PADI Assistant Instructor¶

Diving standards define health criteria that you must meet.

If you will answer YES to any of those questions below, a medical evaluation and a written doctors approval will be required! NO EXCEPTIONS!

1. I have had problems with my lungs, breathing, heart and/or blood affecting my normal physical or mental performance.

2. I am over 45 years of age.

3. I struggle to perform moderate exercise (for example, walk 1.6 kilometer/one mile in 14 minutes or swim 200 meters/yards without resting), OR I have been unable to participate in a normal physical activity due to fitness or health reasons within the past 12 months.

4. I have had problems with my eyes, ears, or nasal passages/sinuses.

5. I have had surgery within the last 12 months, OR I have ongoing problems related to past surgery.

6. I have lost consciousness, had migraine headaches, seizures, stroke, significant head injury, or suffer from persistent neurologic injury or disease.

7. I am currently undergoing treatment (or have required treatment within the last five years) for psychological problems, personality disorder, panic attacks, or an addiction to drugs or alcohol; or, I have been diagnosed with a learning or developmental disability.

8. I have had back problems, hernia, ulcers, or diabetes.

9. I have had stomach or intestine problems, including recent diarrhea.

10. I am taking prescription medications (with the exception of birth control or anti-malarial drugs other than mefloquine (Lariam).

If you answered NO to all 10 questions above, a medical evaluation is not required.

If you answered YES to questions 3, 5 or 10 above OR to any of the questions on page 2, please read and agree to the statement below by signing and dating it AND take all three pages of this form (Participant Questionnaire and the Physician’s Evaluation Form) to your physician for a medical evaluation. Participation in a diving course requires your physician’s approval.

https://www.aatc.pl/diving/pdf/diver-medical-form.pdf

Make sure you comply (or have written approval from a doctor) before making your travel itinerary. There will not be any exceptions!

At the beginning of the course (and before any in-water activities), student divers must sign:

• Standard Safe Diving Practices Statement of Understanding
• Release of Liability/Assumption of Risk/Non-agency Acknowledgment Form
• Diver Medical Form

Each course may have additional forms to sign. Your Instructor will provide you with all the necessary forms and explain them to you.

Yes.

As a dive professional, you are responsible for the safety of your students and clients, and having a good insurance is essential to protect yourself and your business. In some countries it is also a legal requirement for dive professionals to have insurance.

We recommend DAN Europe Insurance, which covers decompression sickness, hyperbaric chamber treatment, and other diving-related accidents. This is especially important if you plan to continue diving after the course, as it provides coverage for recreational diving activities and travel.

More information about DAN Pro insurance: here

Yes and No.

It is possible to rent all the necessary scuba diving equipment at the dive center, and many divers do it. However, if you plan to dive regularly (and as a dive professional you will), it is recommended to invest in your own scuba diving equipment, as it will be more comfortable and better fitted to you.

Also as a dive professional, you need to be an example for your students, and having your own equipment is part of that. You also need to be familiar with your equipment and know how to maintain it, so having your own gear will help you with that.