Rescue Course
From $750Develop the skills to spot and resolve minor issues early, build confidence, and have fun while you're at it!
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.
This 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.
The course runs over 2 days: First day at our pool or the local beach to learn and practice your new skills, second day at the Poor Knights Islands to implement them in real ocean conditions.
The program covers
- Self-rescue and diver stress management
- Emergency management
- Equipment considerations
- Swimming and non-swimming assists
- Panicked diver response
- Underwater problems
- Missing diver procedures
- Surfacing an unconscious diver
- In-water rescue breath on unconscious diver
- Exiting an unconscious diver
- First aid procedures for pressure-related accidents
- Dive accident scenarios
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FAQs
I do not hold a first aid certificate, can I get one with you?
Yes - We offer training for first aid course, it is called EFR (Emergency First Response), contact us if you need to get one before starting your Rescue Course!
What should I bring?
Your diving certification, swimwear, towel, sunscreen, warm clothing or a jacket, motion sickness medication if needed, your own dive gear or wetsuit if preferred, reusable water bottle