Materials
Independent Study. Prior to the start of an Instructor Development Course, Assistant Instructor Course or Open
Water Scuba Instructor program, you must complete all 16 IDC Knowledge Reviews found in
the Instructor Candidate Workbook.
Complete Knowledge reviews may be accomplished by selfstudy
using the PADI Instructor Manual, Business of Diving, Law and the Diving Professional, The
Best of Undersea Journal and referring to recent Undersea Journal articles in the Instructor
Candidate Workbook.
The Instructor Candidate Workbook is the most used manual during the Instructor Development course.
What Materials do I need?
• PADI Instructor Manual (paper version or a laptop if using the digital version)
• Instructor Candidate Workbook with the PADI sticker
• The law and the Diving Professional
• The Best of the Undersea Journal
• The Business of Diving
• Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty Instructor Outline (available to download from
www.padi.com. )
• Project AWARE Specialty Program Instructor Outline (available to download from
www.padi.com. )
• AWARE Coral Reef Conservation Specialty Instructor outline (available to download from
www.padi.com. )
• The Recreational Dive Planner, the Wheel and table
• PADI Open Water Diver Manual
• Open Water Diver Quizzes and Exams booklet
• Adventures in diving Manual
• PADI Rescue Diver Manual
• Rescue Diver final Exams booklet
• PADI Divemaster Manual
• Divemaster Final Exams booklets
• Aquatic Cue Cards-Confined Water and Open Water training
• Log book
• Blank slate
• Calculator, high light marker and pens
• 2 photo’s
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