PADI Rescue Diver Course

The course consists of:

• Knowledge development
• Confined Water session
• Open Water dives & skills
• Scenarios

Starting in the classroom, we'll cover topics such as The Psychology of Rescue, Being Prepared for Diver Emergencies, Accident Management & Responding to Diver Emergencies. We'll then head to the pool to learn and practice some of the skills we'll use in the open water. Finally, we head to the sea where we'll practice those skills before putting them into practice in the rescue scenarios.

Qualification

Upon completion, you'll be a PADI Rescue Diver (and Emergency First Responder, if combined with Primary & Secondary care), and equipped to confidently handle emergencies you, your buddy or another diver, hopefully never encounter.

Prerequisites:

• PADI Advanced Open Water diver (or equivalent)
• EFR (or other First Aid Certification)
• Fit to dive
• At least 12 years of age

Course details

We usually run our Rescue Diver course over three days and an evening: You complete the manual, bringing your completed knowledge reviews along to the course. We spend an evening on knowledge development. Our first day is spent in the pool. Two days spent in the sea. 

Included in the course is:  

• PADI Rescue Manual
• Pool sessions
• Two days Ocean dives
• Air fills, tanks & weights

Not included:

• Transport
• Gear hire
• Pocket mask