Take up the PADI Rescue Diver Course, learn to prevent and manage problems in the water and surface. Become more confident in your skills as a diver and be ready to assist or manage in an diving emergency. Scuba divers describe the PADI Rescue Diver course as the most challenging, yet most rewarding course they’ve ever taken. Why? Because you learn to prevent and manage problems in the water, and become more confident in your skills as a diver, knowing that you can help others if needed. During the course, you learn to become a better buddy by practicing problem solving skills until they become second nature. Plus, the course is just fun – it’s serious, but still allows for lots of laughter in between the focused learning.
PADI (Junior) Adventure Divers who are at least 12 years old and have completed the Underwater Navigation Adventure Dive may enroll in a Rescue Diver course. You also need to have Emergency First Response Primary and Secondary Care (CPR and First Aid) training within the past 24 months. You can complete this training during the Rescue Diver course. Your instructor may also offer the PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider Specialty Diver ourse at the same time.
The PADI Rescue Diver course prepares you to deal with dive emergencies, minor and major, using a variety of techniques. Through knowledge development and rescue exercises, you learn what to look for and how to respond. During rescue scenarios, you put into practice your knowledge and skills. Topics include:
The following are the Performance Requirements of the PADI Rescue Diver Course:
The PADI Rescue Diver Courses takes 3days to complete but depend on the learning capability of the student. The Emergency First Response Course is one of the requirements to become a PADI Rescue Diver and it can also be taken during the course in just one day. During the training, there will be pool session or confined water to introduce the rescue skills. There will also be open water dives for underwater rescue skills. The schedule of the training course will be discussed between the students and instructor to suit the learning capability. Student will only receive the PADI Rescue Diver Certification after completing all the Performance Requirements.