Learn to Handle Diving Emergencies and Take the Next Step in Your Diving Career

The PADI Rescue Diver course is one of the most challenging and rewarding courses in the PADI system. During this course, you will expand your knowledge and skills beyond recreational diving, learning to look beyond yourself to consider your own safety and the safety of others.

Although scuba diving emergencies are rare, as a PADI Rescue Diver, you will be prepared to anticipate, prevent, and manage a variety of diving-related situations. This course will give you greater confidence in your abilitiesand is an essential step for those who want to progress toward becoming a PADI Divemaster.

What You Will Learn in the Rescue Diver Course

The PADI Rescue Diver course prepares you to prevent problems before they occur and to handle real-life diving emergencies.

The course includes:

  • Academic sessions to understand the theory behind rescue techniques
  • Confined water sessions to learn and practice key skills

During the confined water training, you will cover essential topics such as:

  • Self-rescue and recognising diver stress
  • Diving first aid and emergency management
  • Equipment handling during emergencies
  • Assisting divers using swimming and non-swimming techniques
  • Responding to panicked divers
  • Handling underwater problems
  • Surfacing an unconscious diver
  • In-water artificial respiration
  • Exiting an unconscious diver from the water
  • Searching for missing divers

All these skills will be applied and tested during open water rescue scenarios, designed to challenge you and ensure you are ready to act when it really matters. You will also be required to complete an Emergency Assistance Plan as part of the course.

Who Can Take the Rescue Diver Course?

  • Divers aged 15 and above can enrol in the PADI Rescue Diver course.
  • Divers aged 12 to 14 can participate in the PADI Junior Rescue Diver course, with Junior Advanced Open Water and Emergency First Response (EFR) certifications as prerequisites.

Course Prerequisites

To take part in the PADI Rescue Diver course, you must:

  • Hold a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver certification (or equivalent)
  • Have completed Emergency First Response (EFR) training within the last 24 months (or equivalent CPR and First Aid training)
  • Have logged at least 20 dives before receiving your certification

What’s Included in the Rescue Diver Course?

Our PADI Rescue Diver course package includes everything you need to complete your training:

  • Academic lessons
  • Rescue Diver DVD kit and materials
  • All necessary diving equipment
  • Certification fees

Where Does the Rescue Diver Course Take You?

By earning your PADI Rescue Diver certification, you will be ready to:

  • Continue to professional levels, such as the PADI Divemaster course
  • Work towards becoming a PADI Master Scuba Diver, the highest non-professional level in the PADI system, by combining your Rescue Diver certification with five PADI Specialties

Ready to Take the Challenge?

If you’re ready to become a more confident, capable diver and take the next step in your diving journey, contact us today for full details on dates, availability, and prices for our PADI Rescue Diver course.