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Instructor Development Course
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PADI Course Director
Hussain Rasheed Sendi
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Sendi started diving in the Maldives about 25 years ago, 2006 Sendi will be celebrating
his 20 years membership with PADI. Initially started diving as a professional photographer
but within few years of membership with PADI Sendi became a PADI Instructor.
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With his passionate in teaching, Sendi started teaching IDC’s in 1995, since then
he has been teaching instructor level course and gained twice the PADI’s award for
“Outstanding Contribution to Instructor Development”.
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In 2000 Sendi completed his Course Director course in Malta. Today he is a well
known figure in the Maldives as the only PADI Course Director in the country; Sendi
has also received the 2003 tourism award given by the President of the Maldives
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DM =Divemaster
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AI =Assistant Instructor |
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OWSI= Open Water Scuba Instructor |
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IDC = Instructor Development Course |
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CROSSOVER = from other training organizations |
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Assistant Instructor Course |
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PADI Assistant Instructor course is the first portion of the Instructor Development
Course
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PADI Assistant Instructors can:
- Teach the knowledge development portions under the direct supervision of a PADI
Instructor
- Evaluate Open Water Diver surface skills under the direct supervision of a PADI
Instructor
- Teach the PADI Peak performance Buoyancy Specialty course
- Teach Project AWARE Specialty courses
- Conduct PADI Discover Scuba experiences
- Teach Emergency First Response after successful completion of an Emergency First
Response Instructor course
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What requirements do I need to have?
- PADI Divemaster rating or qualifying certification from another certification organization
- At least 18 years old
- Have 60 logged divers, including night, deep, and navigation dives
- Have been a certified diver for at least 6 months
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What will I do?
- Complete knowledge development through self-study, quizzes, lectures and presentations
- Confined water skill review and assessment, workshops and presentations
- Open water workshops, rescue assessment and candidate presentations
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How long is the course?
- The course will take five days including one day for preparation
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What materials do I need?
- PADI Instructor Manual
- Instructor Candidate Workbook
- Open Water Lesson Planning Slate
- Confined Water Aquatic Cue Cards
- The Law and the Diving Professional
- The Business of Diving
- The Best of the Undersea Journal
- Log Book
- Peak Performance Bouyancy Specialty Instructor Specialty Instructor Outline **
- Project AWARE Specialty Program Instructor Outline **
- Aware Coral Reef Conservation Specialty Instructor Outline **
- Open Water Diver Quizzes and Exam booklet
- Adventures in Diving Manual
- Rescue Diver Manual
- Rescue Diver Final Exams Booklet
- Divemaster Manual
- Divemaster Final Exams Booklet
** Materials will be available to download from www.padi.com
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Open Water Scuba Instructor program |
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The PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor program is your final step in the quest to
become a PADI Instructor. PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors may conduct a broad
range of PADI programs from Discover Scuba to Divemaster.
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What qualification do I need to have?
- PADI Assistant Instructor certification or be an instructor in good standing with
another training organization for at least six months.
- Hold a dive certification for at lease six months
- Have 60 logged divers that include night, deep and navigation dives
- Proof of CPR training within the last 24 months
- Medical clearance signed by a physician
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What will I do?
- Knowledge development through self-study, quizzes, lectures and presentations
- Confined water skill review and assessment, workshops and presentations
- Open Water workshops, rescue assessment and candidate presentations
- Have at least 100 logged dives prior to entering a PADI Instructor Exam
- 100 logged dives to attend the Instructor Exam
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How long will the course take?
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What Materials do I need?
- PADI Instructor Manual *
- PADI Instructor Candidate Workbook
- Open Water Lesson Planning Slate
- Confined Water Lesson Preparation Slate
- Open Water Aquatic Cue Cards
- Confined Water Aquatic Cue Cards
- The Law and the Diving Professional *
- Business of Diving *
- The Best of the Undersea Journal *
- Lo Book
- Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty Instructor Outline **
- Project AWARE Specialty Program Instructor Outline **
- Water Coral Reef Conservation Specialty Instructor Outline **
- Open Water Diver Manual *
- Recreational Dive Planner, The Wheel and table, and Instructions for Use Booklets
- Open Water Diver Quizzes and exam booklet *
- Adventures in Diving Manual *
- Rescue Diver manual *
- Rescue Diver final Exams Booklet *
- Divemaster Final Exams Booklet *
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Above are the same materials used in the PADI Assistant Instructor course.
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