NAUI PRO Program

Instructor Training

Train as a NAUI Instructor, qualified to teach Skin Diving Instructor, Assistant Instructor and Divemaster courses.

About the program

Compared with various associations, this route can save you a great deal of money.

The applicant must be at least 18 and hold NAUI Assistant Instructor or NAUI Divemaster certification (or an equivalent), with at least 50 registered open-water dives. The theoretical component consists of 75 sessions.

Fifteen sessions in the pool and one open-water dive per day (over three days) are required. Training covers didactics, course organisation, first aid, marketing, legal regulations, instructor ethics and NAUI standards.

Program mentor

Vedran Dorušić

Vedran Dorušić

NAUI Course Director #33934

Vedran Dorušić is a NAUI Course Director (#33934) and Instructor Trainer, and the owner of Foka Diving Center. As Course Director he leads the NAUI PRO programs at Foka: Skin Diving Instructor, Assistant Course Instructor, Divemaster and Instructor Training. He has created or co-created many projects and is an underwater archaeology enthusiast. He has been training divers and instructors on the island of Pag for more than 20 years.

Path to the rating

  1. Entry requirements

    You are at least 18 and hold NAUI Assistant Instructor or NAUI Divemaster certification (or an equivalent), with at least 50 registered open-water dives.

  2. Theoretical training

    The theoretical component consists of 75 sessions covering didactics, course organisation and planning, first aid, marketing, cost analysis, legal regulations, instructor ethics, NAUI standards and evaluation.

  3. Practical training

    Fifteen pool sessions and one open-water dive per day over three days: lessons, briefings and debriefings, apnea and scuba techniques, and first aid.

  4. Evaluation

    You must attain a satisfactory level of theoretical and practical knowledge to acquire the NAUI Instructor certification.

  5. NAUI Instructor certification

Apply in 3 steps

Get in touch

Call or email us and tell us which program you want.

Experience check

We review your certifications and logged dives against the prerequisites.

Program plan

We agree the schedule, the price and your start date.

Frequently asked questions

You must be at least 18 and hold NAUI Assistant Instructor or NAUI Divemaster certification (or an equivalent), with at least 50 registered open-water dives.

A theoretical component of 75 sessions, 15 pool sessions and one open-water dive per day over three days, plus practical and theoretical knowledge from didactics to first aid, marketing, legal regulations and NAUI standards.

A NAUI Instructor can teach Skin Diving Instructor, Assistant Instructor and Divemaster courses.

You must attain a satisfactory level of theoretical and practical knowledge to acquire the NAUI Instructor certification.