PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI)

The Open Water Scuba Instructor course trains you to teach PADI programs independently and certify new divers. This course develops your teaching skills, dive theory knowledge, and ability to manage students in confined and open water environments.

You’ll refine your demonstrations, classroom presentations, and evaluation techniques while learning to apply PADI standards confidently and consistently.

The Fun Part

This is where you officially become an educator. Watching students take their first breaths underwater — and knowing you guided them there — is one of the most rewarding experiences in diving.

What You Learn

• Teaching methods and evaluation techniques

• Confined and open water instruction

• Risk management and student safety

• Professional-level dive theory

Your Next Adventure

After certification, you can pursue Specialty Instructor ratings, MSDT, or continue toward higher professional levels.