Specialty Instructor Courses Lanta Diver - PADI Instructor & Tec Diver Training

Why do PADI Specialty Instructor courses rather than just applying for them?
Performance requirements for Specialty Instructor Courses
Which dives sites do we dive for Specialty Instructor Courses?
Specialty Instructor Courses we offer: MSDT, Shark, Enriched Air, Gas Blender...

WHY SHOULD YOU DO SPECIALTY INSTRUCTOR COURSES WHEN YOU CAN JUST APPLY FOR THEM YOURSELF WITH PADI?

Nothing is better than getting hands on experience teaching new courses, especially when you have the guidance of very experienced instructors and a Course Director to turn for teaching tips and organizing of specialty courses.
Safety considerations, such as wreck penetration, Search and Recovery handling of large objects. It makes sense to get hands on practise with the requirements of these courses yourself, before you start teaching them.
PADI application fees for specialty instructor ratings are cheaper when you have done the courses with a PADI Course Director (Method 1 Application)
Working together with others and gaining valuable experience diving... is a lot of fun!

PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT FOR EACH SPECIALTY INSTRUCTOR COURSE: For each course candidates are required to:

Present one micro-teaching classroom presentation.
Locate Key standards from the Specialty Instructor Outlines.
List student and Instructor equipment requirements.
Explain Open Water Training considerations for training dives.
Demonstrate mastery of Knowledge Development and water skills for specialty courses.
Conduct teaching assignments and demonstrations for Specialty Open Water training.
Describe successful marketing and promotion for PADI Specialty courses.

DIVE LOCATIONS FOR THE SPECIALTY INSTRUCTOR COURSES:

The Specialty Instructor Courses have 1 - 2 training dives required, although we still do 2 dives per day anyway, why not? Dives are conducted at either Koh Haa (5 Islands), Koh Bida (Phi Phi) and Hin Daeng (Red Rock) and Hin Muang (Purple Rock). All day trips to the dive sites include breakfast, lunch and other refreshments!

This group of five islands (Koh Haa) is only a 2 hour journey from Koh Lanta and has a great variety of walls and abundant coral life. Depths of 45 meters can be easily reached here.

View of Koh Haa 2,3 and 4

Hin Daeng and Hin Muang is situated due south from Lanta, a 3 and a half hour journey from Lanta... you won't be disappointed. Hin Muang is a Pinnacle that starts 12 meters below the surface and drops down to at least 70 meters. The pinnacle itself is over 250 meters long and is a magnet for Manta Rays and Whale sharks.

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The Koh Bida Islands are actually part of the well known Phi Phi Islands. Only a 1 hour and 45 minutes journey from Koh Lanta, the Bida Islands offer fantastic diving with frequent sightings of Zebra Shark, Blacktip Reef Shark, Turtles and much more. The Bida islands are decorated with colorful soft corals and large sea fans.

SPECIALTY INSTRUCTOR COURSES THAT WE OFFER:

MASTER SCUBA DIVER TRAINER PREP PROGRAM Teach any 5 Specialties listed below which include, but is not limited to:

MASTER SCUBA DIVER TRAINER PREP PROGRAM

TEACH FIVE SPECIALTIES! - 3 to 4 Days / 6 to 8 dives

SAVE 285 AUS$

GET YOUR DIGITAL SPECAILTY INSTRUCTOR MANUAL AND ALL 5 OF YOUR SPECIALTY INSTRUCTOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE MSDT ARE FREE OF CHARGE *METHOD 1 APPLICATIONS ONLY*

As a MSDT, you may be able to offer various specialty courses and be able to offer this rating as part of your continued education program, or even combine it into your Divemaster program to allow candidates to gain more experience.

The MSDT Prep course allows you to have an in-depth look at the different specialties available and how to teach them under the supervision and guidance of your PADI Course Director.

It is called the MSDT Prep Course because you still need to first issue your first 25 certifications before you can start teaching specialties. For the MSDT rating you can choose 5 specialties which interest you most.

