PADI Specialty Instructor

[davetowz]

Self certifying makes sense some times. I dine Nitrox almost exclusively, I am a certified blender, O2 clean certified. I have spent many hours studying the details and history of enriched air diving, I think that is enough for me to be able to teach a rec level EANx course. I am certified by 6 manufacturers to service regs and other gear, I have copious dive experience, many times performing on site fixes to enable the dive to continue.. I believe I can teach a rec level EQPT specialty. I am a snapshot UW digital photog. I don't feel that I am able to teach a newbie how to effectively take good UW pics.. I am out on that one.. Guessing that taking a class with a CD still won't make me a good UW photog.

 

[goflyplanes]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe EANx requires a CD to sign off on it.

 

[kierentec]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe EANx requires a CD to sign off on it.

nope, you can apply directly. however, you do need a diver level nitrox cert in order to be approved.

 

[Hawkwood]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe EANx requires a CD to sign off on it.

You are correct in that it is not one of the Specialties that is on the list of those you can do "on-line" through the PADI Pro's Site.

However, those that are not on that list can still be done the "paper" way via Method 2 (applying directly).

Regarding Enriched Air...Page 154 of the 2012 IM:

"Additional prerequisites for certain specialty instructor training courses:

- Enriched Air — PADI Enriched Air Diver certification (or comparable rating) "

...just as kierentec said.