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IDC Course Contents

01

Complete the 16 chapters of the PADI IDC eLearning curriculum before the IDC.

02

Participate in the 15 workshops of the IDC curriculum.

03

Give three knowledge development teaching presentations.

04

Give four confined water (in-water) teaching presentations.

05

Give at least two integrated open water (in-water) teaching presentations (two skills per presentation).

06

Demonstrate the 24 basic diving skills.

07

Achieve a score of at least 75% on the PADI Systems, Standards, and Procedures Exam.

08

Achieve a score of at least 75% on all sections of the Dive Theory Exam.

09

Complete a continuous 400-meter/yard swim.

10

Perform a 10-minute survival float, treading water without any aids.

11

In confined and open water, demonstrate the rescue of a panicked diver at the surface.

12

In open water, demonstrate the rescue of an unconscious diver underwater and at the surface.

13

In open water, participate in a complete rescue scenario of a diver simulating unconsciousness and respiratory arrest.

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