Course Price R1900

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. Many divers say this is the best course they've ever taken.

Do the EFR CFR RESCUE as a combo for R2300

Course Outline

• There will be class room sessions where we will cover Self-rescue and diver stress.
• Emergency management and equipment.
• Panicked diver response.
• In-water rescue breathing protocols.
• Dive accident scenarios.
  
  Once that's completed we will move to the Pool and complete 10 pool exercises.
  
  And finally we will go to miracle waters for one day where we complete 4 rescue scenarios.
  
• Distressed diver underwater with Extremity Injury
• Distressed Divers on the surface
• Unresponsive diver underwater
• Unresponsive diver on the surface, Exiting the unresponsive diver and First Aid.
  
  On your first trip to the coast we will check your skills with a surprise emergency scenario when you least expect it.

Pool Training

There are a total of 10 skills that we need to complete in our heated pool. The water is nice and warm and we can spend the time in the water until our highly trained instructors are happy with your performance.

Prerequisites

• You need to be an Adv open water diver or have equivalent qualification with another training agency.
• If you have not completed a PADI ADV open water you will need 20 dives.
• If you have a PADI ADV open water certification you can do the course as soon as you have the time for it.
• 12 - 14 yrs old ~ Jnr Rescue diver.
• 15 yrs + ~ Rescue diver.
• CPR and First Aid training completed within the past 2 years.

What's needed?

• Rescue crew pack
• Swim suit
• Your own soft gear
• We recommend that you get your own hard gear when you think of becoming a rescue diver, to ensure safety for you and the divers you might rescue once the course is completed.

Questions & Answers

Q: what is the main focus of the rescue course?
A: we focus mainly on self rescue skills, to prevent problems and do you think you can teach someone how to drive a truck if you have never done it yourself. Same goes for rescuing someone.

Q: Why is everyone saying rescue is the best course they have ever done?
A: Remember this question, someone ells will ask you the same once you have done it. The course gives you a tremendous amount of confidence and you don't only spent time on the rescue skills but also equipment functioning and trouble shooting.

Q: Don't I need to be fit to rescue someone?
A: You need to be reasonable fit but the course focus on self rescue as well as rescuing others. And if you feel you are not fit enough for diving this is the perfect course to get you confidant.