The MSDT rating is a prerequisite for the IDC Staff Instructor Course.

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SHARK AWARENESS DISTINCTIVE INSTRUCTOR

2 Days / 2 Dives

The Shark specialty course is a course unlike any other that you may ever experience. Sharks have for years been portrayed as the monster of the oceans, and to be feared by anyone who dared enter the oceans water.

This PADI Shark Awareness course was designed and structured by PADI Course Director Brendon Sing, who
personally created his own material and outline and had it approved by PADI's stringent evaluation process. The PADI Shark Awareness course is a distinctive PADI non-diving certification that only Brendon can teach up to the instructor level through PADI. Even though the course does not require any dives, Brendon will include two dives in search of the sharks in the local area.

Sharks have now become the most interesting and fascinating creatures that divers could possibly encounter. During the course we are going to have exciting opportunities to study and view, the not so well known Zebra (Leopard) Shark at close hand. The Zebra Shark is often encountered in the Andaman Sea near the Phi Phi (Bida) Islands.

The Shark Awareness Specialty Course covers the following topics:

Introduction the Shark Course
Fears and phobia about sharks
Shark evolution
Shark Identification
Shark Species
Shark anatomy
Shark behavior and attacks
Shark reproduction
Diving responsibly with sharks
Sharks in DANGER

The Shark Specialty Course will help you gain interesting information about sharks,
thus improve knowledge and understanding of these creatures, both for you as the
student, and for the instructor level. The main goal of the Shark awareness course
is make divers and non-divers aware that sharks in in very great danger of being
wiped out. Over One hundred Million in many areas of the world from over fishing
for their fins and other products.

This course is based on years of experience of diving with sharks and research
taken into these creatures by Brendon who is there to provide any information,
or help to gather any information that may be of interest to you.

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ENRICHED AIR NITROX INSTRUCTOR -

5 Days / 10 Dives (Entry Level & Instructor)

1 Day / 2 Dives (Certified Nitrox divers with 10 or more nitrox dives)

One of the most popular Specialty Course worldwide - one day of knowledge development and one day of local diving (2 dives). During this course you will learn how to use the PADI EANx tables, the oxygen analyzer, the benefits of diving with enriched air and be prepared for future re-breather and DSAT Tec-Deep/Trimix courses.

All teaching materials and course standards are reviewed for the Instructor level. The actual Enriched Air Diver Course itself is included in the Instructor Course. To become certified you will need a total of ten enriched air dives. The last eight experience dives can be conducted during the MSDT Course or other specialty dives. The eight Nitrox tanks needed are included in your Nitrox Instructor course.

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VIDEOGRAPHY SPECIALTY INSTRUCTOR - 1 Day / 2 Dives

This is by far one of the favorites of Specialties to teach. If you already have experience working with underwater housings and lighting equipment, then this is for sure one for you. This course will also inspire Instructors with little experience with underwater videography to try something new and then be able to share that knowledge and experience with students.

The best part about underwater videography is to take the raw footage and then build it into an edited project. At Lanta Diver we will take additional time to familiarize you with digital video editing and how to make projects available on DVD to give to your students. For some, underwater videography and editing has become a full time job in the dive industry. It is a valuable skill to have to increase potential working opportunities around the world.

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DIVER PROPULSION VEHICLE INSTRUCTOR- 1 Day / 2 Dives

If you have never used a DPV before, you have probably always wanted to... right? Well, here is you chance to and then teach others to join in on the fun as well. Everybody enjoys to try new equipment and the DPVs are no exception. They are very easy to use and they are very attractive to students and divers who don't like diving into currents.

This is a really fun course with hands on use, safety considerations, maintenance and operation of the DPV. The DPV is also a great option for students and divers with certain physical disabilities, therefore an added benefit for being able to teach this specialty.

