A sense of humor
A love of diving
Respect for nature
Good diving skills
and to have been a certified diver for at
least 6 months with a minimum 60 logged dives. If you are lacking
dives we can organise an internship either at one of the Subway
locations or at one of our other referral centres here on Roatan.
You will also need to
be a PADI Divemaster (contact
us if you have a certification from a different agency), be at
least 18 years old, provide a signed and dated PADI Medical
Statement (available locally for $15), have 2 pictures (available
locally for $ 5) and show proof current
CPR/First Aid certification (this can be updated during the EFR
Instructor program).
Materials
For the IDC
you will need all 3 versions of the RDP
(available here for $18 Table, $ 48 Wheel, $ 29 eRDP),
the IDC Crew Pack (available here for only $375 sold
by PADI for $ 500), the EFR Instructor
Manual $85. Diving equipment can be borrowed during training from
the centre at no additional cost.
Costs
The
Instructor Development Course (IDC & EFRI) costs $1250.
Assistant Instructors can attend the EFR Instructor and OWSI courses
for $995. The PADI fees are $560 (payable to PADI by credit card at
the Instructor Examination).
Our IDC includes (at no
additional cost); "Welcome to Roatan" airport/ferry transfers, 2008
Roatan Marine Park Pass, diving before & after the IDC, free use of
our dive equipment during training, staff lunches during the course,
accommodation (double occupancy with another PADI Pro candidate),
daily transport from our accommodation to/from the resort and
transport to the IE with full logistical support from your IDC
Staff.
We also offer a 10%
continuing education discount on packages including; MSDT, IDC Staff
& DAN Instructor.
