Teach with Confidence: Become a PADI Compressor Awareness Instructor at Diving Academy

At Diving Academy, we train professionals to go beyond the basics. If you’re ready to teach divers how to handle compressors safely and responsibly, the PADI Compressor Awareness Instructor course gives you everything you need to do just that—with confidence and authority.

You’ll start by exploring the purpose and core philosophy behind the PADI Compressor Awareness Specialty. We show you how this course fits into the broader PADI system and why it’s vital for dive operations around the world. From there, we help you understand how to deliver this specialty in a clear, engaging, and safety-focused way.

Throughout your training, you’ll dive into the official Instructor Guides for the Compressor Awareness course. We’ll walk you through each component, including the associated manuals, eLearning resources, and videos. These materials give you a solid foundation to teach with professionalism and clarity.

In addition, you’ll review the relevant sections of the PADI Instructor Manual—specifically, the General Standards and Procedures Guide. We highlight how these standards apply to land-based training and how to maintain high safety standards when working with high-pressure compressor systems.

Equipment plays a vital role in this course. That’s why we take time to go over the essential gear needed for instructors and students alike. Plus, we offer suggestions tailored to your local environment to make the training even more effective.

As part of the course, you will complete a range of practical workshops, including:

Specialty Instructor Course Outline Review
Knowledge Development Workshop
Marketing and Promotion Strategy Session
Course Pricing and Cost Workshop

Each session prepares you to step into your role as a PADI Compressor Awareness Instructor with confidence.

This course also helps you progress toward the Master Scuba Diver and Master Scuba Diver Trainer certifications. Moreover, we discuss how you can adapt the training for Junior Divers, helping you make a broader impact across age groups.

Join Diving Academy today and become a PADI Compressor Awareness Instructor who brings safety, knowledge, and professionalism to every course. Contact us to book your place or find out more about upcoming dates and requirements.

Prerequisites

Medical Requirements

Scuba diving requires a minimum level of health and fitness. Chronic health conditions, certain medications and/or recent surgery may require you to get written approval from a physician before diving.

Avoid disappointment, download and review the Diver Medical form to ensure you won’t need a physician’s approval to dive before enrolling in a scuba course. Instructors, divemasters and dive shop staff are not physicians and should not be asked for medical advice; only medical professionals can give medical clearance to dive.

If you (or your physician) have questions about medical fitness to dive, contact the experts at Divers Alert Network (DAN).

Your Medical Statement must be signed by a physician within the last 12 months or full HSE Medical. Under the Diving at Work Regulations 1997, all divers at work must have a valid certificate of HSE fitness to dive issued by an Approved Medical Examiner of Divers (AMED), please Contact Us for more information.

All Specialties

PADI Instructor (Scuba, Tec, Mermaid & Freediving), or you are currently participating in or have completed an IDC/OWSI Program within the past 12 months. IDC/OWSI candidates may apply for Specialty Instructor certification only after successfully completing an IE.

Specialties Without Dives

PADI Assistant Instructor
PADI Divemaster for these courses: Emergency Oxygen Provider, Equipment
Specialist, Coral Reef Conservation, Project AWARE Specialist and PADI
Distinctive Specialty Diver (approved).

Exception: Both Divemasters and Assistant Instructors may attend Digital Underwater Photographer specialty instructor training courses.