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Rescue Diver

Rescue Diver

The PADI Rescue Diver course is an exhilarating and empowering experience that takes diving skills to a whole new level. It’s designed to expand divers’ knowledge and confidence, teaching them how to prevent and manage diving emergencies both in and out of the water. Through a combination of classroom sessions, practical scenarios, and role-playing exercises, participants learn essential rescue techniques, emergency management, and how to recognize and respond to diver stress, panic, and unconsciousness. The course not only enhances safety awareness but also fosters teamwork and camaraderie among divers. By completing the PADI Rescue Diver course, divers not only become more proficient and self-reliant but also gain the skills to assist others in need, making diving adventures safer and more enjoyable for everyone involved.

Skills you will learn:

  • Self-rescue techniques
  • Recognizing and managing stress
  • Emergency Management and Equipment
  • Assisting a Panicked diver
  • Rescuing an unconscious diver
  • Search and recovery techniques
  • Responding to diver emergencies at the surface
  • Emergency First Aid and Oxygen administration
  • Scenario training
  • Risk assessment and accident prevention

Prerequisites:

Course Requirements:

  • Knowledge Development – Online academics.
  • Open Water Sessions – This course requires skills and scenarios done in open water. A good portion of the time will be spent on the surface, but some skills and scenarios are underwater. This class normally takes 2 full days to complete.

Cost: $550

  • Online academics
  • Materials
  • BCD
  • Regulator
  • Weights
  • Wetsuit
  • Unlimited air
  • 2 days instruction @ the lake
  • 2 days lake entrance
  • PADI certified dive instructor and Dive Master
  • Certification e-card