Assistant Instructor at La Herradura

• Access to the SSI platform to complete the theory module online.
• Certification costs.
• The number of dives required for you to reach the appropriate level of comfort.
• We’ll cover the cost of equipment hire if you need it.
• Exclusive discounts on Aqualung, Apeks and Mares equipment.Descuentos exclusivos en compra de material Aqualung, Apeks y Mares.

• To be 18 years old.
• Have 60 logged dives (75 before certification)
• Hold the qualification.
• SSI Divemaster or equivalent.
• Hold a Nitrox 40% qualification
• Diving insurance.

• Theory section: we’ll give you access to the SSI online platform so you can study the theory at home, at your own pace, and be fully prepared for this intensive week.
• Practical component / on which you will be assessed: During this course, we will prepare you to develop your teaching and demonstration skills in the water to a professional standard.

We will assess you on:

• Your physical condition in the water.
• Academic presentation (on the Open Water Diver course syllabus)
• OWD demonstration workshop.
• Demonstration of Open Water Diver skills in confined water.

• Deliver the TryScuba, ScubaSkills Update and Buoyancy Specialty programmes (plus Computer Diving, Marine Ecology and SSI Explorers upon completion of the online courses)
• To teach the academic content of the OWD programme.
• Teach the confined-water sessions of the OWD programme (excluding emergency ascent skills) and surface skills during open-water dives.
• Teach these specialities by taking part in a weekly speciality instructor course: Altitude Diving, Boat Diving, Equipment Techniques, Navigation, Photo/Video.

This course runs for 35–40 hours, i.e. 5–6 days.

• Maintain active SSI status.
• Your diving professional insurance (we can advise you on choosing the right policy for you)

• You’ll enjoy the experience we’ve built up around the world.
• Our rental equipment is brand new and from the leading brands: Aqualung and Apeks.
• We’ll work around your schedule and preferences; we can arrange the course at a time that suits you best.
• You will receive your certification from SSI, the world’s leading certification agency.
• We’re not just divers; we’re also freedivers, marine biologists, professional divers (underwater work), boat skippers, ocean enthusiasts, environmentalists and much more. We’ll share all this with you.
• Buceo Almuñécar is a family, and we’ll do everything we can to make you part of our big family of divers – so that you’ll be dying to come back and dive with us again, and perhaps even join us as a member of staff.