Instructor

Do you want to make diving your profession and teach others? The instructor course is your path to a professional career in the diving world. Also known as an Instructor Development Course (IDC), this program combines teaching methodology, open-water practice, and exam preparation into one complete pathway. After receiving your international NDL certification, you'll be able to teach courses, certify divers, and work anywhere in the world. Your main goal by the end of the course: you'll be a fully qualified diving instructor trainer, ready to certify your own students.

What You'll Learn

• Teaching methods — How to effectively teach students, explain theory, and demonstrate skills.
• Practice in open water — Practicing techniques for demonstrating exercises and supervising students.
• Safety and rescue — Improving emergency skills to instructor-level standards.
• Organizing and managing courses — Working with educational materials, conducting exams, and certification procedures.
• Exam preparation — Building toward successful completion and full Instructor status.

Course Structure

1. Teaching Methodology & Standards: Learn how to present knowledge development sessions, structure a course, and apply agency standards and procedures correctly.
   
   
2. Confined & Open Water Skill Demonstrations: Practice demonstrating every required skill to instructor-level precision, so you can teach it clearly and safely to your own future students.
   
   
3. Risk Management & Diver Safety: Deepen your understanding of emergency response, rescue scenarios, and how to manage risk as the person responsible for a class of students.
   
   
4. Business of Diving: Learn what it takes to work professionally—course administration, certification processing, and building a career in the diving industry.
   
   
5. Exam Preparation & Certification: Final review and assessment to confirm you're ready to teach, certify, and lead as an NDL Instructor.

Meet Your Course Director

Boris Eidis—NDL Course Director

Boris Eidis is one of the most experienced diving instructors in the industry, holding the rank of NDL Course Director — the highest level of instructor training within the NDL system. He is the author of numerous diving textbooks and original training courses, and holds the title of Honored Trainer of the Russian Federation, a recognition of his decades of contribution to diver education. Training with Sadko Safari Fleet means learning directly from someone who has trained instructors across the industry, not just completed the course himself.

Book Your Instructor Course

Ready to turn your passion for diving into a career teaching others? Join our Instructor Course in Hurghada and train under one of the most experienced course directors in the industry. Book the course now!