SDI Scubility Instructor

The SDI Scubility Instructor Program is for those students who have successfully completed the SDI Scubility Dive Buddy Program and are currently an active Instructor or higher with a recognized dive training organization.

Who this course is for:

Certified divers looking to assist disabled divers enjoy the underwater world and SDI Instructors wishing to become an SDI Scubility Instructor

Course prerequisites:

Minimum age 18
Provide proof of:
- Scubility Dive Buddy certification
- Current CPR and first aid certification
- Current SDI Open Water Scuba Diving Instructor

What you can expect to learn:

The SDI Scubility Instructor Course takes an in-depth look at all of the following and more:

Background information
- Instructor awareness
- Public acceptance
- Lifestyle and personality
- Social integration
Common medical conditions and disabilities
- Amputations
- Asthma
- Cerebral palsy
- Diabetes
- Epilepsy
- Hearing disorders
- Muscular dystrophy
- Motor Neuron
- Multiple sclerosis
- Sight impairment
- Spinal injuries
Diving environment
- Confined water
- Open water
Accessibility
- Access to confined water
- Access to open water
- Liability and related legal considerations
Training
- Confined water
- Open water
- Academic
- Liability and related legal considerations
Marketing
- Course structure
- clients
Standards
- Scubility course requirements and standards

Some of the required skills you will have to demonstrate include:

Show preparation and planning for:
- Academic lessons
- Confined water training
- Open water training
Complete one:
Academic session for a paraplegic diver
- Confined water training session with sight impaired or paraplegic diver (real or simulated)
- Open water training session for a sight impaired or paraplegic diver
Be seen having fun and enjoying teaching