Read your Instructor Candidate Workbook and fill out the 16 Knowledge Reviews. Remember that these must be completed before the start of your course.

Review thoroughly your knowledge of the 5 theory topics: Physics, Physiology, Equipment, Skills & Environment and the Recreational Dive Planner, both the table and the wheel. It is important to know that these topics are not covered during the IDC, they have been taught in the Divemaster Course. Train yourself for this with the Diving Knowledge Workbook and the Divemaster final exams.

Complete the Dive Theory quiz in your IDC Candidate Workbook.

Update your Instructor Manual with all the training bulletins. You will receive them together with your manual or you can download them from  www.padi.com/pros/ or ask us to send them to you. An updated manual is very important both for following the IDC and for the Standards Exam in the IE.

Train yourself in the skill evaluation circuit. You will find the 20 exercises of the skill circuit in the Divemaster section of your Instructor manual. Remember you should concentrate on the Demonstration Quality of the exercises because this is what you will need to do as an instructor. The demonstrations in the PADI Open Water Diver video are helpful in this respect.

Rescue practice: especially if it has been some time since your Rescue and Divemaster Course, it will be necessary to review the exercises from the Rescue Diver Course. Exercise 7 is the one you will be evaluated for during the IE. A good idea is to look again at the demonstration of this exercise on the video.

Be sure to have all your equipment in order and to bring all the required training material and documents.