PADI Boat 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 Boat Diver Specialty Instructor training covers how to organize, promote and conduct the PADI Boat Diver specialty course and emphasizes the value of specialty training to divers.
Course Prerequisites
• PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI)
Note: IDC/OWSI candidates may participate in PADI Specialty Instructor training courses, but may only apply for Specialty Instructor certification after passing an IE.
• Minimum 10 boat dives
Note: This is a course exit requirement, dives may be completed following the instructor training course.
What You Will Learn
The PADI Boat Diver Specialty Instructor course covers:
• PADI Boat Diver course purpose & goals
• PADI Boat Diver course standards & procedures, including instructor & student prerequisites, supervision & ratios, site depths & hours
• PADI Boat Diver open water training considerations
• PADI Boat Diver instructor & student equipment requirements
• How to conduct the PADI Boat 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 Boat Diver Specialty Instructor course training is typically conducted with a short classroom session, followed by one open water training dive. To achieve PADI Boat Diver Specialty Instructor certification, you will need to:
• Demonstrate mastery of all knowledge development and water skill performance requirements for the PADI Boat Diver course.
• Present a knowledge development presentation from the PADI Boat Diver course outline.
• Conduct an open water teaching assignment and demonstrate all open water performance requirements for the PADI Boat Diver course.
Course Schedule & Cost
PADI Boat Diver Specialty Instructor courses are conducted through the dive stores that I work with, including VIP Diving. Please contact me to arrange your PADI Boat 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.
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