Adaptive Techniques Instructor
€250.00
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- PADI - Adaptive Techniques Instructor Course
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- PADI Instructor Specialty Application Fee 2026 (each) (€63.00)
PADI Instructor Specialities
Adaptive Techniques Instructor
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Learn to teach and supervise divers with physical or cognitive challenges, adapting your teaching while keeping to PADI standards.
2 days
Duration
PADI Instructor Specialities
Level
PADI
Certification
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Team
IDC Sardegna
About this course
Adaptive Techniques Instructor
This Specialty Instructor course prepares you to teach, guide and support divers with physical or cognitive challenges. It is usually run over two days, often straight after an IDC, with classroom, confined-water and open-water workshops.
PADI does not issue restricted certifications. Adaptive divers meet the same performance requirements as anyone else; you adapt the teaching approach and equipment so they can.
What you can teach
- PADI Adaptive Techniques Specialty – for divemasters, instructors and experienced divers who want to work with adaptive divers.
- PADI Adaptive Support Diver – for recreational divers who want to dive with and support an adaptive buddy. It can also count as an Adventure Dive in Advanced Open Water.
The rating lets you run inclusive programmes and work with rehabilitation and adaptive diving organisations.
Course structure
Stage 1
Knowledge development
Holistic teaching, communication, physical and cognitive challenges, equipment adaptations and dive planning.
Classroom
Stage 2
Confined-water workshops
Transfers and lifting, weighting, buoyancy and trim, assisting limited mobility and tactile communication.
Pool / sheltered water
Stage 3
Open-water workshops
Assess site access, plan dives, and guide and supervise adaptive divers in real conditions.
Open water
What's included
Knowledge development on holistic and adaptive teaching
Confined-water workshops: transfers, lifting, weighting and trim
Open-water workshops: site accessibility, planning and supervision
Practice scenarios adapting skills to different abilities
What you'll learn
- Apply adaptive teaching techniques within PADI courses
- Assist divers with physical or cognitive challenges
- Adapt equipment configuration and weighting
- Manage transfers, entries and exits safely
- Use adaptive communication, including tactile signals
- Plan and supervise adaptive dives in open water
Prerequisites
- PADI Instructor or PADI Freediver Instructor in teaching status (IDC candidates may enrol)
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3 Specialities Bundle Builder
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- PADI - Adaptive Techniques Instructor Course
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- PADI Instructor Specialty Application Fee 2026 (each) (€63.00)
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- PADI Instructor Specialty Application Fee 2026 (each) (€63.00)
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What Our Students Say
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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…”
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“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…”
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“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.”
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