BAREFOOT COZUMEL · PADI 5-STAR IDC
Become a PADI Specialty Instructor
Teach the diving you love most: from Deep and Wreck to Enriched Air, Sidemount and more.
TEACH YOUR PASSION
Teach the diving you love
Specialty Instructor ratings let you teach the types of diving you enjoy most. Add ratings such as Deep, Wreck, Enriched Air (Nitrox), Drift, Sidemount and many more.
1 day / specialty
Duration
OWSI / Instructor
Prerequisite
Specialty Instr.
You graduate as
From $150 USD
Investment
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Specialty Instructor ratings let you teach the diving you love most. Add ratings like Deep, Wreck, Enriched Air (Nitrox), Drift, Sidemount and more.
- Course Director on staff
- Small groups, never more than four candidates
- Train inside a real working dive center
- Resume review & job placement assistance
Learn to teach your chosen PADI specialties to instructor standard: dive planning, briefings and skill demonstrations.
- PADI standards and course requirements
- Specialty-specific certification procedures
- Course organization and administration
- Knowledge Development presentations
- Skill demonstrations and teaching techniques
- Practical training in open water when required
Specialty Instructor training, digital manual, shore or boat training dives and certification support. No lodging or meals.
- Educational tools and training materials
- Complete instructor training and guidance
- Transportation to the dive site and light lunch on water training days
- Digital Instructor Manual
- Entrance fees
- Scuba equipment (if required)
To begin:
- PADI Instructor (or IDC/OWSI completed within 12 months)
- The relevant specialty diver ratings
- Personal dive insurance
- Teaching Status PADI Instructor
- Additional certs required for some specialties (Enriched Air, Self-Reliant, or Sidemount Diver if applicable)
Pricing & dates
From $150 USD per specialty. Duration: 1 day per specialty.
Not included: $92 USD PADI Specialty Instructor application fee per specialty.
Ready to teach your specialty?
Tell us which specialties you’d like to teach and we’ll map out your ratings.