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Turtle with Divers on the Great Barrier Reef
2024 PADI Instructor Course Fees ($3990) are payable to Pro Dive Cairns:
- Instructor development course: $2295.00
- EFR / CFC Instructor course: $495.00
- IDC crew pack $1200.00 (including online training for IDC and EFRI and your backpack with slates)
PADI IDC Fees 2024 (subject to change) to go with the following courses (pay to PADI):
- (IDC) Application fee: $364.10
- (IE) Instructor exam fee: $1120.00
- (EFRI) Application fee: $250.80
So your PADI Instructor course will cost you $5724.90* all up. These are your total fees.
Other fees to account for are: Accommodation, Food, Dive Medical (if you do not have one less than 12 months old), transportation and any extra dive gear you might need.
* non PADI Divemaster or cross over candidates might have to get a PADI Instructor manual and eRDP
Note PADI and Queensland standards requires you to have a full set of Dive gear including a Signal tube (safety sausage or SMB), a divers Knife or tool and a Pocket mask.
We include as much as you need. including, Air fills, unlimited Pool usage, Basic gear hire, a fantastic 3 day Live-a-Board trip on the Pro Dive Cairns Boats (Value over $1000), Coffee/Tea and biscuits, White board markers, Student level First Aid course, free wifi, pens paper
Other fees:
- Instructor cross over: $1836.00 (Naui, SSI, Raid, CMAS, and more)
- AI to OWSI upgrade: $1610.00
- Staff instructor course: $1195.00
- (IDCS) Application fee: $235.40 – Pay to PADI
- (IDCS) Crew pack: $1043.04
- MSDT PREP course: $1295.00 (including Yongala dive trip)
- (MSDT) Specialty Instructor applications $144.10 each – Pay to PADI
- (MSDT) Master Scuba Diver Trainer Application $182.60 – Pay to PADI
Prices correct as of January 2024 and are in Australian Dollars. 2025 fees to be advised by PADI
For more Information contact your Career Development Course Director:
Email Alex van Welderen at: alex@firstaidacademy.com.au
Mobile: (0403) 621 172 or, local call: 1300 897 112