RESCUE DIVER
Minimum age
10 years
Requirements
All participants must be medically fit and complete a Liability Statement before entering the water
Prerequisites
Participants must be qualified scuba divers of PADI Advanced Open Water level or equivalent.
Duration
3 days
Starting Days
By arrangement
Why become a PADI Rescue Diver?
The PADI Rescue Diver will expand your knowledge and experience beyond purely recreational level because you’ll learn to look beyond yourself and consider the safety and well being of other divers. Although this course is serious, it is an enjoyable way to build your confidence. The PADI Rescue Diver certification is a prerequisite for all Professional level PADI courses, beginning with the PADI Divemaster certification.
What will I do?
Rescue Diver training will prepare you to prevent problems and, if necessary, manage dive emergencies. During the five open water sessions, you’ll cover:
- Self-rescue and diver stress
- Dive first aid
- Emergency management and equipment
- Swimming and non-swimming assists
- Panicked diver response
- Underwater problems
- Missing diver procedures
- Surfacing the unconscious diver
- In water artificial respiration
- Egress (exits)
- First aid procedures for pressure related accidents
- Dive accident scenarios
What will I need?
PADI Rescue Diver Crew-Pack
