PADI Rescue Diver

Overview

The Rescue Diver course develops the knowledge and skills for individuals to effectively perform diver assists and rescues, manage diving accident situations and provide first aid. The course is an important step in expanding a diver's knowledge and experience. Rescue Diver (or equivalent) certification is a prerequisite for all leadership training.

To qualify for Rescue Diver training an individual must be certified as an Advanced Open Water Diver or Advanced Plus or equivalent and must be at least 15 years old. The Junior Rescue Diver course is open to divers between the ages of 12 and 14 with a Junior Advanced Open Water or Advanced Plus (or equivalent) rating.

A prerequisite to be certified as a Rescue Diver is a successfully completed course in CPR that is not older than a year.

Rescue Diver course program

The Rescue Diver course consists of five academic modules and twelve open water exercises.

The academic topics include:

The open water exercises include:

Upon successfully completing the course, the diver receives a certification card denoting the Rescue Diver rating.

The minimum time to get certified as Rescue Diver is 5 days:

day 1: Classroom (approx. 3 hours)
Shallow water training exercises (approx. 2 hours)

day 2: Classroom (approx. 3 hours)
Shallow water training exercises (approx. 2 hours)

day 3: Open water training dives 1 and 2 (exercises)

day 4: Open water training dives 3 and 4 (exercises)

day 5: Open water training dives to repeat skills (if required), paperwork and final exam

NOTE: The Medical First Aid course is not included in the Rescue Diver course but is required! You can either take it at your home country or take it with us as a separate course!
The schedule can be changed upon student request but you have
to notify to your dive instructor!