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 Fancy living an alternate lifestlye as a PADI Professional? Waking up to the morning sun and sea breeze? Your office need not be a small cubicle anymore.
The PADI Assistant Instructor course is the first portion of the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC). You'll not only gain additional learning experience as a PADI Professional but you'll also start learning the PADI System of diver education.
If you are a current PADI Divemaster and you are not satisfied with what you have gained or you feel that you have more to give to the diving industry, we will love to hear from you
Pre-requisite
- PADI Divemaster rating or qualifying certification from another certification organization other than PADI
- At least 18 years old
- Have 60 logged dives, including night, deep, and navigation scuba dives
- Have been a certified scuba diver for at least 6 months
- The PADI Assistant Instructor certification is a prerequisite for attending PADI IDC Course.
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Knowledge Development Session |
To be certified as a PADI Assistant Instructor, an individual must
meet the following performance requirements:
- Attend the seven IDC Curriculum Components including
- Course Orientation
- Learning, Instruction and the PADI System
- PADI Discover Scuba and Snorkeling Programs
- Developing Knowledge Development Presentations
- Teaching Project AWARE and Peak Performance Buoyancy
Specialties
- Teaching in Confined Water
- Conducting Open Water Training Presentations
- Present at least two evaluated knowledge development teaching
presentations and score a 3.5 or higher on at least one presentation.
- Score 75 percent or higher on the Assistant Instructor Standards
Exam and have any missed questions reviewed until mastery is
achieved. Scores less than 75 percent require a retest.
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Skills Development Session |
| After the necessary knowledge development segments, candidates will proceed to the skills development session conducted in the pool. During the training, candidates will go through the necessary skills demonstration and will be taught how to deliver confined water teaching presentations.
Candidates will go through the following presentations.
- Present at least two evaluated confined water teaching presentations
and score a 3.4 or higher on at least one presentation.
- Demonstrate competence at performing all 20 dive skills listed
on the Skill Evaluation. Candidates must earn at least 68 points in total,
with no individual score below 3.
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Open Water Evaluation |
This is the final stage of the PADI Assistant Instructor Course. Candidates will need to fulfil the following
- Present at least one integrated (two skills) evaluated open water
teaching presentation and score a 3.5 or higher on each skill.
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For updated prices and packages, please visit our pricing page . Fees stated on the page include the following;
- Confined Water Training
- Classroom Developments
- Open Water Training
- Weights and tanks
- For Dayang and Tioman training, 2 way land and sea transfers are included, arranged by Travel Avenue, TA01375
Prices EXCLUDE
- Certification Cost (Payable to PADI)
- All Scuba Diving Equipment needed for training.
- PADI Instructor Manual and all other necessary training manuals needed.
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| Required Gear for Course |
- BCD
- Complete Set of Regulator System with Alternate Air Source
- Compass
- Underwater and Surface Signalling Device
- Diver's tool - Knife or Shears
- Exposure Suit
- Mask, Snorkel & Fins
- Underwater Communication Device
- Surface Marker Buoy
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Via Phone
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Contact Us through our scuba diving hotline at +65 6292 0096. Our Course Consultant will be waiting for your call and offer you any assistance if needed.
Upon confirmation on the availability of your selected classes, there are two options for you.
Option 1 :
Make an appointment to visit us at our dive centre to make a non-refundable deposit of SGD$ 150.00.
Option 2 :
You can request for an online deposit with our course consultant.
