PADI IDC – Kaş, Türkiye
Become a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor and turn diving into a professional career.
SubAQUA Diving Center offers a structured PADI IDC in Kaş, Turkey, fully compliant with PADI standards.
On this page you will find: Advantages of doing IDC in Kaş, prerequisites, IDC stages,
sığ su (confined) & açık deniz (open water) öğretimi ve PADI Eğitmen Sınavı (IE).
Advantages of Doing IDC in Kaş
The biggest advantage for local candidates looking for PADI IDC in Kaş is; stable sea conditions, high practice intensity and
completing the training efficiently with affordable living costs.
- More practice: Thanks to short transfers and a planned program, shallow water and open water sessions are conducted without interruption.
- Stable conditions: Current-free dives with clear visibility make it easier to develop teaching and control skills.
- Cost advantage: Training, accommodation and daily living expenses are more balanced compared to big cities.
- Focused learning: The diving town environment allows concentrating on training without distractions.
- Career approach: You focus not only on passing the exam, but on becoming an instructor who can teach confidently in the field.
Tip (local candidates): Send your current certification level, number of logged dives and preferred month via WhatsApp.
Course Director: Oray Ercan – PADI Platinum Course Director
Instructor training is mentorship based. Your Course Director's standard knowledge, feedback quality and coaching,
directly affects your teaching skills in the field.
- Standard focus: Applying PADI standards quickly and correctly.
- Performance coaching: Step-by-step development in presentation and control workshops.
- Career support: Practical guidance for instructorship in Turkey and abroad.
IDC Overview (PADI Standards Compliant)
PADI IDC prepares candidates for the PADI Instructor Examination (IE) and professional level teaching.
The program consists of knowledge development, confined water teaching and open water teaching components.
- IDC minimum duration: 6 days (with independent study / eLearning)
- Live presentation status: minimum 8 days
- Ratio: Maximum 8 candidates per 1 Course Director / IDC Staff Instructor
PADI IDC Prerequisites
- Certification: PADI Divemaster (or equivalent leadership level)
- Age: At least 18
- Experience: Certified diver for at least 6 months
- Logged dives: Minimum 60 (100 dives by IE day)
- First aid: Son 24 ay içinde EFR Primary & Secondary Care
- Health: Physician approved diving fitness report within the last 12 months
IDC Stages (AI + OWSI)
IDC can be conducted as Assistant Instructor (AI) + Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) or as a combined program.
- Stage 1 (AI): Standard usage, teaching control and basics of skill coaching.
- Stage 2 (OWSI): Academic, confined water and open water teaching; exam preparation.
What is Done During IDC?
📘 Land / Classroom Sessions: Standard practice, teaching presentations, risk management.
🏊 Confined Water: Skill demonstration, error detection, correction and safe group management.
🌊 Open Water: Teaching scenarios, dive management, rescue-focused assessments.
Start IDC in Kaş
If you want a standard-based, clear and applicable roadmap; send us your current certification, dive count and preferred month.
