PADI Instructor / IDC in Port Blair - Price, Duration & Booking

Name: PADI Instructor / IDC in Port Blair
Price: 68000 INR
Availability: PreOrder

Course overview

Move from leading dives to teaching them with the PADI Instructor Development Course in Port Blair, Andamans. The calm, warm waters around Chidiyatapu and the wider Andaman Sea give instructor candidates a forgiving, high-visibility setting to rehearse teaching presentations and learn PADI standards before sitting the independent Instructor Examination. You finish the IDC ready to certify divers of your own and join the worldwide PADI professional community.

What you’ll learn

Deliver knowledge-development, confined-water and open-water teaching presentations
Apply the PADI system of education and current dive standards
Demonstrate, evaluate and correct student diving skills to instructor level
Manage diver risk and run training sessions to dive-centre standards
Brief, supervise and debrief students with confidence
Prepare fully for the independent PADI Instructor Examination

Prerequisites

Minimum age 18
PADI Divemaster or a qualifying leadership rating from another recognised agency
Certified diver for at least 6 months
60 logged dives to begin the IDC and 100 to sit the Instructor Examination
Emergency First Response Instructor rating (can be completed alongside)
Diver medical clearance signed by a physician

What's included · What's not

Included

Instructor Development Course covering the Assistant Instructor and Open Water Scuba Instructor segments
Course Director or staff-instructor mentoring throughout the programme
Classroom knowledge-development teaching presentations and workshops
Confined-water and open-water teaching practice in the sheltered Andaman waters
Standards, risk-management and dive-business modules
Dive-theory and rescue-skills assessments with IE preparation
PADI instructor crew-pak, digital materials and full equipment use

Not included

Flights and airport transfers
Accommodation
Travel insurance
Personal expenses
Gratuities

The PADI Instructor / IDC pathway

The PADI IDC trains and assesses you against PADI standards, then prepares you for the Instructor Examination, which is run independently by a PADI Examiner. When you pass the IE you become a teaching member of PADI with a renewable instructor certification, access to professional insurance and the global PADI jobs network.

Where you'll dive in Port Blair

Teaching workshops use the calm, sheltered reefs near Chidiyatapu and around Port Blair, where the steady Andaman Sea, warm 27-29C water and strong visibility through the December-to-April season make a low-stress place to rehearse confined- and open-water teaching. The Instructor Examination itself is conducted separately by a PADI Examiner at a designated IE location.

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Getting there

Fly into Port Blair (IXZ) · 1-3 hours from India.

Where to stay

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Day-by-day itinerary

Day1

Teaching foundations

Orientation to the PADI system of education and your first classroom knowledge-development presentations.
Day2

Confined-water workshops

Practise demonstrating and teaching the core skills in calm, shallow Andaman water.
Day3

Open-water teaching

Run open-water teaching presentations and skill circuits at sheltered Chidiyatapu sites under evaluation.
Day4

Standards & dive business

Work through dive standards, risk management, marketing and how dive operations are run.
Day5

Theory & rescue assessment

Sit the dive-theory exams and complete the rescue assessment to IDC standard.
Day6

IE preparation

Mock exams, presentation polishing and a full briefing for the independent Instructor Examination.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the Instructor Examination included in the course price?

No. The IDC prepares you for the PADI Instructor Examination, which is conducted separately by a PADI Examiner. IE fees are paid directly to PADI and are not part of the course price.

How many logged dives do I need?

You need at least 60 logged dives to begin the IDC and 100 logged dives to sit the Instructor Examination.

Do I have to be a Divemaster first?

Yes. You must hold a PADI Divemaster rating, or a qualifying leadership certification from another recognised agency, before starting the IDC.

When is the best time to train in Port Blair?

The Andaman diving season runs roughly December to April, when seas are calmest and visibility is at its best for teaching practice.

When is the best time to dive Port Blair?

Peak season is Jan–Apr, Dec, clearest visibility, calmest seas. Shoulder (Nov) is still good with fewer crowds.

Do Indians need a visa for India?

Domestic (no passport). Confirm latest requirements before booking flights.

How long is the flight from India?

1-3 hours · one-way fares around ₹6K-15K.

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