5 TIPS FOR BECOMING SCUBA INSTRUCTOR IN 2024 // PADI IDC

Is it a good idea to become a PADI dive instructor in 2024? And if you've decided to become a SCUBA instructor, what's the best way to be successful in your Instructor Development Course?
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[@_Bwcs_YT]

Once I recover from my divorce I fully plan on living out my dreams of being a dive instructor

[@DiveSAGA]

@@_Bwcs_YT you got this! 👊

[@davidshoyt1979]

Step one since its padi. Get about 20 dives under your belt in near perfect conditions then enter dive master/ instructor course. Step 2 learn to pantomime really good underwater to look condescending to your students. step 3. Be 18 or younger with zero life experience and dubious leadership skills. step 4 find job at nearest MCDojo dive shop somewhere in asia and cater to exclusively tourists who know no better. Step 5 profit. Step 6 release poorly trained students into the world with horrible buoyancy and trim and let them become little clones of you so that the PADI Cycle can repeat.

[@DiveSAGA]

I think that's a little unfair to the well-trained, hard working instructors out there.

[@elmo319]

That’s the most bullshit comment I’ve ever read…

[@MylesGmail]

I'm really looking into this career now. Thx for this

[@DiveSAGA]

Let me know if you're looking for quality instructor training! [e-mail]

[@50calpulse76]

This is not a career it's a JOB Just Over Broke

[@comptegoogle511]

When you work as an AI like I've done at Aqua Pleinair and the only task you're ask to do is prepare rental kits, wash wet suits and sale masque and fins with no time in the water... That's not how you'll be able to keep your skills sharp.

[@50calpulse76]

Tip number one save your money and put it into assets that will earn you money not lead to being more broke. Scuba instructors don't make crap

[@hayleydesmond7228]

Doing my IE in October in the UK *fingers crossed*

[@firstlast8022]

I'm glad I found this, thank you for making this video. I'm coming to utila soon to tackle d.m. and work my way up to msdt. It's been a while since I've been in the water, but I have roughly 300 dives under my belt. I definitely need to brush up on my skills, but my one worry is that my log book went M.I.A. I do have 90% of those dives on my computer still, but no log book. Is something like this going hinder me greatly?

[@DiveSAGA]

You're the best! I'd be happy to help you get there!

[@garylucas5530]

A useful video, thanks. I'm Advanced, Rescue, have completed my EFR and, have 100+ dives but is it a good idea to complete the Divemaster first and operate at that level for a while before embarking on the IDC, as I know they can be done together, i.e. one straight after the other. Thoughts?

[@eddybrownII]

Awesome content. I'm wanting to earn my way to IDC. I'm currently trying to figu4e a way to get prerequisite dives in with my demanding schedule. Is it OK to do multiple short dives 10-15 minutes just to ramp up the dive count? Or would this be frowned upon? Thanks in advance. I'm currently advanced open water certified and ive done elearning for rescue and several specialist

[@DiveSAGA]

It's a good question. Dives are defined as being at least 5m/15ft deep for at least 20 minutes!

[@eddybrownII]

@@DiveSAGA will it hurt me to have a bunch of short dives to get my number up?

[@davidshoyt1979]

not sure about PADI but for real divers that sort of behavior is frowned upon and makes you look like you actually dont care to develop any experience or skill. You just want the certification and title.

[@silkeHoekstra]

I did a bunch of short dives to get my number up :) even did a short one minute SI if I did a longer dive to make sure I could log two dives

[@BlairLindsayParamedic]

Always find your videos informative helpful and professional. Appreciate this - thank you!

[@DiveSAGA]

Thank you so much! I'm really glad you enjoy them and grateful for the comment!

[@hh8120]

What is the steps for become in the future diving instructor or what certification I will need firstln to do? I will be in end of the month Thailand and booked for 10 days Phuket. I hope the courses are available from 1.4.2024 to 10.4.2024

[@DiveSAGA]

Hi everyone! Are you looking to become a PADI SCUBA instructor in 2022? Let me know!

[@garylucas5530]

Hi, I'm thinking of becoming an instructor. I'm Advanced, Rescue, have completed my EFR and, have 100+ dives but is it a good idea to complete the Divemaster first and operate at that level for a while before embarking on the IDC, as I know they can be done together, i.e. one straight after the other. Thoughts?

[@DiveSAGA]

I did them back to back myself back in the day and it worked really well for me because these courses really build on one another. Feel free to send me your email address or WhatsApp and I'll send you information about our back-to-back package! 👊

[@askry2666]

Thank you so mach😊

[@charbelservina5282]

Hi have a question... I'm a PADI Diver Master.. I work in a dive center... something that I see theirs a PADI instructor he was doing an( open water course) .. is it normal or good to put a student direct on a dive in a group of certified diver..and the student didn't do the confined water 1st. ????

[@DiveSAGA]

No. Open water course students MUST complete confined water dive one before engaging in open water dives one.

[@joeyosley4637]

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