The SSI Assistant Instructor is the next step after the Divemaster course on the way to becoming an SSI Open Water Scuba Instructor. The Assistant Instructor takes on a responsible role in dive training. You will learn to conduct complete course programs from Open Water Diver to Rescue Diver entirely under supervision. As an Assistant Instructor, you will learn to conduct important parts of the training independently and can also conduct and certify your first courses independently.
As a certified SSI Assistant Instructor, you will conduct the courses SSI Explorers (introductory diving for children), Scuba Skills Update, Perfect Buoyancy, and Try Scuba.
Duration
e-learning in advance, 3 evenings of theory, 2 evenings in the pool, 2-6 weeks of accompanying training, depending on scheduling.
Additional costs SSI AI and Instructor Training Kit (also applies to the Instructor Course), entry fees.
Prerequisites:
• Minimum age: 18 years
• Minimum of 60 logged open water dives with a dive time of min. 40 hours.
SSI certification in active status or an equivalent certification from a dive training organization recognized by SSI:
• Divemaster
Requirements for passing:
• Minimum of 75 logged open water dives with a dive time of min. 50 hours.
• Read and completed chapters 1 - 6, and answered the review questions and evaluations of the digital Instructor Training Course material.
• Completed theory lessons 1-6 as described in the Instructor Manual of the Instructor Training Course.
• Pass the program-specific final exam with at least 90%.
• Pass the assessment of candidate fitness in the water, as described in the SSI Training Standards, if the last fitness assessment was more than 6 months ago.
• Met all prerequisites and passed all evaluations for practical lessons 1 - 7, as described in the Instructor Manual for the Instructor Training Course.
Authorizations in active status:
In addition to the programs that an active Professional Dive Guide is authorized to train, the active Assistant Instructor can train, supervise, and certify the following programs:
• SSI Explorers (introductory diving for children)
• Try Scuba
• Scuba Skills Update
• Perfect Buoyancy
Active Assistant Instructors may train the following programs in addition to the authorizations as an active Divemaster:
• Conduct Open Water Diver theory and confined water (pool) lessons (with the exception of emergency ascent exercises) under the indirect supervision of an active Open Water Instructor.
• Directly supervise and evaluate surface skills in open water during the Open Water Diver dive program under the indirect supervision of an active Open Water Instructor.
• Register as a Specialty Instructor for some SSI Specialty Programs.
• Participate in the Instructor Training Course.
Assistant Instructors may not:
• Issue Open Water Diver certifications.
• Conduct open water training for entry-level courses independently.
• Conduct training for emergency ascent exercises, such as air sharing ascent, controlled buoyant ascent, or emergency buoyant ascent.
If you are already a Divemaster, please contact us for the next step.
