Learn To Dive

Are you looking for something extraordinary? To do something others can only dream of? To help people transform their lives? To open doors you didn’t even know existed? All of this, and more, awaits you as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor.

The Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program is one of two distinct components of PADI’s Instructor Development Course (IDC)—the core of PADI Instructor training. The first portion is the Assistant Instructor course followed by the Open Water Scuba Instructor program.

The OWSI program is a minimum of four days. It introduces you to the entire PADI System of diver education and concentrates on further developing your abilities as a professional dive educator.

Our five day Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) Program (instead of the usual four day program) starts from the moment you book on, with access to our Course Director for guidance and preparation.  As this is a performance based course extra time may be scheduled.

The program is available to PADI Assistant Instructors and to Instructors from other recreational diver training agencies who wish to cross over. We take pride in our program focussing on "real world" information and skills rather than just passing the Instructor Exam (IE). This will make you a more employable and valuable asset to a Dive Centre and also be of help to those who wish to set up on their own.

Successful completion of the OWSI Program will allow you to attend a IE and successful completion of the IE will result in certification as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor. Our PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor course is conducted through PADI 5 Star IDC Centres.

To enrol on the OWSI you must:

• Be certified as a PADI Assistant Instructor or as a current instructor member in good standing with another recreational diver training organisation for at least six months.
• Submit a medical, conducted within the last 12 months, which states you are fit for diving (the medical must be valid for the IE).
• Have been certified for at least 6 months as a diver with a minimum of 60 dives (100 dives are required to attend the IE).
• Submit proof of CPR and First Aid training within the last 24 months. Prior to certification as an OWSI you must be an EFR Instructor or equivalent. 
• Submit documentation of certification from entry level to leadership level.
• If not a PADI Divemaster, successfully complete the PADI Divemaster course diver rescue skills assessment.

Independent Learning Prequisite:

Prior to the start of the classroom sessions all 16 IDC Knowledge Reviews from the Instructor Candidate Workbook must be completed.

DIVE EQUIPMENT

For the course you will need full dive equipment suitable for pool (or confined water) and open water sessions. Your equipment must be in full working order and have been serviced in accordance with the appropriate manufacturer's guidlines.

COURSE MATERIALS

Prior to and during the course you will need to have the following materials:

• PADI Instructor Manual
• Instructor Candidate Workbook
• Law and the Diving Professional
• Best of the Undersea Journal
• The Business of Diving
• Peak Performance Buoyancy and Project AWARE Specialty Instructor Outlines
• PADI Open Water Diver, Adventures in Diving, Rescue and Divemaster manuals - latest versions
• Recreational Dive Planner - Table & Wheel versions with Instructions for Use Booklets
• Open Water Diver Quizzes and Exam booklet - latest version
• Rescue and Divemaster Exam booklets - latest versions
• Aquatic Cue Cards - Confined and Open Water
• Confined Water Lesson Preparation slate
• Open Water Training Dive Lesson Planning slate
• Logbook

PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

To successfully complete the OWSI Program you must:

• Attend and participate in all 14 presentations (15 presentations for instructors from other recreational diver training organisations).
• Present at least 2 knowledge development presentations and score a 3.5 or higher.
• Present at least 2 confined water presentations and score 3.4 or higher.
• Present at least 1 integrated open water presentations (two skills within each) and 3.5 on both skills.
• Demonstrate all 20 dive skills, scoring a minimum of 68 points, with no skill below a 3.
• Perform a face-down, non-stop swim for 800 metres/yards using a mask snorkel and fins.
• Score 75 percent or higher on all five sections of the Instructor Preassessment Exam

Our OWSI Program is priced at £450 plus materials and fees.  Please give us a call for dates.