Want a job that’s not uniform, where flip flops, T Shirts and shorts are the order of the day? Why not become a PADI Professional and the ocean can be your office?

PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) have teamed-up with Quest magazine to offer readers the opportunity to change their life and become a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor.

Depending on your current level of diving certification you will need to complete

the following steps in PADI’s training system to take part. Utilise your funding to

take the appropriate courses to achieve your goals.

Key courses you will need are:

PADI Open Water Diver Course

PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course

PADI Rescue Diver course

PADI Divemaster course

If you are already a PADI Divemaster or equivalent you can enter straight away.

Ask us for your free copy of the PADI Go Pro Planner and DVD so you can get

your plans underway. Simply email marketing@padi.co.uk quoting ‘Quest’.

What will you win?

One lucky individual will win a place on a PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) and Instructor Examination (IE) for 2009. A full range of PADI training materials required for the course will also be included.

These are:

PADI Instructor Manual

Instructor Candidate Workbook

Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty Instructor Outline

Diving Knowledge Workbook

Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving

Project AWARE Specialty Instructor Outline

AWARE – Coral Reef Conservation Specialty

RDP – all three versions (Wheel, table and eRDP including associated Instructions for Use booklets)

PADI Open Water Diver Manual

Open Water Diver Quizzes & Exams booklet

PADI Adventures in Diving Manual

PADI Rescue Diver Manual

Rescue Diver Final Exams booklet

PADI Divemaster Manual

Divemaster Final Exams booklet

Aquatic Cue Cards – for Open Water Diver, Adventures in Diving, Rescue Diver, Divemaster and Discover Scuba Diving

Confined Water Lesson Preparation Slate

Open Water Training Dive Lesson Planning Slate

Being a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor is one of the most sought-after credentials in the recreational diving industry.

What does the PADI Instructor Development Course and Instructor Examination consist of?

The IDC is an intensive seven day programme that will teach you all the skills you need to be able to teach recreational divers. Following the IDC the two day Instructor Exam will assess everything you’ve learned, and if successful you will qualify as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor.

Who’s eligible?

To take part you must:

• Be certified as a PADI Divemaster or hold a leadership level certification with another recreational diver training organization.
• Be at least 18 years old.
• Be fit for diving and submit a Medical Statement for a diving medical examination conducted within the past 12 months. A licensed physician must sign the form and state that the candidate is fit for diving. The physician signing the form may not be the applicant.
• Have been a certified diver for at least six months and have completed and logged at least 60 open water scuba dives (as documented in the individual’s log book) and have documentation of experience in deep, night and navigation diving. NB: To attend an IE, the instructor candidate must have at least 100 logged dives.
• Submit proof of CPR and first aid training within the last 24 months.
• Submit documentation of any qualifying certification for entry level, advanced, rescue and leadership-level issued by another recreational diver training organization.
• If not a PADI Divemaster, successfully complete the PADI Divemaster course diver rescue skills assessment.

How to Enter

Once you have achieved PADI Divemaster level or equivalent, complete the registration form that you can download at www.padi.co.uk/goproquest and return it to Marketing Dept, PADI International Ltd, Unit 7 St Philips Central, Albert Road, Bristol, BS2 0PD.

Terms & Conditions

• PADI will provide the PADI Instructor Development Course and the Instructor Exam free of charge.
• The IDC and IE must be taken in the UK at a venue agreed with PADI.
• You must meet the eligibility criteria specified above.
• The winner is responsible for their own travel, accommodation and meals for the duration of the IDC and IE.
• If the candidate is not successful during the IDC and IE PADI will not fund further attempts.
• Competition closing date 31st December 2008.
• The draw will take place within 14 days of the closing date and winners will be notified in writing within 28 days.
• Prize must be booked and taken by 31st December 2009.
• The prize is not transferable and no cash alternatives will be offered.