The 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 (AI) course followed by the Open Water Scuba Instructor program.

Our Instructor Development course runs over the course of two weeks. It introduces you to the entire PADI System of diver education and concentrates on further developing your abilities as a professional dive educator. You will then participate in a 2-day Instructor Examination conducted by PADI examiners, to certify you as an OWSI.

It’s about life transformations—both yours and those around you.
You’ll begin networking with other professionals and begin to explore PADI Pro dive jobs worldwide. You’ll also have the opportunity to continue your professional education by participating in specialty instructor courses, which train you to teach specialties after instructor certification.

PADI’s eLearning option that lets you study independently at your own pace before class. Prestudy online saves classroom time, which allows more time for practicing the skills that distinguish you as a PADI Instructor. There are nine interactive knowledge development sections.

1. Getting Strated
2. Dive Theory for Dive Leaders
3. PADI System Overview
4. Learning Instrction and the PADI System
5. Discover Scuba Diving and Experience Programs
6. PADI Open Water Diver Course
7. Risk Management and Legal Consideration
8. Managing Risk
9. PADI Quality Management and Licensing
10. Introduction to Teaching Presentation
11. Conducting and Evaluating Knowledge Development
12. Confined Water Training
13. Open Water Training
14. Continuing Education and Leadership Courses
15. Business of Diving
16. How toTeach the Recreational Dive Planner (RDP). Required for crossover candidates

The following IDC Practical curriculum and Workshops:
Over a minimum of five days, but usually more like seven, the IDC teaches you to conduct all PADI core courses. You’ll be able to organise and present information, conduct skill development sessions and control open water dives.

1. Orientation
2. Dive Theory Workshop
3. PADI System Workshop
4. Learning and Teaching Workshop?
5. Discover Scuba Diving Workshop
6. Open Water Diver Course Set Up and Scheduling Workshop
7. Risk Management and Licensing Workshop
8. Knowledge Development Presentation Workshop
9. Confined Water Training Workshop
10. Open Water Training Workshop
11. Continuing Education Workshop
12. Sales Techniques Workshop
13. Course Close

Basically, you become a better public speaker and get really good at demonstrating skills while watching out for student driver safety.

In Pool or Confined Open Water site
1. Perform a 400 metre/yard continuous swim, without swimming aids and using any stroke or combination of strokes.
2. Perform a 10 minutes tread, drown-proof, bob or float using no aids and wearing only a swimsuit.
3. In confine or open water, demonstrate with role-model quality the rescue of a simulated panicked diver at the surface.

In Open Water Environment
1. In open water, demonstrate with role-model quality the rescue of a simulated unresponsive, non-breathing diver at the surface.
2. In open water, participate in a scenario including:
• Surfacing a simulated unresponsive non breathing diver
• Providing aid at the surface
• Exiting
• First aid on boat/share including rescue breathing for and administering oxygen to the victim using a rescue breathing mask.

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.

You will need to equip yourself with all the basic scuba gear as well as two scuba signalling devices —one audible and one visual.
Check with our Oceanic Quest shop to purchase equipment needed for the course.

What included in your PADI IDC Digital & Slates Packs?
Your PADI eLearning begins before you arrive to start your Instructor Development Course. Once you sign up, your PADI IDC Digital Pack & Slates include: CW & OW Instructor Cue Cards, Advance Open Water Instructor Cue Cards, Rescue Instructor Cue Cards, DM Instructor Cue Cards, Skill Development Preparation Slate, Skill Practice & Dive Planning Slate and full access to your IDC Digital Materials:

79540-5 Guide to Teaching
54003-1 IDC eLearning
70236-5 Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty Instructor Guide
70239-5 Project AWARE Specialty Instructor Guide
70242-5 Coral Reef Conservation Specialty Instructor Guide
71023-5 OW Quizzes and Final Exam
70305-5 Rescue Diver Exams
71310-5 Divemaster Exams
70214-1 Diving Knowledge Workbook
70160-1 Open Water Prescriptive Lesson Guides