Specialities

Why do Specialty Instructor Courses with Andy..?
We all know that everybody who learns to dive does not want to stay an Open Water Diver, they only did the Open Water Course because it was the first step so they could go wreck diving or a way to take pictures underwater. This is a competitive Industry we are in and if you cannot offer these courses to your students after they finish their Open Water Course with you they will go to someone else for their training or worse still and not continue diving at all!

Variety is the spice of life! Don't limit your enthusiasm for teaching to just the core PADI courses. Teach your customers what THEY want to learn. You do not have to have completed the specialty courses yourself in order to become a PADI Specialty Instructor* because you will learn the skills from a PADI Course Director. Learning from Andy Wilkinson means that you will not only learn how to teach specialties, but also pick up some useful tricks and tips that are not found in the outlines. PADI Instructor Specialty days are always a lot of fun. You learn how to conduct courses while having a relaxed and fun days diving yourself!

2 Exceptions to this are PADI Enriched Air Diver and DSAT Gas Blender.


PADI Specialties…

PADI AWARE Fish ID - This is a must do course if you are taking a trip to the Red Sea, but having said that, you will be surprised how much interest it stirs up if teaching the course in or around the UK.

PADI Boat Diver - A great specialty to have up your sleeve when the weather prevents you from completing your planned dive. Teach invaluable information about boat etiquette as well as entry and exit techniques.

PADI Deep Diver -This specialty sells itself because most divers want to go a little bit deeper to dive on wrecks.

PADI Digital U/W Photographer -  Everyone seems to have a digital u/w camera these days and most of them would like a little bit of guidance to improve their photos.

PADI Diver Propulsion Vehicle - This specialty is THE most fun course you will teach. There may or may not be a practical application for using a DPV, but who cares!

PADI Drift Diver - Drift diving is great fun on the south coast of England and in many holiday destinations around the World drift diving is the norm. Extra equipment and knowledge of how to use it is essential.

PADI Dry Suit Diver - This specialty sells itself in the UK. The outline contains lots of information regarding suit selection, use and care.

PADI Enriched Air Diver - The MOST popular PADI specialty.

PADI Equipment Specialty - A dry course and brilliant for those cold winter nights to keep divers interest up. It covers all the basics that we expect people to know but never tell them, like how to replace a fin strap. Also a great idea to encourage divers to have their own spares so they don't keep stealing yours!

PADI Multi-level and Computer Diver - This course is brilliant because it brings to life the theory of nitrogen absorption and release and divers know what their computers are telling them and why.

PADI Night Diver - A fantastic course to teach on Red Sea holidays. Night diving opens up a whole new world of underwater life to discover.

PADI Oxygen First Aid - Another dry course. Most people who have learnt how to administer O2 on the Rescue Diver Course will want to do this course because they want to know WHY O2 is so good for divers. Once we know about the physiological benefits of O2 we can make informed decisions regarding O2 administration.

PADI Search and Recovery Diver - Everyone loves to be a hero a help to recover lost items and play with the lifting bags and knots etc.

PADI SMB Diver - Most boat skippers in the UK insist that divers use an SMB so this is a great course to pass on useful tips on SMB deployment.

PADI U/W Naturalist - Again, this is a must do course if you are taking a trip to the Red Sea, but you will be surprised how much interest it stirs up if teaching the course in or around the UK.

PADI U/W Navigator - Everyone feels a great deal of satisfaction when they have mastered the use of the compass and feel more comfortable going diving knowing how to navigate around underwater.

PADI U/W Photographer - For divers who don't have a digital camera

PADI U/W Videographer - Simple filming techniques will turn amateur film clips into enjoyable and watchable video.


Contact me with any questions or to book your Specialty Instructor Courses