Assistant Instructor certification is a required step in becoming a SEI Diving Instructor. Assistant Instructors may teach the SEI Diving Snorkeling for Families Course. During the open Water Diver course, Assistant Instructors may be used in all aspects of classroom and pool or confined water training under the supervision of a SEI Diving Instructor. However, an Instructor must evaluate all skills. During open water training for Open Water Diver, the Assistant Instructor may conduct tours only after all skill evaluation and the first dive has been completed by the Instructor. The emphasis of the Assistant Instructor program is to show the participants how and what to teach once they become an Instructor.

The Assistant Instructor course requires at least 23 hours. Certification renewal is required annually and liability insurance for Assistant Instructors is recommended but not required.

Instructor certification permits an individual to teach and certify scuba students. The Instructor must always promote safe diving and uphold the standards of SEI Diving. The Instructor should also develop scuba leadership for SEI Diving by instructing Divemasters, Assistant Instructors and assisting in programs for new Instructors.

The certification Institute for Instructors includes at least 35 to 40 hours of classroom, pool and open water time. Certification renewal and proof of insurance is required annually.

Note: On above, proof of lecture, water teaching and open-water checkout training must be in the form of a letter from the candidate's sponsoring Instructor. In some cases, this experience may be gained by assisting an Instructor that certifies for another agency. Waiver of this requirement may be made only by the Director of SEI Diving.

Note: Instructors from other agencies with considerable experience may be required to complete less than is stated here for crossover into SEI Diving. Please consult the SEI Diving Standards and Procedures Manual, Part II, Instructor Crossover section.

Interested students please contact omnidive@gmail.com and then we will provide a copy of the Leadership Prep Manual that contains additional information on prerequisites and completion requirements.

Please check:

• Omni Divers Blog, the discussion on YMCA Scuba Instructor Institute
• SEI Diving website on SCUBA Instructor training for a list of all of the prerequisities