The Rescue Diver program is designed to expand your knowledge on how to prevent problems and how to manage them if they occur. Most divers find this course demanding and rewarding but the fun part about this course is rising to the challenges and mastering them. Learning everything from self-rescue, recognising and managing stress in other divers, emergency equipment and management, rescuing panicked or unresponsive divers.
Rescue Diver
We hear from nearly every diver after the course “challenging” and “rewarding”, "the best course I’ve ever taken". Your PADI Rescue Diver course builds upon what you’ve already learned from previous experiances and programs, this course expands on what you already know about how to prevent problems, and how to manage them if they occur. The fun part about this course is rising to challenges and mastering them.
What You Learn
Self rescue
Recognizing and managing stress in other divers
Emergency management and equipment
Rescuing panicked divers
Rescuing unresponsive divers
Prerequisites
Be 12 years or older
Have a PADI Adventure Diver certification (or have a qualifying certification from another organization)
Be trained and current for first aid and CPR within the previous two years