RubelisPresence Diver
PADIDistinctive Specialty instructor training for PADI Instructors

Teach Rubelis Presence Diver to your own students

The Presence Instructor training gives you everything you need to teach the course to PADI standards and true to its intent. It is delivered by the course's author, Taylan Kırali.

Register
Fee
EUR 199, Rubelis Beyond Diver included
Format
Online sessions, in English or Turkish
Sessions
Twice a month, groups of up to 8
Licence
1 year, with conditional free renewal
Two divers gliding side by side over a wreck
Observation and composure can be taught at any dive site.
© PADI 2026

What the training covers

Divers giving the OK signal underwater with their students
Teach the course to your own students, at your own dive sites. © PADI 2026
  • Access to all twelve chapters of Rubelis Beyond Diver. The outline requires instructors to have completed the programme themselves.
  • The course's intent, and the purpose, sequencing and evaluation standard of both dives
  • How to run the dives: creating space rather than narrating, choosing tasks for the individual, and telling genuine stress from simulation
  • The Instructor Outline, the Instructor Guide and the evaluation records
  • Author permission for your PADI rating application, and support with the application
  • A listing in the Rubelis instructor directory
  • Instructor portal: watermarked materials, certification records, and theory for your students at a 30% discount

How it works

  1. Apply

    Fill in the form below. Taylan Kırali reviews every application.

  2. Licence and payment

    If accepted, we email you a registration link. Payment and registration are complete only once you accept the licence agreement digitally.

  3. Theory

    You complete the twelve chapters of Rubelis Beyond Diver.

  4. Training session

    Online session, in a group of up to 8.

  5. PADI application

    We grant author permission and support your PADI application. PADI issues the rating.

  6. Teach

    You start offering Presence Diver to your students.

Prerequisites

PADI's requirements for a direct rating application apply.

PADI status
Teaching status PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor or higher
Certifications
At least 25 diver certifications issued, no more than 5 from courses without dives
Dives
At least 20 dives in this specialty area
Theory
Completion of Rubelis Beyond Diver (included in the fee)

Fee and licence

EUR 199

  • The fee includes Rubelis Beyond Diver, the instructor training, author permission and the first licence year.
  • PADI's rating application fee is not included and is paid directly to PADI.
  • If you process at least 5 Presence Diver certifications in a licence year, the next year renews free of charge. Otherwise the annual renewal is EUR 69 (TRY 3,990 incl. VAT for citizens of Türkiye living in Türkiye).
  • If you withdraw within 14 days of payment and before attending a training session, we refund the fee less the theory price. Once theory access is opened, the theory price is non-refundable.
  • The licence can be withdrawn after a proven breach of PADI safety or ethics standards.
  • Full terms: Presence Instructor Licence Agreement

Apply

Fill in the registration form and pay; your theory access opens immediately and we write to you about the date of your training group. In the form you give your PADI member number and confirm that you meet the prerequisites.

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