PADI IE – Instructor Examination
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12 New Practice PADI IDC and IE Exams (practice exams with answers)
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To complete your Instructor training you need to be tested after you complete your IDC, You will only be allowed to take these exams once your IDC has been passed succesfully, these tests or examinations are needed so that you can certify as an OWSI. The exam is a right of passage for PADI Instructors and is known as the Instructor Examination (IE).
The purpose of the IE is to evaluate your knowledge and skills in order to make sure they are sufficient to earn a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor certification. It is an evaluation program that tests your teaching ability, dive theory knowledge, water-skills, understanding of the PADI System and attitude and professionalism. The IE is a standardized evaluation conducted by Instructor Examiners who work for the various PADI Offices.
The IE is run by professional PADI Instructor Examiners from the local PADI Regional Headquarters, which goes a long way to ensure that your Instructor assessments are correct and without bias.
You will be tested both on your dive theory and knowledge as well as your personal dive skills and teaching presentations and these will occour in a classroom type environment, additionally these exams take place in both confined (pool) and open water (normally the beach if local dive conditions allow) environments. Confined water environments for the PADI IE is normally restricted to swimming pools to aid administration and logistics.
To pass the IE and to get certified as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor you have to succesfully meet the standards in every section of the Instructor Examination or IE. If you fail at your first attempt at the IE you will be permitted to take a second IE. Your second IE is not allowed to be taken within 5 days of the first and if you wait longer than 1 year after the first one you will need to either take a full IDC again or apply to PADI.
Areas that you will be evaluated on:
Dive Theory Classroom Exams
- Physics
- General Skills & Environment
- RDP – Recreational Dive Planner
- Physiology
- Equipment
PADI Classroom Exams
- PADI Standards & Procedures
Classroom Presentations
- Knowledge Development Teaching Presentation
Pool / Confined Water Teaching Presentations
- Confined Water Presentations (1 random skills)
- Confined Water Skills (5 random skills)
Open Water Presentations
- Open Water Teaching Presentation (2 random skills)
- Rescue Exercise 7 Demonstration
Your application fee for the PADI Instructor Examination are never included in your IDC course or package price, and need to be paid at the IE to PADI.
Once you have passed your IDC you will be invited to take your IE, this is normaly taken the weekend straight after your IDC finishes. You will be given a standard set of instructions like this.
This information is intended to assist IE Candidates in their preparation for their IE with information on venues, times and date. Make sure you read it carefully. If you have any questions in regard to the IE we suggest you contact your Course Director in the first instance or alternatively Instructor Development at PADI
Be sure and bring to the Orientation all materials necessary to participate in the IE. Additional information of venues and scheduling will be provided at this time.
Confined Water Logistics
The confined water portion of the IE will be held at a local pool / confined water area. All cylinders should have boots to minimise risk of damage to pool surrounds otherwise access may be denied.
Open Water Logistics
The open water site for the IE will be announced at the Orientation.
Practice Exams
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