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DIGITAL UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHER INSTRUCTOR- 1 Day / 2 Dives

Digital Underwater photography and enhancing is the way even professional underwater photographers are sticking to. The new Digital Underwater PADI Specialty is fun and easy to teach.

At Lanta Diver during this Instructor level course you will become familiar with the new PADI materials and special equipment requirements for teaching this latest and greatest digital underwater photography course. The course also focuses on using software to enhance images.

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WRECK DIVER INSTRUCTOR- 1 Day / 2 Dives

As an experienced diver you may have had opportunities to dive on wrecks before. If you remember the first time you dived on a wreck, you may remember that adrenaline rush and thrill of seeing something that once existed in our world, now at the bottom of another. As a Wreck Specialty Instructor, you open the opportunity to teach the pre-planning steps, preparation, safety considerations and penetration setup for entering wrecks.

From Koh Lanta we have 2 wrecks which we dive, one more regularly dived than the other, the famous King Cruiser wreck.

The King Cruiser sank on the 4th of May 1997 apparently miles off course after striking the popular Phuket dive site Anemone reef on it's way to Koh Phi-Phi from Phuket. So far was the vessel off course, and so in need of a decent wreck dive site, local divers joked that the captain took a massive bribe to slam the vessel into the reef. As seen by the left picture, no one got hurt during the sinking apart from the insurers.

This recent wreck lies upright on the sandy bottom and comes up to within 10m of the surface. It lies about 3 hours from Koh Lanta. Though the wreck was almost completely intact after being released from the salvers, it is of low cost construction and deteriorating quickly. Barracuda and Whale-Sharks are often seen patrolling the wreck, with the usual large grouper and lionfish lurking in the darker more 'technical' penetration areas. The Big open passage ways, car deck, and bridge area are relatively safe penetration for all but the most muppety divers, but strong currents and rough seas due to it's exposed location, generally make this site more suitable for experienced recreational divers. Tech divers will find this a simple wreck to explore.

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DSAT GAS BLENDER INSTRUCTOR -

1 Day (Instructor level only)

2 Days (DSAT Gas Blender & Instructor level)

The DSAT GAs Blender course is not an official PADI Specialty, although it is very special on its own. You may already be a certified gas blender, but are you prepared to teach others how to provide gas mixtures?

If the thought of becoming a Gas Blender Instructor interests you, then you will find that this DSAT Gas Blender course is one of the most informative and comprehensive programs in the market today.

Being certified as a DSAT Gas Blender does open and create more opportunities for employment in the dive industry. Since Enriched Air Nitrox is one of the most popular specialties to teach, now the Gas Blender can make his own mix as well.

To qualify to teach the DSAT Gas Blender course, PADI instructors must:
Submit a DSAT Gas Blender Instructor Application.
Be a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor or higher.
Be a PADI Enriched Air Instructor.
Be certified as DSAT Gas Blender or have a qualifying gas blender certification from another certification organization.
Successfully complete the DSAT Gas Blender Instructor course or meet the
requirements listed on the application.

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DEEP DIVER INSTRUCTOR - 1 Day / 2 Dives

As an Open water Scuba Instructor you will have your fare share of
teaching PADI Open Water and PADI Advanced courses. This also
means that most of the time you will not dive much deeper than
30m. If you enjoying diving deep, then you will have a great time
teaching students to dive deep as well, safely and well organized.

During the Deep Specialty Instructor course we look at special
logistics involved when conducting deep dives with students, as well
as provide you with some interesting techniques, tips and
underwater games/puzzles for using during deep dives to show
students the effect of pressure at depth. At Lanta Diver we also spend additional time on
the safety considerations of diving deep; such as setting up drop tanks, having emergency
equipment quickly available and perfecting emergency action plans for diving emergencies.
picture by Jez Tryner www.atmospheres.tv

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SEARCH & RECOVERY DIVER INSTRUCTOR - 1 Day / 2 Dives

If you have done the PADI Search & Recovery Specialty Course you will remember what a blast it was. Working with lift bags, finding small and large objects and moving objects from the bottom of the ocean to the surface. The objective that everyone gets a kick out of, is of course tying those 3 knots; the sheet bend, bowline and two half hitches.

