PADI Specialty Instructor Courses in Phuket, Thailand with Aussie Divers Phuket
PADI Specialty Instructor Courses, dive more, have more fun and teach about your favorite subjects.
Specialty instructor courses provide valuable teaching tips for meeting the requirements of the course.
You can choose from any of the 27 standard specialty courses that PADI offers along with distinctive specialty courses your Course Director may offer. Having five specialty instructor ratings is a prerequisite for the PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT) rating.
PADI Scuba Instructor: Go ProThe Fun Part
Whether it’s PADI Ice Diver, PADI Deep Diver, PADI Digital Underwater Photographer, PADI Enriched Air Diver or one of your own, PADI Specialty Instructors are out there scuba diving and training. Join the fun.
As a PADI Specialty Instructor, challenge your students to become a PADI Master Scuba Diver
Increase your marketability as a PADI Professional
What You Learn
You’re on your way to becoming a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer with only five PADI Specialty Instructor ratings
You have three ways to become a PADI Specialty Instructor:
With a PADI Course Director
10 experience dives in each particular specialty
Minimum number of certification not required
Use your experience to apply directly to PADI
20 experience dives in each particular specialty
Have certified at least 25 divers before applying
Write your own outline
Specialty Instructor Training course attendance is highly recommended. These courses provide valuable hands-on training, technique demonstrations, course marketing information, current PADI Standards information and, when applicable, instructor-level open water training.
What You Can Teach
Teach the PADI Specialties you like most!
At a glance, compare what you can teach when you continue your professional diver education.
The Scuba Gear You Use
You will need to equip yourself with all the basic scuba gear, some scuba accessories and depending on which specialties you teach, you’ll need other specialty diving gear such as dive lights or underwater photography equipment.
Learning Materials You Need
PADI’s Specialty Instructor Manual includes the specialty instructor guides for all of PADI’s standardized specialties. The outlines are also available digitally on the Specialty Instructor Manual CD-ROM. Once registered, the digital specialty manual can be updated for a discounted price.
Prerequisites
You must be a
Renewed PADI Assistant Instructor, PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor or have completed an IDC or PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor program within the past 12 months.
