PADI Self-Reliant Diver
Specialty Instructor Course
Overview
Dive more, have more fun and teach your favorite subjects. PADI Specialty Instructor courses provide valuable teaching tips for meeting the requirements of the specialty course. Having five Specialty Instructor ratings is a prerequisite for the PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT) rating.
PADI Self-Reliant Diver Specialty Instructor training covers how to organize, promote and conduct the PADI Self-Reliant Diver specialty course and emphasizes the value of specialty training to divers.
Course Prerequisites
• PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI)
• PADI Self-Reliant Diver, PADI TecRec Diver or equivalent
• Minimum 10 self-reliant dives
Note: This is a course exit requirement, dives may be completed following the instructor training course.
What You Will Learn
The PADI Self-Reliant Diver Specialty Instructor course covers:
• PADI Self-Reliant Diver course purpose & goals
• PADI Self-Reliant Diver course standards & procedures, including instructor & student prerequisites, supervision & ratios, site depths & hours
• PADI Self-Reliant Diver open water training considerations
• PADI Self-Reliant Diver instructor & student equipment requirements
• How to conduct the PADI Self-Reliant Diver specialty course so that student divers can meet all performance requirements
• Successful marketing & promotional techniques
• Costs involved in pricing PADI specialty diver courses
Performance Requirements
PADI Self-Reliant Diver Specialty Instructor course training is typically conducted with a short classroom session, followed by one open water training dive. To achieve PADI Self-Reliant Diver Specialty Instructor certification, you will need to:
• Demonstrate mastery of all knowledge development & water skill performance requirements for the PADI Self-Reliant Diver course.
• Present a knowledge development presentation from the PADI Self-Reliant Diver course outline.
• Conduct an open water teaching assignment and demonstrate all open water performance requirements for the PADI Self-Reliant Diver course.
Course Schedule & Cost
PADI Self-Reliant Diver Specialty Instructor courses are conducted through the dive stores that I work with, including VIP Diving. Please contact me to arrange your PADI Self-Reliant Diver Specialty Instructor training to fit your schedule.
If you are pursuing the PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer rating, we can coordinate training for the five Specialty Instructor ratings that you will need to achieve the PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT) rating.
|