Specialty Instructor

Expand your earning potential by becoming a Specialty Instructor.  Choose from any of the Instructor level courses from the specialty instructor list below. Does not include diver level certification and does not include XR Program Courses.

Boat Diving
Coral Identification 
Fish Identification
Manta & Ray Identification
Marine Ecology
Marine Mammals
Marine Invertebrate 
React Right
Sea Turtle Ecology
Shark Ecology
Gas Blender Nitrox
Computer Diving
Enriched Air Nitrox
Equipment Techniques
Navigation
Night & Limited Visibility
Perfect Buoyancy
Photo & Video
Waves Tides and Currents
Wreck Diving
Deep Diving
Diver Stress & Rescue

Requires equipment configuration sessions and in-water training for an additional $30 fee:

Advanced Wreck Diving
Cavern/Cenote Diving 
DPV Diving
Dry Suit Diving
Full Face Mask Diving
Independent Diving 
Recreational Sidemount Diving
Search and Recovery

Requires a confined water and an open water training dive for an additional $50 fee:

Decompression Diving 

Certification Methods:
Seminar:

• Minimum Instructor Rating: An active status Assistant Instructor Trainer, certified as an instructor in the applicable specialty, may conduct the seminar.
• Requirements For Completion: Successfully complete the Specialty Instructor Seminar as outlined in the instructor manual for the Specialty Instructor program.
• Note: No proof of logged dives is required for this method.

Co-Teaching:

• Minimum Instructor Rating: The candidate may co-teach the applicable specialty program with an active status Specialty Instructor who is certified to teach that specialty.
• Requirements For Completion: Successfully co-teach at least one complete specialty program as outlined in the instructor manual for the Specialty Instructor program.
• Have at least ten (10) logged dives in the applicable specialty.
  

Verification Application:

• Minimum Instructor Rating: Assistant Instructors may apply for the applicable specialty program.
• Requirements For Completion: Have at least 20 logged dives in the applicable specialty
• Complete the applicable student materials, including digital learning, review questions and final exam, or provide proof of an equivalent certification.