Assistant Instructor Course ~ $450

OVERVIEW

The NAUI Assistant Instructor rating is a NAUI Leadership level certification. The program is designed to introduce students to diving instruction basics. It also tests individuals in fundamental water skills needed to be capable assistants. Certification authorizes individuals to assist active-status NAUI Instructors in the conduct of dive training. NAUI Assistant Instructor certification is a highly recommended step in the progression to NAUI Instructor.

QUALIFICATIONS OF GRADUATES

o A current NAUI Assistant Instructor is qualified to assist active-status NAUl Instructors in teaching skin and scuba diving courses provided the activities and locale are similar to those of the training. Additional training or experience is to be obtained by the Assistant Instructor who desires to assist in highly specialized training activities, such as wreck penetration, cavern, ice or technical diver courses.

o A NAUI Assistant Instructor can be counted toward student-instructor ratios.

o After assisting an active-status NAUI Instructor with at least one complete NAUI Scuba Diver course, a current NAUI Assistant Instructor is qualified, if all other prerequisites are met, to enter a NAUI Instructor Training Course (ITC). (Attending a NAUI Instructor Preparatory (PREP) Program and certification as a NAUI Divemaster are recommended prior to attending an ITC.)