PADI Pro Silver - Open Water Scuba Instructor



 
The Open Water Scuba Instructor Silver Program is phase two of the Scuba Career Curriculum. The program begins with the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC). The IDC is split into two parts: The PADI Assistant Instructor and the PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor.

After completion of the Assistant Instructor Course, candidates may attend the PADI Emergency First Responder Instructor and the optional Instructor Exam Theory Preparation Course.


 

This Phase can be entered at any level provided you meet the entry requirements. After successful completion of the PADI Instructor Examination (IE), PADI will award candidates its Open Water Scuba Instructor certification.

The Open Water Scuba Instructor Program consists of 4 components:

  • PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC)

  • 7/8 days

  • Instructor Exam Prep Course (optional)

  • 1 day

  • PADI Emergency First Responder Instructor

  • 1 days

  • PADI Instructor Examination (IE)

  • The IE is conducted by PADI Headquarters

    2 days


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    Course Objective


    PADI Instructor Exam Prep Course (IE PREP)


    SCUBA NERJA offers special refresher training to help prepare candidates for the PADI Instructor Examination (IE). During SCUBA NERJA IDC, you can choose to attend the Instructor Exam Prep course.This refresher course will cover Diving Physics, Physiology, Equipment, Skills & Environment and Recreational Dive Planner (table & wheel versions).

    This course is optional. However it is highly recommended for candidates who completed Divemaster training well before undertaking the IDC or candidates who may not have attended formal instruction and may require additional theory preparation prior to the IE.


    PADI Instructor Examination (IE)


    The PADI IE is scheduled normally on Saturday and Sunday in immediately following SCUBA NERJA IDC.

    The IE is a standardized, objective evaluation conducted by Instructor Examiners from PADI Headquarters. Therefore, it has no affiliation with SCUBA NERJA or any other Instructor Development Center. Only PADI Headquarters Instructor Examiners are involved.

    Instructor candidates must successfully complete the following exams and perform the following skills:



    Classroom

  • 5-part theory exam on Physics, Physiology, Equipment, Skills & Environment and the PADI Recreational Dive Planner (table & wheel versions) - multiple choice, true/false, 12 questions on each topic exam

  • PADI Systems, Standards & Procedures exam - multiple choice, open book, 50 question exam

  • Perform 1 Knowledge Development Prescriptive Teaching Presentation

  • Pool

  • Demonstrate a five skill circuit as detailed by the Examiners

  • Perform 1 Confined Water Teaching Presentation

  • Open Water

  • Perform an Unconscious Diver at the surface rescue to demonstration quality

  • Perform 1 Open Water Teaching Presentation with two skills combined


  • The instructor candidate must successfully complete all components of the PADI IE in order to earn the PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) certification. As an OWSI, you are qualified to teach various experience programs, the Open Water, Advanced Open Water, Rescue and Divemaster courses in addition to the Peak Performance Buoyancy and Project AWARE specialty courses.


    PADI Instructor Exam Fee Euro 520.


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