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Drift Diver Instructor

PADI Instructor Specialities

Drift Diver Instructor

Go with the flow - teach divers to master the current

1 dayDuration
£150.00Price from
• PADI Divemaster, Assistant Instructor or instructor-candidate status, taken as a Specialty Instructor course • Some specialties have additional prerequisites and exit requirementsPrerequisites
BerkshireLocation

Berkshire

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About this course

Drift Diver Instructor

Drift diving is one of the most exhilarating ways to explore a reef or channel, letting a diver cover ground effortlessly while the current does the work. The PADI Drift Diver Specialty Instructor course, run over one day at Diving Academy, trains you to organise, promote and confidently deliver this popular specialty to your own students.

You will cover how to plan and brief drift dives safely, how to manage entry and exit logistics with boats or shore support, and how to teach students to read current, use surface marker buoys correctly and stay together as a group when visibility or conditions change quickly. Just as importantly, the course looks at how to present the value of specialty training so that your students see drift diving not as a one-off experience but as a genuine skill worth developing.

To take part you need PADI Divemaster, Assistant Instructor or instructor-candidate status, since this is taken as a Specialty Instructor course, and you should be aware that some specialties carry additional prerequisites and exit requirements. Throughout the day you will pick up teaching tips and hands-on experience you can put to use with your very next class.

Certifying as a Drift Diver Specialty Instructor adds a genuinely popular course to your teaching lineup and counts toward the five specialties required for Master Scuba Diver Trainer, a natural next step for instructors at Diving Academy looking to broaden their qualifications.

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What's included

What's included

• Teaching tips and hands-on experience you can implement right away

Prerequisites

• PADI Divemaster, Assistant Instructor or instructor-candidate status, taken as a Specialty Instructor course
• Some specialties have additional prerequisites and exit requirements

Packages

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Drift Diver Instructor

approx. US$191per person

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“🌊 IDC No. 8 – April-May 2026: AMAZING! 🌊 An incredibly intensive course that truly prepares you to become the kind of instructor you wish you had when you first decided to breathe underwater 🤿 It lasted nearly a month online and 10 days in person.💪💪💪 You need to trust the process, because the program is designed not only to teach diving skills, but also to help you grow into a more professional, confident, and responsible person 💪 During these 10 days, you’ll be so focused on learning and improving that you probably won’t even have time to take photos 📚🔥 The entire IDC Sardinia staff is always there for you — guiding, supporting, motivating, and helping you through every challenge. They seem to have a sixth sense for knowing exactly when you need encouragement, and they won’t let you give up, even when the summit feels far away 🌟 And don’t worry… there will also be moments of…”
Greta ValotiSardinia · Google review★★★★★
“I just did my IDC with IDC Sardegna and it was the most amazing experience in my life. I love all of the staff with all my heart. The support, the training, the organisation and in generall every day was structured perfect. It was a challengig time, but I fully enjoyed it and was able to do a big step in my diving live. Special thanks to the Course Director Luca, who is one of the most inspiring persons I met in my whole life. Lets see what time does, but if I ever gonna do a contiuing education I will do it with him. Grazie”
Simon SablotnySardinia · Google review★★★★★
“I did the IDC with them and everything was truly fantastic. They're professional, helpful, and ready to help you both with the course and if you have any issues with the equipment. They truly take care of every detail. Luckily, I don't have to do it again 😄 ✌🏼, but if I did, I'd definitely choose them again.”
Christian FalcettelliSardinia · Google review★★★★★
“Becoming a diving instructor has recently become my biggest dream in life :) And this dream has finally come true, largely thanks to the wonderful team at IDC Sardegna, who shared all their love and knowledge of diving with me in the best possible way! I can only recommend that you take an instructor course with them so that you too can join this wonderful world in the most beautiful way possible 🙂”
Enzo MenichiniSardinia · Google review★★★★★

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