Your ultimate success during the IDC program depends greatly on the amount of preparation you put in prior to the program.

You should begin your self-study well in advance of your IDC and complete the following steps:

• Review the Diving Knowledge Workbook
• Complete all available Divemaster exams (Physics, Physiology, Equipment, Skills and Environment and RDP)

Use the Encyclopedia of Diving as a Reference. This is knowledge that you should already have. If you prepare this in advance, it will give you more time during the IDC to focus on the teaching aspect.

Practice your skill demonstrations in the pool or Confined Open water site, focusing on skills such as: Mask removal and replacement, Scuba unit removal and replacement, Weight belt removal and replacement, Fin pivot (oral and low pressure inflator hose) , Hovering, Buddy Breathing stationary and swimming, Controlled Emergency Swimming Ascent (CESA). Practice rescue skills focusing on the unconscious diver at the surface (exercise #7) in the Rescue Diver Course.

Prior to the start of the AI / IDC candidates must complete all course knowledge reviews (16) in the Instructor Candidate Workbook. Workbook. This book is included in the price of the IDC. If you buy one from your local dive center to have more time to prepare, we will reimburse the cost of the workbook according with the PADI's current price list. Answering these knowledge reviews in advance will help you to relax a little more during the IDC, and allow you more time to prepare for your teaching presentations.

Obtain an Instructor Manual and become familiar with it. Use the manual to Answer the standards exam in the Instructor Candidate Workbook. Make sure that the manual is updated. Updates are available on PADI's Website @ www.padi.com. PADI members can download these free of charge from the "PADI Professionals" page on the PADI website.


Enroll in the IDC Preparation Course and/or Assistant Instructor Course available prior to each IDC.


Prior to the AI or OWSI, we offer a 3-day prep course designed to help candidates refresh their dive theory and sharpen their pool and rescue skill demonstrations. The IDC Prep Course is a great way to prepare yourself for the upcoming IDC program and get you into the learning mode. This course gives candidates to meet the Course Director and Staff before the IDC begins, and to familiarize you with the onsite facilities.

During the Prep course, the Course Director and Staff Instructor will review all aspects of dive theory with informal class sessions. These will cover the five topics you studied on your Divemaster Course - Physics, Physiology, The Recreational Dive Planner, Equipment and Skills & the Environment, being the same topics you will be examined on during the Instructor Examination (IE). Whether it has been a long time since you studied these topics or you just completed your Divemaster Training, it is a good idea to review these topics with the staff.

In the pool we will help you polish your demonstrations by running you through the PADI Skill Circuit. You will also receive a role model demonstration on rescuing an unconscious diver at the surface' and have a chance to practice your own techniques. Although you will get more chances to practice all these skills in the IDC, this is the ideal opportunity to gain additional practice to ensure your demonstrations are instructor level. During the IDC Prep, we will also give you an orientation to both the IDC and the IE, to put you at ease so you can relax and enjoy the program. We will also include a workshop to guide candidates through the knowledge reviews in the AI/IDC Workbook that must be completed prior to the courses. After completing the IDC Prep, you will be ready to go into the IDC with confidence in your knowledge and skills. We are so confident that any candidate participating in our IDC Prep Course will be successful in the Instructor Examination that we are happy to offer the following guarantee: