Description
Are you ready to turn your passion for diving into a career? Turn your favorite dive site into your office and create SSI divers. As an SSI Open Water Instructor, you will be certified to train beginning SSI divers and teach Enriched Air Nitrox, Diver Stress & Rescue, and create Dive Guides.
What are you waiting for? Become an Open Water Instructor today!
Description
What is the class schedule?
Type | Topic |
Classroom | Introduction & Paperwork, Credential Review, Orientation, General Training and Ethics Standards, History and Philosophy of SSI |
Classroom | Role of the Dive Control Specialist, |
Classroom | History and Philosophy of SSI |
Classroom | Dive Professionals, Business of Instruction, Odin |
Classroom | The Instructors Role in the Acquisition Phase of the Lifecycle |
Classroom | The Instructors Role in the Development Phase of the Lifecycle |
Classroom | The Instructors Role in the Commitment Phase of the Lifecycle |
Classroom | The Instructors Role in the Retention |
Classroom | Teaching Entry Level Programs and SSI Standards for Scuba Diver and Open Water Diver Programs |
Pool | Skills Presentation – How to teach Skills, |
Classroom | Teaching Continuing Education Programs and SSI Standards for Diver Stress & Rescue and Specialty Diver Standards |
Classroom | Practical and Legal Aspects of Scuba Diving Instruction, |
Classroom | Your role in Risk Reduction and Mitigation |
Classroom | SSI Instructor Training Course and Beyond |
Pool | Watermanship Evaluation |
Classroom | PRESENTATION: Open Water Classroom Session 1 |
Classroom | PRESENTATION: Open Water Classroom Session 2 |
Classroom | PRESENTATION: Open Water TRY SCUBA/ SSU |
Classroom | WRITTEN TEST |
Pool | PRESENTATION: TRY SCUBA, SSU |
Pool | PRESENTATION: Perfect Buoyancy Class |
Classroom | PRESENTATION: Stress Rescue |
Pool | PRESENTATION: Stress Rescue |
O/W Dive | Dive 1: PRESENTATIOM: Open Water Session |
O/W Dive | Dive 1: PRESENTATIOM: Open Water Session |
O/W Dive | Dive 2: PRESENTATIOM: Open Water Session |
To benefit most from the course, you should complete all of the reading and textbook exercises prior to attending class. You will also need a total diving system including weights, and cylinders. The weight cylinders can be rented for the program from Oceanic Ventures
Like any training program, your ratings and certification cards will be awarded when earned and by completing all of the requirements and paperwork.
What is included in the program?
- Instruction for all class, pool & open water sessions
- Educational materials including, lecture notes and cards when earned
- Use of instructional aids for class
Not Included: Total Diving System, transportation to the open water sessions (car pool can be arranged), park entrance fees, cylinders and air fills for pool and open water sessions.
What equipment is required?
Instructor Candidates are required to have their own properly fitted Total Diving System. All of the equipment must be in current service and must have evidence of the service (i.e. service sleeves) The total diving system includes:
- Mask
- Snorkel
- Fins
- Buoyancy compensator with power inflator
- Weight System
- Delivery System with cylinder, primary regulator and alternate air source
- Information System – Dive Computer is required.
- Exposure suit appropriate for the environment
- A Mesh “boat” bag
- A deployable surface marker buoy (SMB)
- A surface emergency signaling device (DiveAlert or Whistle)
- A spool or reel
- A slate (wet notes are preferable)
- A cutting device
- A compass
- A logbook
Further, candidates for SSI Dive Professional programs must use a professional-level Total Diving System. If you need additional equipment, please talk to your instructor so you don’t purchase things you may not be able to use in the program)
What is the minimum class size and the maximum class size?
- Minimum: 2 person minimum for class,
- Maximum: 6 (although there will be a 4 to 1 ratio of Dive Leader to student)
- For smaller classes, there may be a private fee assessed
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Ann Keibler at 713.523.3483 or via email.
What are the prerequisites?
MINIMUM AGE FOR PARTICIPATION | 18 |
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AVAILABLE AS JUNIOR PROGRAM | No |
MINIMUM AGE (JUNIOR PROGRAM) | Not applicable / mandatory |
CERTIFICATION PREREQUISITES | Dive Master |