Since becoming a PADI Instructor Training Facility in 1987, we have successfully trained several hundred Divemasters to become PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors. Meet your Course Director on our Meet the Staff page. Click here for our 2007 and 2008 course dates.

PREREQUISITES:

• PADI Divemaster Certification or equivalent
• Proof of 100 logged dives
• Medical examination (diving) within last 12 months
• PADI Emergency First Responder or equivalent in past 24 months

COURSE INCLUDES:

• 9 day course
• All charter fees
• Pool fees
• Tanks, weights and air fills

WHAT TO BRING: Full scuba equipment including regulator with pressure gauge, depth gauge, compass and octopus, buoyancy compensator with power inflator, timing device, weight belt, and wet suit. A student discount of up to 20% on equipment purchases during the program.

REQUIRED:

• All PADI Divemaster materials
• PADI Instructor Manua
• Instructor Candidate Workbook
• Law & the Diving Professional
• Confined & Open Water teaching slates
• Business of Diving

WHAT TO EXPECT: The Florida Keys Dive Center PADI Instructor Course is designed to teach the candidate "how to teach" in the real world of dive instruction. This is not just a "how to pass" the Instructor Examination course. You will learn how to teach in the classroom, pool and in open water. The course will hone your personal diving skills to instructor level. Rescue skills will be practiced and perfected each of the four days in open water. During the IDC, attention will also be focused on becoming familiar with the PADI Instructor Manual and IDC Candidate Workbook. These books are invaluable learning tools during and after the IDC. Upon completing our IDC, you will have an excellent understanding how PADI Standards are used and applied - these are the code that PADI Instructors live by. Upon successful completion of the PADI IDC, you will qualify for the PADI Instructor Examination (IE).

If it has been awhile since your Divemaster certification or you feel a bit rusty on your Divemaster knowledge and skills, You may wish to investigate our IDC Prep program prior to the IDC course itself.

COST: $1,245.00 (A $150 deposit is required along with the Enrollment Agreement) HOW TO REGISTER: A $100.00 deposit is required two weeks prior to the course starting date. Upon receipt, we will send you your course assignments and itinerary sheet. MEDICAL FORM: If applicant signs yes to any of the medical history questions, please consult your physician for approval. Click Here To Download The Medical Statement.

RATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE

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