You will practice assisting students with skills and you will be evaluated on your watermanship skills as well as multiple pool and classroom presentations.

This program includes:

• 12 hours of classroom study in NAUI Leadership and teaching theory
• Classroom, pool and ocean presentations
• Demonstration of “demonstration quality” watermanship skills

As an Assistant Instructor you will be able to assist NAUI instructors with pool and ocean training. After assisting with 4 SCUBA classes you can enroll in the instructor program.

Prerequisites:

• Minimum age 18
• Current physical
• Certified Master and Rescue Diver
• All prerequisites listed for the FIT program
• Current First Aid/CPR
• Swim 450 yards in less than 10 minutes; 25 yards underwater on one breath; survival swim for 20 minutes; tow another person 50 yards.
• Snorkel 900 yards; snorkel D&R.
• Scuba lifesaving transport; scuba D&R; scuba bailout.
• 75 logged dives
• Participants must provide all of their own gear.