata Beach area, with convenient mini markets, restaurants, cafes, and bakery just a few steps from your room. Ah yes, the beach is a mere 3 blocks stroll...
3. A la cart lunch during your IDC
4. Dedicated IDC classroom & library throughout your IDC
5. Study Lounge, just outside your room for your convenience and FREE wireless internet access 24/7
6. Upto 25% discount on PADI materials & dive equipment, day trips & liveaboard
7. 24/7 emergency phone support during your IDC
8. Discover Tec Orientation - DSAT Tech Deep, Semi-closed or CCR Rebreathers Discover dive
9. Re-compression chamber Tour (optional & depending on schedule availability)
10. Unlimited Shore diving from our house reef in Kata Beach (weather permitting), Including: tanks, weights & buddy support!
11. Unlimited Pool use throughout your IDC
12. Unconditional Support during the IE – No, we can’t do the IE for you! But our team will be there to assist with transportation, tanks, weights and moral support!!!
13. Required IDC Crew Pak (#60141):
    · New 2010 IDC Guide to Teaching
    · Lesson Planning Slates (Confined & Open Water)
    · Instructor Cue Cards: Open Water (Confined & Open Water), Advanced Open Water, Rescue
    · Exam Booklets: Open Water Diver, Rescue Diver, Divemaster
    · Law and Diving Professional Book
    · Best of Undersea Journal, Children & Diving and Business of Diving CD (3 PDF manuals)
    · Positive Approach Selling DVD
    ·NEW 2010 PADI Specialties Instructor Course Manual CD-Rom
14. IE Success guarantee – Free of charge for the second IDC or your remediation in the unlikely event that you have a bad moment at the examination!
    
    Click to see what's included in our other IDC programs & packages:
    IDC (990 $US)
    Comprehensive IDC: Option 1 (2029 $US), Option 2 (2618 $US)
    Go Pro Package: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

PADI Fees

These fees are not covered by your course prices. You will need to pay to PADI directly after your course via credit cards, bank draft or money transfer.

Sample Daily Schedule

Required Materials - Updated in June 2006 by PADI Asia Pacific Office

Complete IDC Pak (620+ $US Total Value - Included in the Comprehensive IDC Prices)

• New 2010 Guide to Teaching w/Hologram
• Confined Water Lesson Preparation Slate
• Open Water Training Dive Lesson Planning Slate
• Open Water Course Aquatic Cue Cards – 2 sets
• Adventures in Diving Aquatic Cue Cards
• Rescue Diver Aquatic Cue Cards
• Open Water Diver Quizzes and Exams
• Rescue Diver Final Exams Booklet
• Divemaster Final Exams Booklet
• Law and Diving Professional Book
• Best of Undersea Journal, Children & Diving and Business of Diving CD (3 PDF manuals)
• Positive Approach Selling DVD
• NEW 2010 PADI Specialties Instructor Course Manual CD-Rom (includes all PADI specialty instructor guides)
  
  Click to see all Required and Recommended Materials