Course overview

Earn your PADI Instructor rating in the warm, biodiverse waters off Havelock (Swaraj Dweep), where teaching dives at sites like Nemo Reef and Lighthouse let you hone skill demonstrations on healthy fringing coral. The Andaman Sea's typically flat, 28°C water and long visibility make it an ideal classroom to prepare for the Instructor Examination. You'll train surrounded by clownfish, parrotfish and the occasional passing turtle.

What you’ll learn

• Deliver knowledge-development presentations to PADI standards
• Demonstrate the 24 confined-water skills slowly and exaggerated
• Conduct open-water training dives and manage student divers
• Apply risk management and dive-business operations
• Prepare for and pass the Instructor Examination (IE)

Prerequisites

• Minimum 18 years old
• PADI Divemaster or qualifying certification
• At least 100 logged dives
• EFR Primary and Secondary Care within 24 months
• Medical clearance signed within the previous 12 months

What's included · What's not

Probability of sightings · month-by-month

What you're likely to see each month, based on historic operator logs.

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day1
   Standards & Orientation

   Review PADI systems, standards and the IE structure.
2. Day2
   Knowledge Development

   Practise classroom presentations and dive-theory exams.
3. Day3
   Confined-Water Teaching

   Demonstrate and teach the core skills in shallow water.
4. Day4
   Open-Water Teaching

   Run training dives at local reef sites with student stand-ins.
5. Day5
   Rescue & Mock IE

   Rescue assessment plus a full mock Instructor Examination.

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