PADI Rescue Diver Course

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PADI Rescue Diver Course

Rewarding and fun – that 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.

PADI Rescue Diver Course Pre-Requisites

You must be at leats 15 years old and certified as an Advanced Open Water diver (or equivalent) in order to participate in the rescue training sessions and scenarios in open water.

You must also have successfully completed a sanctioned CPR program within the past 24 months.

The Emergency First Response Primary Care (CPR) and Secondary Care (First Aid) course meets these requirements.

Price

PADI Rescue Diver (2.5 days)

€378

PADI Rescue Diver & Emergency First Response (3 days)

€478

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What´s involved?

The PADI Rescue diver course takes you through a wide range of different problems which can arise in the water ranging from the minor to the extreme. You’ll begin with learning how to recognise diver stress – before and during the dive. You will learn about some basic self-rescue skills which will help you to avoid being the centre of a rescue operation yourself, before going on to learn about handling diver emergencies.

How do you react when your buddy starts panicking? What do you do if you see someone struggling to stay afloat in the water? What should you do if you come across an unresponsive diver underwater? The Rescue Diver course will train recognise the early warning signs of a potential emergency situation, and how to handle those which you are not able to prevent.

What will I learn?

Rescue Diver training will prepare you to prevent problems and, if necessary, manage dive emergencies. During the four open water sessions, you’ll cover:

Self-rescue and diver stress
AED and emergency oxygen delivery systems
Swimming and non-swimming rescue techniques
Emergency management and equipment
Panicked diver response
Underwater problems
Missing diver procedures
Surfacing the unconscious diver
In-water rescue breathing protocols
Egress (exits)
First aid procedures for pressure related accidents
Dive accident scenarios

Get a head-start!

If you are planning ahead, then we strongly recommend that you complete the Knowledge Development portion of the course from the comfort of your home before you come away on holiday. This can be done either through PADI eLearning, which requires a constant internet connection; or through PADI Touch, which only requires an internet connection for initial download and can then be completed offline.

Completing the Knowledge Development in this manner allows you more time to review and digest the material, and also means that you’ll spend less time at the dive centre each day during the course (9am – 3pm); and have more free time in the evenings of your holiday!

For more information about PADI eLearning and PADI Touch, click here

Are you fit to dive?

There are certain pre-existing medical conditions which can increase the health risks associated with diving. Before commencing any PADI programmes if is necessary to first review and complete PADI’s Medical Statement. If you answer ‘No’ to every question listed here then you are ready to begin. If you answer ‘Yes’ to any questions on this questionnaire then you must first visit your doctor and receive a certificate stating that you are fit to dive.

Please click here to review this medical questionnaire prior to your diving course

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