I am PADI Course Director Kai Steinbeck.

I am located in Port Douglas, Cairns and Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast and work through the Quicksilver Dive, Pro Dive and Sunreef training facilities, the perfect place to become a PADI Pro. My diving career started when I was 16 years old in the Dominican Republic. Ever since I took my first breaths underwater I was mesmerized by the beauty of the marine environment. I've made the dive industry my career in 1993 when I became a PADI Openwater Scuba Instructor in Australia.

I have worked in the Caribbean, Indonesia, Costa Rica and all along the ribbon reefs on the Great Barrier Reef and the coral sea in Australia. I became a PADI Openwater Scuba Instructor in 1993 here in Australia and worked as a course instructor for many years teaching open water, advanced, rescue and Divemaster programs in Cairns. Over time I became a trip director on live aboard dive vessels and then became a skipper.

As I progressed through my diving career I held positions as international marketing manager for arguably the largest dive company, Divers Den, in Oceania and also as Marine Operations Manager for Quicksilver. My passion for teaching scuba diving was always there and so I became a PADI Course Director and started my own business, Dive Instructor Academy. I truly love teaching and my years of experience in the dive industry gives a me great foundational knowledge and experience to pass onto my students, no only in diving, but also marine life knowledge, marine conservation as well as business solutions for managing dive companies.

My PADI IDC is run in either Port Douglas, Cairns or Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast in conjunction with Quicksilver Dive, Pro Dive or Sunreef. I run the new revised IDC program over a relaxed full time two week program, giving you plenty of time to go through all the material you need to in order to successfully pass your Instructor Examination.

Come and join me and change your life!

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PADI dive instructors that were trained through Dive Instructor Academy have a reputation of being professional and doing things right the first time, following PADI standards and knowing what to do.

This makes you more employable all over the world and gives you the edge over the other person applying for the same job.

Not just with whom but also where you do your instructor course is an important decision to make.