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The PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program is your final step in the quest to become a PADI Instructor.

The OWSI program concentrates on preparing IDC candidates to successfully function as PADI Instructors - you’ll learn how to use and adapt the PADI System of diver education to individual student needs.

This program also gives IDC candidates the background necessary to be adequately prepared for the PADI Instructor Examination (I.E).

Certification

Upon successful completion the OWSI program and I.E, candidates will earn the PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor rating that sets you apart from the crowd.

PADI Instructors may conduct the entire range of PADI programs - from Discover Scuba through Divemaster.

Performance Requirements

To successfully complete a PADI OWSI program, an individual must:

1. Complete all 16 independent study IDC Knowledge Reviews.

2. Attend and participate in the following 14 curriculum presentations:
i. Course Orientation
ii. Dive Industry Overview
iii. General Standards and Procedures
iv. The Role of Media and Prescriptive Teaching
v. Legal Responsibility and Risk Management
vi. PADI Scuba Diver and Open Water Diver Course
vii. Teaching Children
viii. The PADI Continuing Education Philosophy
ix. Business Principles for the Dive Instructor
x. Adventures in Diving Program
xi. Specialty Diver Courses and Master Scuba Diver Program
xii. Rescue Diver Course
xiii. Divemaster Course
xiv. Diver Retention Programs
xv. How to teach the RDP (Instructors from other organizations must complete).

3. Successfully present at least 2 evaluated Knowledge Development Teaching Presentations.

4. Successfully present at least 2 evaluated Confined Water Teaching Presentations.

5. Successfully present at least 1 integrated (2 skills) evaluated Open Water Teaching Presentations.

6. Successfully demonstrate competence at performing all 20 dive skills listed on the Skill Evaluation.

7. Perform a facedown, non-stop swim for 800 metres using a mask, snorkel and fins.

8. Successfully complete all 5 sections of the Instructor Preassessment Exam.

Required Materials

Each Instructor candidate must obtain:
- PADI Instructor Manual
- Instructor Candidate Workbook
- The Law and the Diving Professional
- The Best of The Undersea Journal
- The Business of Diving
- Peak Performance Bouyancy Specialty Instructor Outline
- Project AWARE Specialty Program Instructor Outline
- PADI Open Water Diver Manual
- Recreational Dive Planner, The Wheel and table, and Instructions for Use Booklets
- Open Water Diver Quizzes and Exam Booklet
- Adventures in Diving Manual
- PADI Rescue Diver Manual
- Rescue Diver Final Exams Booklet
- PADI Divemaster Manual
- Divemaster Final Exams Booklet
- Confined Water Aquatic Cue Cards
- Open Water Aquatic Cue Cards
- Confined Water Lesson Preparation Slate
- Open Water Training Dive Lesson Planning Slate
- Log Book (Adventure Log - Pro Modules recommended)

Duration

7 days or more, depending on candidate’s ability and performance.

Prerequisites

To enroll in an OWSI program, an individual must:

1. Be certified as a PADI Assistant Instructor or as a current Instructor member in good standing with another recreational diver training organizaiton for at least 6 months.

2. Be at least 18 years old.

3. Be fit for diving and submit a Medical Statement for a diving medical examination conducted within the past 12 months.

4. Have been a certified diver for at least 6 months and have completed and logged at least 60 open water scuba dives and have documentation of experience in deep, night and navigation diving.

5. Submit proof of CPR and first aid training within the last 24 months.

6. Submit documentation of any equivalent certification issued by another recreational diver training organization.

7. If not a PADI Divemaster, successfully complete the PADI Divemaster course diver rescue skills assessment.

Related reading:
. PADI Emergency First Response (EFR) Instructor Course