The SDI Open Water Scuba Diver Instructor (OWSDI) course is designed to teach current Divemasters or Assistant Instructors certified with a recognized dive training organization the knowledge to effectively function as an open water scuba diver instructor. This program is divided into two sections, an instructor development course (IDC) and an instructor evaluation course (IEC).
Enrolment in this course covers your SDI OWSDI Kit, all air fills, half-price gear hire, and IEC fee. However, as this course is not guaranteed certification, the cost DOES NOT include SDI New Instructor Registration; this fee is paid directly to SDI after the successful completion of your IEC.
Instructor Development Course
The IDC component of your OWSDI Course takes place over 7 intensive days under the direct instruction and assessment of our in-house Instructor Trainer. Some of the required skills you will have to demonstrate include:
- Present a minimum of two classroom presentations, two lessons in confined water, and two lessons in open water
- Show preparation, planning, and control in dive management and diving activities
- Perform, to demonstration quality, one complete rescue scenario
- Perform a 10-minute survival-float, without the use of swimming aids
- Complete a 400 metre swim on the surface, non-stop, any stroke, without the use of swimming aids, in less than 10 minutes; swim goggles permitted
- Complete an 800 metre swim with mask, snorkel, and fins non-stop without the use of arms in less than 17 minutes
- Bring a diver, simulating unconsciousness, up from depth, not greater than 6 metres / 20 feet; at the surface swim them 100 metres in less than 4 minutes
- In a pool/confined water, candidates must perform, to demonstration quality, all skills listed in the SDI Open Water Scuba Diver Course, and demonstrate problem-solving skills
- In open water, candidates must perform, to demonstration quality, all skills listed in the SDI Open Water Scuba Diver Course, and demonstrate problem-solving skills
Instructor Evaluation Course
The IEC component of your OWSDI Course takes place on the final day. You will be assessed by an externally-based Instructor Trainer and at a minimum will be required to:
- Present one classroom presentation (minimum time 15 minutes in duration), one full lesson in confined water, and one full lesson in open water
- The evaluating instructor trainer must verify all required subjects were covered and skills were performed