PADI Underwater Naturalist
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 Underwater Naturalist Specialty Instructor training covers how to organize, promote and conduct the PADI Underwater Naturalist 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 underwater naturalist dives
Note: This is a course exit requirement, dives may be completed following the instructor training course.
What You Will Learn
The PADI Underwater Naturalist Specialty Instructor course covers:
• PADI Underwater Naturalist course purpose & goals
• PADI Underwater Naturalist course standards & procedures, including instructor & student prerequisites, supervision & ratios, site depths & hours
• PADI Underwater Naturalist open water training considerations
• PADI Underwater Naturalist instructor & student equipment requirements
• How to conduct the PADI Underwater Naturalist 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 Underwater Naturalist Specialty Instructor course training is typically conducted with a short classroom session, followed by one open water training dive. To achieve PADI Underwater Naturalist Specialty Instructor certification, you will need to:
• Demonstrate mastery of all knowledge development and water skill performance requirements for the PADI Underwater Naturalist course.
• Present a knowledge development presentation from the PADI Underwater Naturalist course outline.
• Conduct an open water teaching assignment and demonstrate all open water performance requirements for the PADI Underwater Naturalist course.
Course Schedule & Cost
PADI Underwater Naturalist Specialty Instructor courses are conducted through the dive stores that I work with, including VIP Diving. Please contact me to arrange your PADI Underwater Naturalist 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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