Become a Diving Instructor
PADI IDC prerequisites: what to confirm before paying
Separate IDC entry, IE attendance and current-document requirements in one preparation checklist.
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Better questions. Useful answers.
Find a lesson, look up a word, check the forecast or find the manual for your gear. Bring your next diving question here.
FIND YOUR NEXT ANSWERNEW / INTERACTIVE TOOLS
Planners, checklists & logs
Eight tools to organise a trip, compare courses, keep equipment records and prepare useful notes.
Open the tools →01 / BEFORE YOU TRAVELWeather & dive preparation
Official forecasts, tide information and a worksheet to take to your briefing.
Open the preparation resources →02 / KNOW YOUR EQUIPMENTManuals & manufacturer support
Find the correct documents for your model and prepare a useful support enquiry.
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Courses
PADI Open Water Diver
Build the knowledge and practical skills for your first scuba certification. Learning takes place through theory, confined-water practice and open-water training.
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PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor
Prepare for teaching through instructor development and the required evaluation process.
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PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy
Refine weighting, trim and buoyancy so you can control position with less unnecessary effort.
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PADI Rescue Diver
Develop awareness of problems, self-rescue, assistance and coordinated responses to diving emergencies.
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PADI TecRec vs SSI Extended Range
Two technical-diving systems with different course packaging, terminology and centre models—from first decompression to Trimix and CCR.
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PADI vs SSI
The two largest recreational agencies in Australia — and why the difference matters less than most divers expect.
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PADI Wreck Diver
Develop awareness, planning and techniques for exploring wrecks within the course’s defined scope.
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Painted Cliffs (Maria Island)
Tasmania East Coast · TAS · Shore/Rock Platform · Shore or Boat
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Palm Beach (ocean side – rock pool and Kiddies Corner)
Sydney Northern Beaches · NSW · Shore/Rock Platform · Shore
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Palm Beach Baths / Barrenjoey Pittwater side
Sydney Northern Beaches · NSW · Shore/Rock Platform · Shore
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Palm Beach Jetty (Rockingham)
Perth · WA · Jetty/Pier · Shore
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Palm Beach Reef
Gold Coast · QLD · Reef · Boat (day trip)
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Pam's Point (Heron Island)
Heron Island & Capricorn Group · QLD · Reef · Boat (day trip)
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Pambula River Mouth
Merimbula · NSW · Drift · Shore
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Pannikin Bay Airstrip (Lake Argyle)
Broome & Kimberley · WA · Freshwater Lake/River · Boat
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Pannikin Plains Cave
Nullarbor Caves · WA · Cave/Cavern · Shore
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Paradise Beach Drift
Ningaloo – Coral Bay · WA · Drift · Shore
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Paradise Reef
Tasmania East Coast · TAS · Reef · Boat (day trip)
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Paradise Reef (Breaking Patches)
Cairns · QLD · Reef · Boat (day trip)
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Paradise Wall
Port Phillip Heads · VIC · Wall · Boat
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Parker Bommie (Great Keppel Island)
Capricorn Coast & Keppel Islands · QLD · Pinnacle/Bommie · Boat (day trip)
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Parker Inlet, Cape Otway
Surf Coast & Great Ocean Road · VIC · Reef · Shore
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Parker Point Drop-off
Rottnest Island · WA · Wall · Boat (day trip)
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