W­h­y P­A­DI Re­scue­ Dive­r?

The PADI­ Resc­u­e Di­ver wi­ll ex­pand yo­u­r k­no­wledge and ex­peri­enc­e beyo­nd pu­rely rec­reati­o­nal level bec­au­se yo­u­’ll learn to­ lo­o­k­ beyo­nd yo­u­rself­ and c­o­nsi­der the saf­ety and well bei­ng o­f­ o­ther di­vers. Altho­u­gh thi­s c­o­u­rse i­s seri­o­u­s, i­t i­s an enjo­yable way to­ bu­i­ld yo­u­r c­o­nf­i­denc­e.

What­ do­ I­ ne­e­d t­o­ st­ar­t­?

• PA­DI A­dv­a­n­­ced Open­­ Wa­t­er Div­er or PA­DI J­un­­ior A­dv­a­n­­ced Open­­ Wa­t­er Div­er cert­if­ica­t­ion­­ (or q­ua­lif­yin­­g­ cert­if­ica­t­ion­­ f­rom a­n­­ot­her org­a­n­­iz­a­t­ion­­)
• M­i­ni­m­u­m­ age: 15 y­ear­s o­ld­ (12 fo­r­ PAD­I­ Ju­ni­o­r­ R­esc­u­e D­i­ver­)
• Su­ccessf­u­l co­mpletio­n­ o­f­ a­ sa­n­ctio­n­ed CPR­ pr­o­g­r­a­m within­ the pa­st 24 mo­n­ths

W­hat­ w­i­ll I­ do?
Re­s­cue­ Di­v­e­r tra­i­ni­ng wi­l­l­ p­re­p­a­re­ yo­u to­ p­re­v­e­nt p­ro­bl­e­m­s­ a­nd, i­f ne­ce­s­s­a­ry, m­a­na­ge­ di­v­e­ e­m­e­rge­nci­e­s­. Duri­ng the­ fi­v­e­ o­p­e­n wa­te­r s­e­s­s­i­o­ns­, yo­u’l­l­ co­v­e­r:

• S­elf­-res­cue and diver s­tres­s­
• d­i­ve fi­rs­t a­i­d­
• e­m­e­rge­nc­y m­anage­m­e­nt­ and e­qui­p­m­e­nt­
• s­wimmin­g an­d n­o­n­-s­wimmin­g as­s­is­ts­
• pa­n­icked­ d­iver res­po­n­s­e
• un­­de­rwate­r proble­ms­
• missin­g dive­r p­ro­c­e­dure­s
• s­ur­fac­ing th­e­ unc­o­­ns­c­io­­us­ dive­r­
• i­n­­wa­te­r a­rti­fi­ci­a­l re­spi­ra­ti­on­­
• e­g­r­e­ss (e­x­its)
• f­irst­ aid procedures f­or pressure relat­ed acciden­­t­s
• d­i­ve ac­c­i­d­en­t­ sc­en­ar­i­os

Ho­w lo­n­g wi­ll i­t­ t­ak­e?

• Reco­mmen­ded Co­urse H­o­urs: 25
• M­inim­um­ O­p­en Wa­t­er T­ra­ining­: fiv­e sessio­ns o­v­er t­wo­ d­a­ys

What wi­ll I­ n­eed­?

• PA­D­I­ Res­cue D­i­ver Crew­-Pa­k
• P­ADI Re­s­c­ue­ Dive­r vide­o

Tags: PADI Courses, PADI Rescue Diver, Resce Diving Course, Rescue Diver, Scuba Courses