PADI DEEP DIVER INSTRUCTOR SPECIALTY
Teach the Dives That Demand More Than Depth
A deeper wreck catches your divers’ attention. What will help them reach it and return with a story worth telling? The PADI Deep Diver Instructor Course helps you teach the planning, judgment, and control behind that experience, so your students gain more than a new depth on their dive computers.
Duration
6 Hours
Training Style
Personal Mentoring
Practical Experience
Workshop + 2 Open Water Dives
MORE PLACES TO TEACH. MORE WAYS TO LEAD.
Open Up New Experiences for Your Divers
BEYOND THE DEPTH NUMBER
Make Every Deep Dive a Lesson in Better Decisions
The most memorable moment may be the view at depth, but the most valuable lesson begins before descent. With personal coaching from Luis Miguel, you will practice making gas planning, dive limits, buoyancy, buddy contact, and ascent procedures meaningful to your students. You will also explore ways to make the course more engaging without making depth itself the goal.
YOUR INSTRUCTOR TOOLKIT
Teach Deep Diving With Purpose and Control
You will not simply complete a list of exercises. You will grow into the professional others can depend on.
PLAN
Build a dive worth making
- Teach students to choose an objective, evaluate conditions, establish depth and no-stop limits, and plan turn, ascent, and reserve pressures.
- Work through support equipment, backup gas, safety stops, and contingency decisions.
LEAD
Manage the dive as a team
- Coach buddy contact, buoyancy, controlled descents, navigation, and a deliberate ascent.
- Use practical demonstrations to reveal changes in color, pressure, task performance, and awareness.
ENGAGE
Make the course memorable
- Turn demonstrations, diver observations, and debriefs into moments that strengthen understanding.
- Show divers how Deep training relates to their interest in wrecks, enriched air, and future adventures.
YOUR STARTING POINT
Before You Apply
- Be a teaching-status PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor or hold a higher instructor rating.
- Have at least 10 logged deep dives.
- Complete the Specialty Instructor Training course with Course Director Luis Miguel.
- Submit your application and receive rating approval before teaching the specialty.
Learn how PADI Specialty Instructor training works
Not at 10 deep dives yet?
You can still discuss the training with Luis Miguel. Before you submit your instructor application, you will need to complete and log the required deep-dive experience. We can help you review your logbook and plan what remains.
