2006 Padi Open Water Diver Course Instructor Guide.pdf

Open WaterCourse Diver
InstructorMetric/Imperial Version Guide
1999 Edition
Incorporates all Training Bulletins through Fourth Quarter 2005
This document is an important
component of the PADI Open Water
Diver course instructional system.
Use this guide with the Open Wa-
ter Diver Manual, Recreational Dive
Planner (Table, The Wheel or eRDP),
Lesson Guides, Open Water Diver
Video, Open Water Diver Multimedia
and Aquatic Cue Cards when teach-
ing Open Water Diver courses.
Open Water Diver Course Instructor Guide i
PADI
Open Water Diver Course
Instructor Guide
© PADI 2005
All rights reserved.
Portions of the Appendix of this section may be reproduced
by PADI Members for use in PADI-sanctioned training, but not for resale or
personal gain. No other reproduction is allowed without the express written
permission of PADI.
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ii How to Use This Guide
Table of Contents
How to Use This Guide v
One
Course Standards and Overview
Open Water Diver and PADI Scuba Diver 1-1
Performance Based Training 1-2
Confined Water Dives 1-3
Knowledge Development 1-3
Instructor and Student Materials 1-4
Open Water Dives 1-5
The Dive Today Learning Pyramids 1-5
The PADI Scuba Diver Course 1-8
Discover Scuba Diving and PADI Seal Team 1-9
The Experienced Diver 1-10
Junior Open Water Diver 1-11
Referrals 1-12
PADI Scuba Diver Upgrade 1-13
Key Standards 1-16
Paperwork and Administration 1-16
Enriched Air Dive 1-17
National Geographic Diver 1-17
Adventure Dive 1-18
Two
Confined Water Dives
Conduct and Standards 2-1
Instructor Sequenced Skills 2-3
Confined Water Dive One 2-7
Confined Water Dive Two 2-9
Confined Water Dive Three 2-13
Confined Water Dive Four 2-15
Confined Water Dive Five 2-16
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