, you need to have 50 dives to be a NAUI instr., which is less than PADI in dives.
... and a NAUI instructor is at the level of a PADI MSDT.
If one is ethical, to become a PADI MSDT,
the very quickest zero to grade 2 PADI super hero I could imagine would take 7-8 months.
Certified Diver for at least 6 months before attending the IDC.
If you take MSDT Prep right after the IE (which required 100 logged dives) you get something like 5 morning Academics sessions on how to teach the Specialties, make about 10 dives being shown how to and practicing teaching the Specialties and show log book history of at least 10 dives each of ONLY 5 Specialties (dives can only be counted once? does AOW Deep count as a deep dive for Deep Specialty Instructor?).
Or, you have log book history of 20 dives each of 5 Specialties and promise to follow the Course Outline (dives can only be counted once).
Then you need to be the Instructor of record for 25 certs; the yellow brick road might be something like diving just the 4th dive for 4 classes of 4 students and teaching 9 Academics only Nitrox Divers. If you followed all the minimums and got your 25 certs recorded with PADI in the month following MSDT Prep, you could send in your MSDT Application ~ 7.5 months after initial OW Certification with 130-150 dives under your weight belt.
Commercial Diving Acadamy FAQ:
Do I need to already be a diver to attend?
No. We offer a program for you to get certified before the start of your program.
How many dives do I need?
To attend the TIP, you need a minimum of 50 logged dives. Our facility allows you the opportunity to log many dives while you are here.
What can I teach after I graduate your program?
All the basic recreational courses including Scuba Diver, Advanced, Specialties, Rescue Dive and Leadership level courses.
The above quote is from the page linked below;
Scuba Instructor Training, NAUI Instructor School, Becoming A Dive Instructor
So someone who follows
the quickest path to Instructor with NAUI could be Instructing the NAUI Deep or Wreck Specialties only a month and 50 dives after starting their OW course; with possibly no wreck dives and less than a handful of deep and night dives combined.
At just one month / 50 dives, a NAUI Instructor could teach
way more Specialties than nearly every PADI MSDT, so
obviously NAUI Instructors must be at a
higher level than PADI MSDT's.
