PADI Rescue Diver Course

Description

The PADI Rescue Diver course is a life-changing and highly rewarding specialty designed to teach you how to prevent and manage diving emergencies. It is often considered one of the most challenging, yet fulfilling, courses for recreational divers, focusing on safety, problem-solving, and confidence in handling emergencies underwater or at the surface.

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Why Take the Rescue Diver Course?

• Enhance your safety skills: Learn to recognize and prevent potential dive problems before they occur.
• Develop problem-solving abilities: Gain the confidence to respond to diving emergencies—whether it’s a panicked diver, an unconscious diver, or equipment malfunctions.
• Become a better buddy: Learn techniques to assist, manage, and rescue divers in distress, which is incredibly valuable both as a diver and as a dive buddy.
• Preparation for professional diving: It’s a prerequisite for becoming a PADI Divemaster or PADI Instructor.

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What You’ll Learn:

The Rescue Diver course is designed to teach you skills to manage various emergency situations, including:

• Self-rescue: Techniques for staying calm and preventing panic if you’re ever in distress.
• Recognizing and responding to diving emergencies: Signs of distress, recognizing when a diver is in trouble, and how to intervene.
• Rescue techniques: How to rescue a panicked diver, unresponsive diver, or assist a diver in distress.
• First Aid: Basic techniques like CPR, oxygen administration, and handling injuries.
• Managing underwater emergencies: What to do if someone runs low on air or suffers from decompression sickness.

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Course Structure:

• 3–4 days of training.
• Includes classroom theory, confined water sessions, and open water rescue scenarios.
• You will practice simulated emergency situations, such as searching for an unconscious diver or administering rescue breaths.
• You will also do a first aid and CPR refresher (if you’re not already certified).

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Prerequisites:

• PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or equivalent from another agency).
• Current CPR/First Aid certification (can be completed as part of the course if needed).
• Minimum age: 12 years old (for Junior Rescue Diver).

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Why It’s Worth It:

The Rescue Diver course is a key milestone in your diving career. Not only does it make you a more skilled and confident diver, but it also prepares you to handle diving emergencies responsibly. It’s deeply satisfying to know that you can keep yourself and others safe underwater.

It also opens the door to diving leadership roles, like Dive Master or Instructor.

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PADI Rescue Diver Course Fee includes both the E-Learning fee ($240) and the instructor fee (210).

First Aid/CPR Certification NOT Included*

Rental Gear NOT Included*

*Pocket Mask Must be Purchased by the Student for course completion*

After Purchasing, you should receive an email From PADI including all E-Learning materials within 24-48hrs.

 

Cancellations Must be Made 48hr in Advance to Course Start Date

*E-Learning Non-Refundable*