At Oceano Dive Centre, the NAUI Instructor SCUBA Crossover course consists of two main phases:

• Theory. The academic training will help you understand the skills involved in becoming a dive instructor, first at home doing an eLearning then a review in our classroom with your instructor Trainer.  
• Practical teaching. Learning the NAUI way to teach and be able to conduct NAUI courses in the classroom and in the water.

The NAUI Instructor Crossover Course (ICC) is designed to train and qualify applicants in good standing with non-NAUI recreational SCUBA training organisations as a NAUI Instructor member. During the course, candidate instructors learn effective methods to teach skin and SCUBA diving in compliance with NAUI Diving Course Standards. The ICC may be presented in two phases. If done so, Phase One is called an Instructor Crossover Program (ICP) and contains all preparatory training except for the final evaluations. During an ICP, candidate practice performances must be evaluated by at least two qualified evaluators The ICP can be conducted in many formats, ranging in length from a day to an internship over an extended period. The second or final phase of an ICC so organised is called the Instructor Qualification Program (IQP), during which a Course Director must be in residence and all final evaluations will be made. An active-status NAUI Instructor who completes all requirements as laid out by the NAUI Training Department, can teach the NAUI First Aid provider courses.

Prerequisites

To enrol in the NAUI Instructor  crossover you must:

• Pay the course fee in full
• Be NAUI nitrox certified or equivalent
• Have a current certification as a SCUBA instructor in good standing for the year immediately preceding the Instructor Crossover Course workshop.
• Be at least 18 years-old
• Be current NAUI DFA Pro certified
• Have a minimum of 100 logged open water SCUBA dives with a minimum of 50 hours bottom time. Dives shall be varied in environment, depth, and activities.
• Have a minimum one-year experience as an instructor and taught or assisted with at least two programs.
• The Instructor Trainer or Course Director is to ensure adequate student knowledge and capability before any open water training and shall use skill or other evaluations to do so. One open water dive (which does not count toward the minimum number of dives required for the course) may be used as a screening and evaluation dive. This is not required when the student’s diving proficiencies are well known to the Instructor Trainer or Course Director.
• Equipment. Candidates shall provide and be responsible for the care and maintenance of their own diving equipment. The instructor shall initially assist candidates in checking all their gear to ensure it is adequate and in proper working order. Materials: contact the NAUI Training Department for current requirements.
• Medical Approval. Verification of good physical condition as documented by a medical examination and unconditional approval for diving by a licensed physician within the preceding 12 months. In no event will medical approval be accepted wherein the physician signing the certificate is the student.
• Complete the eLearning before review day

What's Included in the NAUI Instructor SCUBA crossover Fee

Our course fee includes the following materials:

• NAUI  Instructor SCUBA crossover eLearning course
• NAUI Instructor SCUBA kit
• Use of dive tanks and didactic materials
• Small class size (between 2 to 6 people max)
• Oceano Training guaranty

Items Not Included

NAUI registration fee
We do not include dive gear (SCUBA set, mask, snorkel, boots, fins and weight belt, dive torches, compass, tank light, proper dive attire and slate) as you will need these items to be able to work in the industry. There is a student discount on purchasing these items when you buy from Oceano Dive Centre.
Transportation to and from the dive sites/pool
Meals
Accommodation (if required, we can help you organise it)

Schedule:

Schedule can change due to conditions and students' proficiency. The below schedule is just an example. We also offer this training as an apprenticeship over 1 month.

Day one:
Meet your fellow students and Instructor at the shop
Introduction to the course and schedule
History of diving lecture
NAUI procedures lecture
Knowledge review at the classroom

Day Two:
Meet your fellow students and Instructor at the shop
Business of diving Lecture
Classroom presentations

Day Three:
Meet your fellow students and Instructor at the shop
Pool day for swimming skills
SCUBA and Skin dive review skills
Confined water presentations
Open Water presentation

Day Four:
Meet your fellow students and Instructor at the shop
Final classroom presentations
Final Exam
Complete NAUI paperwork