Who Can Become an Assistant Instructor?

Assistant Instructors must have patience and a willingness to help others work through challenges.

Minimum Age: To be certified as an Assistant Instructor, you must be 18 years old

Minimum Dives: Divers must have at least 60 logged dives to start the Assistant Instructor program and must have 75 when they finish

Medical Sign Off: All dive professional programs require a physician's approval to participate. Please fill out this form and take it to your doctor (make sure all dates are in the DD/MM/YY format)

Training Prerequisites:

Divemaster Instructor

How Do We Make Exceptional Assistant Instructors?

Training Philosophy

Assistant Instructors are taught the same methodology of teaching that is used all the way to the highest level of instructors. While Assistant Instructors may not conduct a full Open Water course on their own, they do participate heavily in the development of new divers. Assistant Instructors also independently conduct youth programs such as Scuba Rangers LINK HERE and help divers refresh their dive skills during a Scuba Skills Update.

Timeline

The Assistant Instructor course is usually conducted in 3 weekends and a few weeknights in the classroom.

Knowledge Development

You will build your knowledge of course standards and teaching techniques through independent study of your digital student materials. Then you will participate in a series of classroom sessions to review these ideas and discuss how to utilize these tools effectively.

Skill Development

You will participate in workshops to improve your core dive skills, rescue skills, and group control skills in a class setting. You will learn how to brief, demonstrate, troubleshoot, and debrief core diver skills.

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