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PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor

The PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) rating is the first PADI Instructor level attained by dive professionals.  During the OWSI training program the Instructor candidates review PADI Standards, procedures, philosophies and teaching methods as well as hone their practical teaching ability, watermanship, and diving knowledge.  After successfully completing a PADI Instructor Examination (IE), OWSIs take responsibility for introducing people to scuba diving through various PADI programs and courses.  Teaching status PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors may conduct the entire range of PADI programs from Discover Scuba Diving up to Divemaster (except for specialties which require specific Specialty Instructor ratings).

To qualify for the PADI OWSI Program, an individual must:
  • Be certified as a PADI Assistant Instructor or as a current instructor member in good standing with another recreational diver training organization for at least six months.
  • Be at least 18 years of age.
  • Be fit for diving and submit a Medical Statement for a diving medical examination conducted within the past 12 months.  A licensed physician must sign the form and state that the candidate is for for diving.  The physician signing the form may not be the applicant.
  • Have been a certified diver for at least six months and have completed and logged at least 60 open water dives (as documented in the individual's log book) and have documentation of experience in night diving, deep diving and underwater navigation.  (Note:  to attend an IE, the instructor candidate must have at least 100 logged dives.
  • Submit proof of CPR and first aid training within the last 24 months.
  • Submit documentation of any qualifying certification for entry level, advanced, rescue and leadership-level issued by another recreational diver training organization.  (PADI Members who have these records on file at PADI do not need to resubmit.)
PADI Instructor development has two phases: a training phase and an evaluation phase.  Completion of the training phase may be met by taking complete OWSI Program.

The PADI Instructor Examination (IE) is the evaluation phase of the PADI Instructor development process.  Instructor candidates who have successfully completed an OWSI Program may enroll in a PADI IE.  To be certified as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor, an individual must successfully complete a PADI IE conducted by a PADI Instructor Examiner.

Required Materials:
  • PADI Instructor Manual
  • Instructor Candidate Workbook
  • Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty Instructor Outline
  • Diving Knowledge Workbook
  • Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving
  • Project AWARE Specialty Instructor Outline
  • AWARE - Coral Reef Conservation Specialty Instructor Outline
  • RDP - all three versions (Wheel, table and eRDP including associated Instructions for Use booklets)
  • PADI Open Water Diver Manual
  • Open Water Diver Quizzes & Exams booklet
  • PADI Adventures in Diving Manual
  • PADI Rescue Diver Manual
  • Rescue Diver Final Exams booklet
  • PADI Divemaster Manual
  • Divemaster Final Exams booklet
  • Aquatic Cue Cards - for Open Water Diver, Adventures in Diving, Rescue Diver, Divemaster and Discover Scuba Diving
  • Confined Water Lesson Preparation Slate
  • Open Water Training Dive Lesson Planning Slate
Recommended Materials:
  • All PADI professional videos
  • All PADI diver videos
  • PADI Specialty Diver Manuals
  • The Law and the Diving Professional
  • The Best of the Undersea Journal
  • The Business of Diving
  • Children and Scuba Diving: A Resource Guide for Instructors and Parents
  • Nav-Finder
  • Open Water Diver Course Lesson Guides (standard and prescriptive)
  • Rescue Diver Course Lesson Guides (standard and prescriptive)
  • Divemaster Course Lesson Guides
  • Discover Scuba Diving Flip Chart
  • Scuba Tune-Up guidebook
  • Skill Evaluation Slate
  • PADI Career Advancement Series materials
  • Adventure Log - Pro Modules
  • A.W.A.R.E. - Our World, Our Water Manual
  • Ten Ways a Diver Can Help to Protect the
  • Aquatic Realm brochure
  • Discover the Underwater World video and
  • The Snorkeler's Field Guide
  • PADI Adventure Log Book with Teaching/
  • Supervising module
If you have any questions about the course, feel free to stop in or call.

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