PADI Professional Level Courses
Your journey into dive leadership starts with the PADI Divemaster course, progresses to the PADI Assistant Instructor course,
and wraps up with the Instructor Development Course (IDC). If you are interested
in turning your dive adventures into a career, Aquatic Adventures can help you
make your dream a reality. Check out the class descriptions below to find out
more about how you can become a dive professional.
Professional Level Courses Offered at Aquatic Adventures:
The PADI Divemaster course prepares students for a professional career in recreational scuba. Students learn how to plan professionally led dives, manage other divers in the water, and serve as certified assistants to PADI instructors during training activities. Students are required to demonstrate mastery of scuba skills
and swimming proficiency. They are also expected to possess a knowledge of dive physics, physiology, equipment,
decompression theory, and the use of both the DSAT dive tables and the eRDPML. Students who complete this certification become PADI members.
Divers interested in entering the Divemaster program at Aquatic Adventures
should email us at staff@dive-aai.com
and schedule a time to meet with our director of training. Our Divemaster
program is largely independent study, and the schedule is tailored to meet the
needs of each candidate. Students can begin training at any time, but we
encourage those wishing to get formal training in the general theory portion of
the course to register in January when we offer the
Advanced Dive Theory specialty course. This course is offered free of charge
to all students registered for our Divemaster program.
Course dates: January 28, 2010 or any time. Call us at (262) 938-6827
or email
us for details.
Location: Aquatic Adventures, Inc.
Prerequisites: 18 years of age, PADI Advanced
Open Water Diver, PADI Rescue Diver, Emergency First Response (within the last 2 years), 20 logged dives
Books: PADI Divemaster Manual, RDP (table and eRDPML),
The Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving, Diving Knowledge Workbook, Divemaster
Slates, and Instructor Guides for programs Divemasters can conduct (Discover Scuba Diving, Discover Snorkeling/Skin Diver,
and Scuba Review/Discover Local Diving). Contact your instructor for other
recommended books and materials.
Course cost: $275 (books, PADI application fee, and equipment rental not included)
The PADI Assistant Instructor course is designed to train PADI Divemasters in how to teach PADI scuba courses. Students are asked to conduct academic, confined water, and open water presentations. They are evaluated on their ability to follow the PADI microteaching approach to instruction. Once certified, PADI Assistant Instructors are allowed to teach the academic portion of the Open Water Diver course under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor and conduct the surface skills portion of open water training dives. In addition, Assistant Instructors may certify students in non-diving specialties such as
Project AWARE and Coral Reef Conservation. They may also certify divers in Peak
Performance Buoyancy under the indirect supervision of a PADI instructor.
Following completion of specialty instructor training, Assistant Instructors can
certify divers in courses such as Equipment Specialist, Digital Underwater
Photography, and Oxygen Administration. The Assistant Instructor course is also an excellent way for Instructor candidates to prepare for an IDC.
Course dates: August 24-29. Call us at (262) 938-6827
or email
us for details.
Location: Aquatic Adventures, Inc.
Prerequisites: 18 years of age, PADI Divemaster or equivalent, and Emergency First Response (within the last 2 years), 20 logged dives
Books: PADI Instructor Manual, Instructor Candidate Workbook,
AI conducted program Instructor Guides (Peak Performance Buoyancy, Project
AWARE, and AWARE-Coral Reef Conservation), PADI Open Water Diver Manual, RDP (table and eRDPML),
Open Water Diver Quizzes and Exam booklets, Adventures in Diving Manual,
PADI Rescue Diver Manual, PADI Divemaster Manual, Divemaster Final
Exams booklet, Aquatic Cue Cards (Open Water Diver, Adventures in Diving, Rescue
Diver, Divemaster and Discover Scuba Diving), Confined Water Lesson Prep slate,
Open Water Training Dive Lesson Prep slate, The Encyclopedia of Recreational
Diving, and the Diving Knowledge Workbook. Contact your instructor for other
recommended books and materials.
Course cost: $275 (books, PADI application fee, and equipment rental not included)
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