ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR
SSI ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR
Course Description
SSI Open Water Instructors are the backbone of the diving industry, teaching new divers to safely explore the underwater world, providing introductory courses for those who are considering obtaining a scuba diving visa, and teaching advanced education courses to develop a lifetime of passionate divers. Taking the SSI Assistant Instructor Specialty Program will be the beginning of your journey to becoming a professional dive instructor.
The SSI Assistant Instructor Specialty program provides you with the skills, concepts and teaching experience you need to become a diving professional. You will learn the SSI teaching system and concepts, how to facilitate the Open Water Diver course, and how to independently teach a variety of SSI training courses. This course is a fun and challenging learning experience that will present you with new skills and knowledge to enhance your abilities as a diving professional.
You are expected to ask questions and take an active role in the training process. Basic diving skills and knowledge will be tested and refined as you develop into a competent and professional dive leader.
Course Fee
Assistant Instructor
ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR
NT$55000
NT$
53,500
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Fee Includes - SSI AI Online Textbook
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Fee Includes - SSI AI License Visa Fee
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Fee Includes - Professional Registration Fee
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Fee Includes - Coaching Fee, Classroom Space Usage Fee
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Includes - Pool Rental Fee, Air Cylinder Fee, Marine Practical Training Insurance Fee
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The fee does not include the printing cost of physical license card, transportation cost for marine internship, meal cost, rental fee for diving light weight and reloading, rental fee for diving computer watch, rental fee for diving accessories (SMB, spool).
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PREREQUISITES
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- Must log 60 or more open water dives with a cumulative dive time of 40 hours or more.
- Hold a Dive Master certification from SSI, or equivalent certification from another SSI-accredited educational institution.
Training Process
Home Study
Study online digital teaching materials
100%
Enhancement and discussion in formal classroom subjects
Subject Discussion
100%
Repeat the technique
Demonstrate the level of skill required for the leadership level
100%
Open Water Practical Exercise
Fill in the training records and discuss the conclusions
100%
Certification Requirements
- Complete a minimum of 75 open water dives with a total of 50+ hours of dive time.
- Completes and passes the SSI Training Standards Specification Leadership Level Professional Waterborne Assessment.
- Complete and pass modules 1-7 of the practical exercises listed in the SSI Assistant Instructor Training Manual.
- Completion of the SSI Assistant Instructor Final Test, 50 multiple choice questions, 100 points total, with a passing score of 90. Failure to achieve a passing score may result in a retest at a later date.
Waterborne Evaluation
- Tread water continuously for 15 minutes without any assistance or floatation gear.
- Surface Swimming (optional): Swim 700 meters continuously without stopping for 20 minutes using a mask, flippers and snorkel. If a rashguard is used, weights must be added to ensure neutral buoyancy. Swim 375 meters continuously without the use of masks, fins, snorkel and other swimming aids.
- Dive 25 meters underwater with a mask, flippers and snorkel.
- To perform a complete surface rescue tow, 100 meters in 8 minutes, both the rescuer and the rescued person must wear a full range of diving systems.
Complete and pass modules 1-7 of the SSI Assistant Instructor Training Manual.
- Completed and passed two subject-modeled teaching assessments with a total score of 54 and a minimum passing score of 36.
- Complete and pass two in-water skills seminars for a total of 3 points for each skill, with a minimum passing score of 2 points.
- Completed and passed two in-water simulation teaching assessments with a total score of 48 and a minimum passing score of 32.
Issuance of visas
- Submit the Assistant Coach Training Record and all necessary documents to the SSI Taiwan Service Center to be certified as an SSI Assistant Instructor.
Pre-Course Notes
- Before registration, please confirm your health condition and that you do not have any high-risk diseases related to diving. If you are over 50 years old, please have a full body health checkup and consult a doctor to confirm that you can participate in recreational diving activities before applying for registration, and please provide a copy of your health checkup when you apply.
- The balance of the course fee should be paid at the time of registration.
- 7 days advance notice is required for any change in class schedule, and an additional NTD$3,000 will be charged for any change within 7 days or unexplained absence. In case of absence due to ill-health, a hospital receipt will be required to waive the extra charge.
- The deposit fee cannot be refunded as it has been used to purchase the online course materials after the registration process is completed.
- Please bring your own light suit, heavy suit, dive computer watch, SMB, and spools for pool & ocean training. If you need to rent the equipment, please inform the training center in advance so that you can prepare in advance. During the training period, the trainee will be responsible for keeping the rental equipment and return it after the course. Any damage or loss will be compensated according to the original price of the equipment, so please use it with care.
- Late arrivals and early departures during training will seriously affect the progress of the course and create an additional teaching load, so please make sure you are on time for class.
- Before completing the training course, new trainees are required to upload a headshot or life photo file to their SSI personal account, which will be used for their scuba diving license. Once the trainee has completed the training and has all the related documents, the dive center will proceed with the SSI Specialty DG license application as soon as possible. Once approved by SSI Taiwan Regional Service Center, the student can get the online license. If a physical license is required, NTD$200 per card will be charged for printing the physical license card, and the training center will obtain it within two weeks and notify the trainee to pick it up.
- SSI Divemasters are SSI Leaders and are required to pay an annual renewal fee to qualify for active status.
- Qualify for Active Status as an SSI Divemaster to: serve as a qualified assistant in all SSI Recreational Diving courses; assist in sightseeing dives for open water training dives, with no more than two students per sightseeing dive; register for SSI Instructor Training Courses.
