Rescue Diver

Challenging and rewarding best describes the PADI Rescue Diver course. This course will expand your knowledge and experience level. Rescue Divers learn to look beyond themselves and consider the safety and well being of other divers. Although this course is challenging, it is a rewarding way to build your confidence. Rescue Diver training will prepare you to prevent problems and, if necessary, manage dive emergencies.Being prepared to assist your buddy or help yourself in the event a problem arises is one of the best attributes of a good diver.
The skills you will learn during the PADI Rescue Diver course will help you to build your ability to handle and prevent problems that could arise while at a dive site. You will become more comfortable with yourself and your abilities as a diver. This course is designed for the diver who wants to be able to handle an accident if it were to happen. It is also a prerequisite for those who would like to become a diving professional or a Master Scuba Diver. After you have completed the Rescue Diver Course you will have a sense of pride and accomplishment that is hard to duplicate.

Many divers say this is the best course they’ve ever taken.
You'll cover:

• Self-rescue and diver stress
• Emergency management and equipment
• Panicked diver response
• In-water rescue breathing protocols
• Egress (exits)
• Dive accident scenarios

Prerequisites

• PADI Openwater Diver
• Emergency First Response or a CPR and first aid certification within the last 2 years

Certification Options

Rescue Diver

• Local Certification $225.00
• Blue Hole w/o hotel $225.00
• Blue Hole w/ hotel $276.00

Rescue Diver Plus Emergency First Response

• Local Certification $324.00
• Blue Hole w/o hotel $324.00
• Blue Hole w/ hotel $375.00

Course Fees Include

• All classroom sessions
• All pool sessions
• All open water dives
• Tanks & weights for entire course
• Certification card—good for life

Not included

• Rescue Diver Crew Pak
• Rental Equipment
• Transportation to open waters
• Meals
• Park fees

Equipment Rental Discounts

Any student that does not have their own equipment may rent the equipment for their open waters. The following packages can be rented

• BCD, Regulator system and 6.5mm wetsuit $40.00
• BCD, Regulator system w/ computer and 6.5mm wetsuit $50.00
• Mask, Snorkel, Fins & Boots $15.00

Course Materials

Rescue Diver Crew Pak: $69.95
• Manual
• Rescue Management Slate
• Wall Certificate
• Rescue Diver DVD

While you're doing your Rescue Course, why not add on the Search & Recovery Specialty. You can apply the different search techniques that you learned in the Rescue class and apply them towards looking for lost objects or sunken treasures! You will also learn the art of tying different types of knots underwater. Take the search & Recovery Specialty for a reduced price of $50.00 plus the cost of student manual.