PADI Rescue Diver course

The PADI Rescue Diver course is designed to develop your dive knowledge and skills to effectively perform diver rescues and assists, as well as teach you to manage diving accident situations and apply first aid skills.

COURSE PRE-REQUISITES

To participate in the rescue training sessions in open water, and to participate in the open water rescue scenarios, the student must be certified as a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or have a qualifying certification beyond entry level (at least two certifications total), with proof of 20 or more logged dives documenting experience in deep diving and underwater navigation.

Prior to Knowledge Development Presentation Two and Rescue Training Session Two, the PADI Rescue Diver course student diver must successfully complete a sanctioned course in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR-Primary Care) and basic first aid (Secondary Care) within the past two years (24 months). The EFR 1 day course is offered in conjunction with the PADI Rescue Diver Course to help you meet this requirement.

Minimum age: 15 (12 for Junior Divers)

 

PADI Rescue Diver Course Options
Duration	Options	From THB
2 Days	2 Dives Kata Beach + 3 Dives King Cruiser, Shark Point, Anenome Reef	10,000
2 Days	2 Dives Racha Yai + 3 Dives King Cruiser, Shark Point, Anenome Reef	12,000
2 Days	2 Dives Racha Yai + 3 Dives Phi Phi Islands	12,000
2 Days	2 Dives Racha Yai + 3 Dives Racha Noi	12,000
2 Days	2 Dives Racha Yai + 3 Dives (+1 fun dive) Similan Islands	15,000
2 Days	5 Dives (+2 fun dives) Similan Islands	25,000
-	Private Instruction	P.O.A

 

INCLUDES

Academic Materials, (including crew pack, excluding video).
Dive Equipment, Air Fills, Pool Entrance fees, Dive Site Entrance Fees, PADI Registration Fees

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO BRING

Swim Suit

Towel

Academic Materials, including completed knowledge reviews

Medical Statement

2 Passport Photographs

Proof of your current level of Certification and dive experience

COURSE OUTLINE

The course starts with your pre-course independent study of the Rescue Diver Manual including all quizzes and Knowledge Reviews. Formal course days are divided between academic classroom knowledge development sessions, confined water skills training, followed by assessment practical application at open water through staged scenarios.

COURSE CONTENT

During this course you will study these topics;-

Self Rescue Techniques

First Aid Equipment

Managing Diver Stress

Emergency Management

First Aid Procedures

Equipment Function

Common Equipment Problems

Recognizing Rescue Situations

Release Function and Problems

Rescuing the Responsive Diver Underwater

Diver Stress

Missing Diver procedures

Rescue Exits with the Responsive Diver

Rescuing the Unresponsive Diver Underwater

Rescuing the Unresponsive Diver at the Surface

Rescuing the Responsive Diver at the Surface

WHAT IS NEXT?

Gaining your Rescue Diver qualification is quite an achievement, and shows your commitment to diving and your fellow divers.

After completing your Rescue Diver Certification you can enroll on the PADI Dive Master Course, the first professional level in the internationally recognized PADI diving education and certification system.

Or If you wish you can concentrate on specialist areas of interest, and upon gaining 5 such specialty ratings and with a minimum of 50 logged dives, plus Rescue Diver means you can apply for the prestigious Master Scuba Diver Rating Certification, the highest non-professional level within the PADI system.