PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or Junior Advanced Open Water (or have a qualifying certification from another training organization)

An appropriate certification in first aid and CPR within the previous 24 months

Be medically fit to dive, please carefully read the medical declaration below

Pre­study course manual and fill in review sections before the course start date

Minimum age

12 years (12 to 14 year olds will be certified as PADI Junior Rescue Diver)

How is the course run?

3 day course.

Day 1, Emergency first response training course, classroom only.

Day 2 is theory, where you will review your Knowledge Development with an instructor and complete a short exam. It is then into the pool, where you will practice rescue techniques and finding the ones that work best for yourself.

Day 3 is called Scenario Day, where you will come across an array of different rescue scenarios and get evaluated on how you react to the problems that arrive during the day.

The PADI Rescue Diver course will prepare 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 to many different situations. During rescue scenarios, you put into practice your knowledge and skills to carry out a successful rescue of a diver.

Topics include:

– Self rescue

Recognizing and managing stress in other divers

Emergency management and equipment

Rescuing panicked divers

Rescuing unresponsive divers

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