PADI Rescue Diver Course

The PADI Rescue Diver course is an important and crucial step in expanding a divers knowledge and experience beyond a recreational level. The nature and context of the course is demanding and serious but at the same time, fun and rewarding.

Pricing

$1150 for one person with full equipment hire.
$750 for two or more people with full equipment hire.
$690 with tanks and weight hire only.

What does the course involve?

The course is designed to develop the necessary knowledge and skills for individuals to effectively perform diver rescues and assists, manage diving accident situations and render proper first aid. You must be a minimum of 15 years. The course runs for 3-4 days.

The program covers

  * Self-rescue and diver stress
  * Diving first aid
  * Emergency management
  * Equipment considerations
  * Swimming and non swimming assists
  * Panicked diver response
  * Underwater problems
  * Missing diver procedures
  * Surfacing the unconscious diver
  * In-water artificial respiration
  * Egress (exits)
  * First aid procedures for pressure related accidents
  * Dive accident scenarios

What do I need to supply?

Evidence of Advance Open Water qualification (or equivalent)
Evidence that you have completed a sanctioned course in CPR in the last 24 months

What's included?

Rescue manual
All theory sessions
Full equipment hire
Training at beach and Poor Knights Islands
Certification card and PADI fees

When do you run the courses?

We run on demand, so call us if you are interested.

Benefits & other information

This course is a prerequisite for all PADI leadership training (Divemaster, Assistant Instructor, Open Water Scuba Instructor).

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