The PADI Rescue Diver course is a pivotal step in expanding a diver’s knowledge and experience. Rescue Divers learn to look beyond themselves to consider the safety and well-being of other divers. This is why the PADI Rescue Diver certification is a prerequisite for all PADI leadership-level training (PADI Divemaster, Assistant Instructor, and Open Water Scuba Instructor).
To participate in rescue training sessions in confined water you must be a PADI Open Water Diver or have a qualifying certification from another training organization. To participate in rescue training in open water you must be a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or have a qualifying certification from another training organization with proof of at least 20 logged dives and documented experience of deep diving (20Metres+) and underwater navigation.
Rescue Diver training expands the basic problem prevention and accident management skills student divers learn beginning with the PADI Open Water Diver course. At the Rescue Diver level, students are ready to learn to manage more complex dive emergencies and to apply direct intervention techniques to assist others in an emergency. By its nature, the course is demanding, though realistic in its conduct, content and approach. At this level students are expected to use their own equipment, albeit hire equipment is available. Although the nature and context in which rescue training may be used is serious, the course should be an enjoyable challenge that builds diver confidence.
Ten specific rescue skills are learnt in the pool or confined water. The course then moves to open water where Rescue Training Sessions practice the rescue skills learnt earlier. The final part of the course is the assessment where the students are presented with four open water scenarios which are performed then reviewed.
You can ring on 07534 799597/8 and we can do it all over the phone, or you can complete the booking form here and send/email it to us.
We’ll provide you with full details of your course curriculum when you book a course – where we’ll teach the classroom sections, where the swimming pool is and of course where the all important open water dives will be done.