PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC)

PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC)

The pre-requisites of the IDC are
 Be a DM or equivalent, or an Instructor in another diving organisation.
 18 years old.
 Signed medical stating you are fit to dive dated with the last 12 months.
 Completed EFR primary and secondary care (or equivalent) within the last 24 months.
 Certified diver for at least 6 months.
 At least 100 logged dives.

The IDC is run over 9 days prior to the Instructor Exam (IE), which is normally in February, May, September and November.

However, PADI confirms the dates each year. The IDC takes Divemaster’s or equivalent and gives them the skills to teach the core (Open Water, Advanced, Rescue and Divemaster) courses.

You will be expected to have Instructor level theory before you start the IDC as there will be no time on the IDC to teach this.  We will assist with revision document and a FREE PRE IDC.

During your IDC you will have the following presentations given to you by the Course Director or a Staff Instructor.

 Course orientation
 Learning, Instruction and the PADI System
 Developing Knowledge Development Presentations
 Teaching in Confined Water
 Conducting Open Water Dives
 General Standards and Procedures 1
 Risk Management 1
 Marketing Diving
 Start Diving
 Teaching PADI Specialty Diver Courses
 Business of Diving
 Keep Diving
 General Standards and Procedures 2
 Open Water Diver Course
 Adventures in Diving Program
 Adventure Dive Workshop
 Rescue Diver Course
 Rescue Exercise Workshop
 Divemaster Course
 Risk Management 2
 Duty of Care Workshop (optional)

During your IDC you will perform several presentations in the classroom, confined water and open water.  After each presentation you will be given a score and feedback on how to improve for the next one.

You will also have at least one theory exam, which includes Physics, Physiology, Skills and the Environment, Equipment and RDP, which you must pass with at least 75% in each section.

You will also need to pass a standards exam.  If any exams are not passed they must be retaken in order to pass the IDC.

During a pool session you will be asked to complete the skill circuit with a minimum score of 68 over the 20 skills.

You will need to buy the IDC Crew Pack which contains everything you need for the IDC and once you are an Instructor.  This can be purchased from us.

If you pass the IDC you are then eligible to go onto the Instructor Exam.

Instructor Exam (IE)

The IE is held over a day and a half.

The examiners are PADI staff who fly over from the UK, which is where the PADI EMEA Head office is located.

During your IE you will have to pass;

 Each section on the 5 theory exams (physics, physiology, skills and the environment, RDP and equipment)
 Standards exam
 Knowledge development presentation
 Confined water presentation
 Confined water skill circuit
 Open water teaching presentation
 Open water rescue demonstration
 General skills
 Professionalism

After each stage the examiner will inform you if you have passed or failed.

There are some sections you can retake during your IE, failure in other sections mean you will have to attend another IE.

You will only need to retake the section (exams, knowledge development, confined water or open water) that you failed.

When you pass, the paperwork is processed by PADI and they will inform you that you are an Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI).

Then your dream adventure begins.

For more details e-mail Pete