Please note, your space in class is only confirmed with a non-refundable deposit of SGD$ 150.00. |
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Via Email
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| You can use the form below to send us your booking. Upon receiving your booking enquiry, our Course Consultant will call you at the stated time and date and advise you of your options. |
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Walk-in
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| You can come to the dive centre and our Course Consultant will be there to assist you. |
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| Sample Schedule |
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1 - Orpheus Dive Centre |
| 7.00pm
- 7.30pm |
Registration |
| 7.30pm
- 8.30pm |
Course Orientation |
| 8.30pm
- 9.30pm |
Learning, Instruction
and the PADI System |
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2 - Outram Secondary |
| 7.00pm
- 9.30pm |
Skills Demonstration
Workshop |
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3 - Orpheus Dive Centre |
| 7.00pm
- 10.00pm |
Developing
Knowledge Development Presentations |
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4 - Orpheus Dive Centre |
| 7.00pm
- 9.00pm |
Teaching in
Confined Water |
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5 - Orpheus Dive Centre |
| 7.00pm
- 8.30pm |
PADI Discover
Scuba and Snorkeling Programs |
| 8.30pm
- 9.30pm |
Teaching project
AWARE and PPB Specialties |
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6 - Orpheus Dive Centre |
| 1.00pm
- 2.00pm |
Dive Industry
Overview |
| 2.00pm
- 3.30pm |
Introduction
to General Standards and Procedures |
| 3.30pm
- 4.30pm |
Review Confined
Water Teaching Presentations |
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7 - Outram Secondary |
| 10.00am
- 2.00pm |
Confined Water
Teaching Presentations-1 and 2 |
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8 - Orpheus Dive Centre |
| 7.00pm
- 10.00pm |
Knowledge Development
Presentations-1 |
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9 - Orpheus Dive Centre |
| 7.00pm
- 10.00pm |
Prescriptive
Teaching Presentations-1 |
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10 - Orpheus Dive Centre |
| 7.00pm
- 8.30pm |
Conducting
Open Water Training Dives |
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11 - Orpheus Dive Centre |
| 7.00pm
- 8.00pm |
The PADI Continuing
Education Philosophy (Optional) |
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12 - Orpheus Dive Centre |
| 7.00pm
- 10.00pm |
Standards Review
Session |
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13 - Orpheus Dive Centre |
| 1.00pm
- 2.30pm |
Standards Exam |
| 2.30pm
- 4.30pm |
Dive Theory
Exams |
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14 - Pulau Hantu |
| 8.00am
- 12.00pm |
Open Water
Teaching Presentations-1 |
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 There are about 18 PADI Dive Centres in Singapore and only a handful of them has the rating of a PADI 5 Star IDC - one of the highest rating given to a dive centre.
Read more about PADI Dive Centre Rating here.
Short of telling you why we are good, we will tell you what it takes to become a proper PADI 5 Star IDC Centre. Even though there are some PADI 5 Star Facilities which only meet minimal requirements, Orpheus Dive has superceded the minimal requirements, ensuring that our divers have a one stop dive centre and dive club.
| Checklist for a PADI 5 Star Dive Facility |
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Equipment Retail |
As a PADI 5 Star Dive Facility, a dive centre must provide in-house retail. Orpheus Dive has a well stocked inventory store covering major brands such as Scubapro, Zeagle, TUSA, Seac Sub, Beauchat, Trident, XS Scuba, Underwater Kinetics and Problue.
In Singapore, there ARE ONLY TWO dive centres that are into full retail business.
Note to diver : There are dive centres that make claims that they do have a retail business. However, they only have an online retail arm that purchase stocks when a customer makes an order. Unlike us, our well stocked store has everything that a diver needs. And because of the volume purchase, we are able to offer lower prices compared to the rest of the dive centres.
See our Absolute Campaign for more information |
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Equipment Servicing |
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Orpheus Dive Singapore is an Authorized Service Centre for Scubapro, Apollo, Zeagle and Seac Sub. We have a fulltime service technician that is solely in charge of helping divers service their equipment and handling their annual servicing needs. |
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Equipment Rental |
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Orpheus Dive services and manages their own rental gear, unlike many independent dive centres and instructors who are dependent on others for their rental needs. All rental gears are serviced on a quarterly basis to ensure that they are kept in prime conditions.
For more information on rental gears |
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Dive Courses |
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We offer all level of courses from programs for kids of 8 years old to Professional courses such as the PADI Instructor Development Program. For the past 7 years, we have held a Instructor Development Program with PADI Course Director Azman Sulaiman.
Orpheus Dive is also one of the very few dive centres in Singapore that has co-written Distinctive Specialties - Specialties that can only be taught by us, which is approved by PADI.
View PADI Specialties |
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Dive Travel Program |
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All Dive Centres MUST BE REGISTERED as a legitimate company with a travel license to conduct business such as dive courses and dive trips.
All our fulltime staff and independent instructors working for us has dived from virtually unheard of destinations such as Raja Ampat to Mozambique. We will be able to customize your dive travel needs based on your experience and budget.
Note to Diver : Diving with a dive centre without a valid travel license can spoil the entire weekend. Singapore Tourism Board and Land Transport Authority has the right to suspend the entire trip as this is legally not allowed. |
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