PADI Advanced Oxygen Provider Instructor
Teach the skills that keep divers breathing.
1 day
PADI Certified
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Course overview
What to expect
PADI Advanced Oxygen Provider Instructor
Oxygen first aid can mean the difference between a diver walking away from a scare and a genuine emergency, and this one-day instructor course puts you in a position to teach it properly. Building on your PADI or EFR instructor status, you'll learn to teach oxygen administration for non-breathing divers and suspected decompression illness, coached hands-on by an instructor trainer who focuses as much on your presentation as the technical content.
In detail
About This Course
Oxygen first aid is one of the most important skills in the diving world, and being able to teach it properly to your own students is a valuable step for any working instructor. The Advanced Oxygen Provider Instructor course prepares you to run this training to a high, consistent standard, covering scenarios that go beyond a straightforward conscious, breathing casualty.
You will work through how to teach the administration of emergency oxygen to divers who are not breathing on their own, as well as those showing signs of decompression illness or other dive-related injuries. The emphasis throughout is on building your ability to run clear, confident, well-structured student sessions rather than just performing the skills yourself.
Training is delivered with hands-on coaching from an experienced instructor trainer, giving you practical presentation experience alongside the standards and quality assurance expectations PADI and Emergency First Response set for instructor-led courses.
This qualification is a natural fit for instructors building toward Master Scuba Diver Trainer status, and it strengthens the emergency care side of your teaching portfolio alongside your diving specialties.
The process
How The Course Works
Step 1
Built on Real Foundations
This specialty does not start from scratch - it builds directly on the EFR Primary Care and PADI Oxygen Provider training you already hold, taking your emergency response skills further into genuinely serious scenarios.
PADI states the PADI/DAN Advanced Oxygen Provider specialty builds on EFR Primary Care and PADI Oxygen Provider training.
Step 2
Certified to Teach It
You train under a Course Director qualified as an Advanced Oxygen Provider Trainer before you are authorised to run the course yourself. From there, you can pass on genuinely higher-level emergency oxygen skills to your own students, well beyond the standard oxygen provider foundation most divers only ever touch once.
PADI states PADI Instructors, Assistant Instructors or Divemasters can teach this specialty after training with a Course Director holding the Advanced Oxygen Provider Trainer qualification.
Course curriculum
What You'll Learn
Learning Outcomes
- How to teach oxygen first aid for divers who are breathing and non-breathing
- How to present care for suspected decompression illness using oxygen
- Running effective skill practice and assessment for student divers
- Record-keeping and quality standards for instructor-led emergency care courses
Getting ready
Before You Start & What's Next
What's Included
- Instructor guide and teaching materials for the Advanced Oxygen Provider course
- Hands-on coaching in presenting oxygen administration skills, including care for non-breathing divers and diving-related injuries
- Instructor certification authorising you to teach the course
Prerequisites
- Current PADI or EFR Instructor status, or instructor candidate in training
- Current CPR and AED provider-level knowledge
Next Steps
- Additional Emergency First Response instructor specialties
- PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT) status
- PADI Course Director pathway
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Quick facts
Duration
1 day of structured training
Location
Unit 4, Bellman Court, Great Knollys Street, Reading, RG1 7HD
Certification
Recognised PADI qualification on completion
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