Open Water
Scuba Diver Instructor (IDC)
Earning the
SDI Open Water Scuba Diver Instructor (OWSDI)
rating is one of the most important
steps of an SDI, TDI and/or ERDI Dive
Professional’s career, as it is where
you will learn to successfully train new
and seasoned divers alike. This course
has been meticulously crafted to help
further your knowledge and experience
with regard to the theories and
techniques involved in teaching scuba
diving as a whole. In this course you
will have the opportunity to delve into
how and why people learn; common
barriers associated with learning and
ways to overcome those barriers; the SDI
Teaching Philosophy and why it works;
risk management and how it applies to
being an industry professional; and new
ways to successfully market and sell
scuba.
Of course,
as with all other SDI, TDI and ERDI
courses, we believe it’s important that
you have the opportunity to fine-tune
your current knowledge and skills as
well. That’s why we present within this
course a review of the knowledge and
skills we believe are the foundation on
which all dive leaders build. This
includes brief but concise information
regarding diving physics and pertinent
gas laws; diving physiology and related
concerns; and most importantly, how it
all applies to the dive leader. Further,
while we don’t expect that your skills
are poor, you will spend time with an
instructor in the pool or confined water
to hone scuba skills to match those
expected of an SDI Open Water
Instructor.
This
program’s goal is to provide you with
the appropriate tools to be able to
transfer knowledge and help shape the
experiences of future students. SDI, TDI
and ERDI have selected the information
that we believe is most vital for you to
impart to students and we have gathered
proven teaching techniques for
delivering that information. In
addition, over the duration of this
program, you will have the opportunity
to gain valuable insights by way of peer
education, practice sessions and
workshops designed to develop teaching
skills. Your instructor trainer will
provide feedback based on his knowledge
and experiences, and help mold
individual teaching style. After all,
you are unique and should learn to take
advantage of distinct instructional
talents. It will then be up to you — the
OWSDI - to deliver this critical core
package to the student. Together, this
is the fundamental partnership between
SDI, TDI, ERDI and the SDI OWSDI.
Over the
progression of this course you will
experience plenty of opportunities and
much room to grow as an SDI OWSDI. There
are a host of programs for an OWSDI to
teach. Some of those are open water
scuba diver, specialties and dive
professional levels to name a few.
A
knowledgeable and professional SDI OWSDI
is a great asset to the SDI Facility
they work with; however, should you
decide that you’re ready for the next
step, you can become an SDI Specialty
Instructor. This course more than
prepares you for the challenges that
presents. After the SDI Instructor
rating is obtained, even further
opportunities will open up to you in the
form of the ability to gain instructor
ratings in the technical diving field
with TDI or emergency response diving
with ERDI.
The appendix
of the OWSDI Printed Manual includes the
outlines you will need to conduct the
SDI Open Water Scuba Diver course.
Specifically, you will find presentation
outlines for the academic, pool/confined
water and open water presentations in
Appendix A. Appendix B contains the
questions and answers for the SDI Open
Water Scuba Diver Knowledge Review
questions. Appendix C is a quick
reference guide for the most common
mathematical formulas used in scuba
diving. In addition to these outlines,
the SDI OWSDI Cue Cards should be used
in the pool/confined water and open
water sessions as a skills reference.
As a final
note, please remember that throughout
this and future programs you may
participate in, the instructor trainer
(IT) or IT Staff Instructor (ITS) is
here to help you learn, grow and have
valuable experiences. If at anytime you
have questions, comments, concerns or
need more direction, feel free to talk
with your IT/ITS.
We welcome
you to the SDI OWSDI program and we hope
you find it challenging, fun and most
importantly…rewarding.
Safe Diving!
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