iInstructor Examination

After completing all aspects of the IDC or the OWSI program, you are qualified to participate in the PADI Instructor Examination. This two-day program, directly following the IDC, will evaluate you in the areas as outlined below:

PART 1:  Diving Theory closed book exams and the PADI Systems, Standards and Procedures-open-book exam.

PART 2: Confined Water presentation.

PART 3: Knowledge development presentation.

PART 4: Open Water presentations.

To get certified as a PADI Instructor, candidates must be successful in all four areas. If a candidate is unsuccessful in one or two areas, then that candidate must attend another IE and complete only that area in which he was unsuccessful. This saves you both time and money.

When successful in the IE, you will become certified as an Open Water Scuba Instructor.

The PADI Instructor Examination (IE) is conducted by staff members of PADI International, and not by your course director. This ensures impartiality and fairness during the testing process.
 

The Examiner's job is to pass the candidate, not to fail the future instructor. The Examiner will do everything possible to make sure that you get through the program successfully. The Examiner will double check that all of the information is understood and that the candidates are ready to begin teaching on their own.