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Please read this \ufb01rst.
Qualifying To Teach PADI Specialty Diver Courses
To apply for a Specialty Instructor rating, an individual must be certi\ufb01ed as a
PADI Underwater Instructor or higher. There are two ways to qualify to teach
PADI Specialty Diver courses: 1) Attend Specialty Instructor Training Courses
conducted by PADI Course Directors or 2) apply directly to PADI.
Specialty Instructor Training Course attendance is highly recommendedand
encouraged. These courses provide hands-on training, technique demonstra-
tions, course marketing information, current PADI Standards information and,
when applicable, instructor-level open water training.
Application made directly to PADI requires either: 1) use of a PADI standard-
ized Specialty Course Instructor Outline (this document) or 2) the submission
of a self-generated specialty course outline for Training and Education Depart-
ment review. To speed outline approval, reduce liability exposure and assure
educational validity of your specialty courses, it is highly recommended that
you use the PADI standardized Specialty Course Instructor Outlines for courses
they have been developed for.
The Specialty Course Instructor Application is to be used whether attending a
Specialty Instructor Training Course or applying directly to PADI.
Important: Prior to promoting or teaching a PADI Specialty Diver course,
you must \ufb01rst receive written con\ufb01rmation of instructor certi\ufb01cation in that
specialty from PADI.
For more information on certi\ufb01cation as a PADI Specialty Instructor, please
refer to the \u201cGeneral Standards and Procedures\u201d section of the PADIInstruc-
tor Manual. If you still have questions after reading this section, call your PADI
Of\ufb01ce.
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