Open Water Scuba Instructor
Become a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor!
Join Dane Durand, our Silver Course Director, and Bruce Weitzenhoffer, our Gold Course Director, for your Instructor Development Course! Both Dane and Bruce have extensive cold water experience, a combined 20,000 dives+ and vast experience teaching and diving all over the world. Interested in living, diving and working in often challenging conditions? Become an instructor in the environment where you’ll teach. Even if you are planning on spending time in the tropics, the skills you learn here, in cold water, will serve you well anywhere in the world!
This is a three-part course - the Assistant Instructor (AI) course, the Emergency First Responder (EFR) Instructor course and the Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program.
Course Pricing
Materials & Administrative Fees (payable to Aquarius Dive Shop): $2,999 (plus tax)
Includes IDC Crew-Pak, Skill Development Prep Slate, Dive Theory eLearning
Tuition (payable to Course Director at first in-person session): $2,750
Course Total: $5,749
Plus: Examination, Certification & Processing Fees (payable to PADI): $1,060
Click here for a complete IDC Program Overview
Links:
Instructor Development Course Program Learning Agreement
IDC Candidate Information Sheet
For more information: contact us at pro@aquariusdivers.com and one of our Course Directors, Bruce or Dane, will get back to you promptly.
Availability: Contact us for booking information
Future IDC Schedule:
August/September 2025 IDC/IE
IDC Staff Sessions 08/09AUG25
IDC 15-31AUG25 (Three Day Weekend Format)
IE 06/07SEP25 (Monterey, CA)
EFRI/ DAN/ MSDT Prep Course is included within the ELITE IDC Schedule
November/December 2025 IDC/IE
IDC Staff Sessions 31OCT/ 01NOV25
IDC 21NOV-02DEC (Two Week Format)
IE 06/07DEC25 (PADI HQ - Rancho Santa Margarita, CA)
EFRI/ DAN/ MSDT Prep Course is included within the ELITE IDC Schedule
*Additional days may be added as necessary.
