PADI Rescue Diver — are you up for the challenge?

PADI Rescue Diver is one of the most rewarding and challenging continuing education scuba courses you can sign-up for. We will teach you to recognise and respond to dive emergencies, accident management, how to administer emergency oxygen and even fix common equipment problems — all while putting your physical strength to the test.

Countless divers say Rescue Diver is their favourite scuba course ever!

Please do not let the course name deter you — PADI Rescue Diver training can be heaps of fun! You will learn to identify the signs of diver stress and to always be prepared to help a dive buddy in need — whether it be at the surface or underwater. Moreover, this course will improve your underwater navigation skills, and help build your confidence as a diver.

So, if you like challenges with big rewards, this is the course for you!

What's involved

The PADI Rescue Diver course is usually run over three to four days.

• Homework: Before the course you must complete the PADI Online Training — please contact us to sign up. The time commitment for this is 8–12 hours.
• Quick quiz: On day one of your course we will give you a quick quiz — just to test your recall on all that online training.
• Pool/boat dives: The water training sessions are serious fun. You will practice handling scenarios such as a leg cramp and assisting a tired diver as well as locating a missing diver, response to an unconscious diver and exiting them from the water and everything in-between by role-playing with other students and your instructor.
• Classroom time: Typically four hours, spread throughout the course.