Price : $ $600.00
What You Learn - Self rescue
- Recognizing and managing stress in other divers
- Emergency management and equipment
- Rescuing panicked divers
- Rescuing unresponsive divers
| The PADI Rescue Diver course provides an interesting and challenging introduction to the serious subject of accident prevention and management. As a PADI Rescue Diver your focus on safe diving is extended beyond yourself and your buddy to include other divers in the area. You will learn to observe, identify, and prevent potential diving accidents, and how to react should an accident or incident occur. Some of the areas elaborated and trained upon include Stress management, Panic diver management, direct intervention techniques, and Skin and Scuba diving Rescue techniques. | | The Rescue Diver course emphasizes flexibility in adapting the rescue diver to different diving environments and personal situations. This is accomplished through carefully planed and sequential training scenarios that push the philosophy of there being more than one correct way of performing a rescue. This course is for the diver who wants to; have more confidence in their diving and rescue abilities, continue their diving education, or be the safest diver they can be. | The Scuba Gear You UseYou use all your basic scuba gear including a dive computer and accessories . Prerequisites: To enroll in the PADI Rescue Diver course, you must - Be 15 years or older
- Have a PADI one PADI Adventure dive certification (or have a qualifying certification from another organization)
- Be trained and current for first aid and CPR within the previous two years (Ask your instructor about Emergency First Response CPR and first aid courses).
Your Next AdventureAfter completing CPR and first aid, and the PADI Rescue Diver course, you should take the PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider course Together, these three courses round out your ability to handle scuba diver emergencies. |