If you have not done the course yourself, then you are in for a real treat. The Search & Recovery Instructor course is challenging, fun and is accomplished best by team work. The Search & Recovery specialty course is definitely one of the best and exhilarating courses to teach. It challenges those with navigation skills, extreme underwater communication and equipment use with lift bags, reels and lines altogether. This is one course that is highly under rated, and yet very rewarding for you and your students. The Search & Recovery Specialty is Highly recommended (and should be marketed) to students wanting to reach their PADI Divemaster certification.

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NIGHT DIVER INSTRUCTOR - 1 Day / 2 Dives

Night diving is great fun, its more mysterious and it makes divers explore the underwater world in much more detail. Diving at night presents the opportunity to witness marine life in action, one of which you would not experience during the day. Night diving from Koh Lanta is an unforgettable experience. The first dive is done so that when you surface its just before sunset. After the surface interval and a good meal we get ready to enter the water for the night dive. Our night dives are usually conducted at either Koh Bida or Koh Haa.

Night diving has become very popular as its been offered on a more regular basis. This has also created interest for divers to take courses to learn more about diving safely at night taking into consideration for special logistics, pre-planning, equipment, dive procedures, navigation and communication for safe and enjoyable night dives. This is exactly what the Night Diver Instructor course is all about.

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NAVIGATION DIVER INSTRUCTOR - 1 Day / 2 Dives

Navigation is actually a lot more fun that what most divers think it is. The skills and objectives involved with the specialty course is challenging and tons of fun. From doing various different pattern swims to underwater treasure hunting and flag marking games, makes this specialty a winner.

The good news is, that as an instructor for this specialty, you don't even have to be in the water! In fact the best position to supervise these exercises is on top of the boat. Although there are always better reasons to get wet anyway, its more fun for the students when you are down there with them providing guidance and special tips! The Instructor course will provide you with amazing setup information for teaching the PADI Navigation Diver Specialty course. As well as interesting navigation games and tools, you as the instructor candidate will also have the opportunity to do the navigation skills yourself.

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MULILEVEL DIVER INSTRUCTOR - 1 Day / 2 Dives

The Multilevel and Computer diver PADI Specialty is what we sometimes call "The art of real and safe diving". Real diving, because in the modern world most divers use computers and do dives where a diver would start at depth and work their way shallower, extending their bottom time. Safer diving, because we as instructors encourage students to pay attention to their depth and times while diving, but most importantly to plan their dives
and not blindly following dive computers only.

This is a very worth while course to teach. It's not just teaching divers about using the
wheel and using computers, it also to teach student divers to follow their dive plan and
use their computers as back-ups. During the instructor course with Lanta Diver we will
subjected you to multiple brands of dive computers and their functions as well as the
logistics and conduct of the PADI Multilevel & Computer Specialty course.

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A.W.A.R.E FISH IDENTIFICATION INSTRUCTOR - 1 Day / 2 Dives

The AWARE Fish ID Specialty Course is really one of the more popular courses to teach, as well as the simplicity and enjoyment students gain from this course, its a great one to have! During the Instructor training course, you as the instructor will learn how to:

Teach students how to identify common fish families, groupings and characteristics of the fish species found in your area.
Fish surveying techniques and strategies for collecting valid data.
Teach students the planning, organization and procedures for identifying fish families and species while diving.

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DRIFT DIVER INSTRUCTOR - 1 Day / 2 Dives

The Drift Diver Specialty course is very exciting. It focuses on divers keeping together during strong currents and how to use the buddy system more effectivlely. Your students will gain several good tips and skills learnt from this course. Although its not a very popular course, one would wonder why since it focuses so much on diver safety. Allow your students to explore and learn a whole new level of safer diving with the PADI Drift Diver specialty course!

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