The Adventure Club is the only PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Course (IDC) center where you can become a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor on Koh Phi Phi in Thailand.

Are you looking for something extraordinary? To do something others can only dream of? To help people transform their lives? To open doors you didn’t even know existed?

All of this, and more, awaits you as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor.

The PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program is one of two distinct components of PADI’s Instructor Development Course (IDC), the core of PADI Instructor training.

The first portion is the Assistant Instructor course followed by the Open Water Scuba Instructor program.

The IDC will be run every 2 months on Phi Phi island.

Contact info@diving-in-thailand.net for informations and bookings.

Schedule And Pricing

Each IDC package also includes Nitrox Instructor (need to be a certified Nitrox Diver)

The Fun Part

Going pro, diver life on Koh Phi Phi in Thailand

It’s about life transformations—both yours and those around you.

The fun part of instructor training is interacting with course participants while creating friendships that continue long after the course concludes.

You’ll begin networking with other professionals and begin to explore PADI Pro Diving Jobs worldwide.

You’ll also have the opportunity to continue your professional education by participating in specialty instructor courses.

Thich train you to teach specialties after instructor certification.

The Challenging Part

The challenging part of the PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor course is your personal commitment to the training.

The PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor course requires you to complete all the self-study Knowledge Reviews before the course begins and to prepare daily assignments for teaching presentations daily.

Organization and dedication are key.

What You Learn

During the PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor course you’ll learn how to apply the PADI System of Education by presenting at least

• Four confined water teaching presentations
• Four knowledge development presentations
• Two open water teaching presentations integrating two skills on each (a total of four)

You will also attend and participate in the following 14 curriculum presentations:

• Course Orientation
• Dive Industry Overview
• General Standards and Procedures
• The Role of Media and Prescriptive Teaching
• Legal Responsibility and Risk Management
• PADI Scuba Diver and Open Water Diver Course
• Adaptive Teaching
• The PADI Continuing Education Philosophy
• Business Principles for the Dive Instructor
• Adventures in Diving Program
• Specialty Diver Courses and Master Scuba Diver Program
• Rescue Diver Course
• Divemaster Course
• Diver Retention Programs
• How to Teach the RDP (Instructors from recreational diver training organizations other than PADI must complete.)

You will demonstrate competence at:

1. Performing all 20 dive skills listed on the Skill Evaluation.
2. Performing a facedown, nonstop swim for 800 metres/yards using a mask, snorkel and fins.

During the course you’ll need to demonstrate competency in Dive theory by passing a five-part theory exam scoring 75% on each part .

What You Can Teach:

After becoming a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor, you will be able to conduct the entire range of PADI programs from Discover Scuba Diving up to Divemaster.

You may also choose to acquire specialty instructor ratings in areas of interest, such as Digital Underwater Photographer or Enriched Air Diver.

The Scuba Gear You Use

You will need to equip yourself with all the basic scuba gear as well as two scuba signaling devices —one audible and one visual.

The Learning Materials You Need

The PADI Instructor Development Course crewpak includes all the materials needed to prepare for the Instructor Development Course. The 23-item pack includes:

1. Instructor cue cards for PADI’s core courses (Open Water and Advanced, Rescue and Divemaster)
2. Instructor Development Course Candidate Workbook and related reference materials,
3. Lesson planning slates for confined and open water
4. Quiz and exam booklets for the core courses
5. Specialty outlines for Project AWARE

Prerequisites

To qualify for training as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor, you must:

1. Be certified as a PADI Divemaster or a PADI Assistant Instructor or be an instructor in good standing with another training organization for at least six months (check with a PADI Course Director or Contact Us for qualifying credentials.)
2. Be certified as an Emergency First Response Instructor
3. Be at least 18 years old
4. Be certified as a diver for at least six months
5. Have 60 logged dives that include experience in night, deep and navigation diving to participate in the Instructor Development Course.
6. You’ll need 100 logged dives to take the Instructor Exams
7. Have proof of CPR and First Aid training within the last 24 months. The Emergency First Response course meets this requirement
8. Be fit for diving and submit a Medical Statement (PDF) signed by a physician within the last 12 months

About our PADI Course Director

Bent Posejpal – PADI Gold Course Director

Bent Posejpal – PADI Gold Course Director

Bent Posejpal is one of a group of select PADI Course Directors who holds one of the highest rating PADI has to offer, the Gold Level.

This means that he outshines the competition in knowledge, experience and professional standards.

Bent was recently presented with an award for 20 years of outstanding service as a member of PADI, and is probably now the most experienced course director in all of Thailand.

Bent’s knowledge of the PADI system of diving education is second to none. Bent has been diving Phuket since 1989.

Send us an email to discuss what is the next step: info@diving-in-thailand.net