Develop the skills to spot and resolve minor issues early, build confidence, and have fun while you're at it!
The PADI Rescue Diver course is an important and crucial step in expanding a divers knowledge and experience beyond a recreational level. The nature and context of the course is demanding and serious but at the same time, fun and rewarding.
Pricing Information
$649 per person for two or more people with full equipment hire ($949 with E-Learning included)
$1450 with full equipment, E-Learning, and a one-on-one Instructor.
What does the course involve?
The course is designed to develop the necessary knowledge and skills for individuals to effectively perform diver rescues and assists, manage diving accident situations and render proper first aid. You must be a minimum of 15 years old. The course runs for 2 days: 1 day at our pool or the beach to learn and practice your new skills, 1 day at the Poor Knights Islands to implement them.
The program covers
- Self-rescue and diver stress
- Diving first aid
- Emergency management
- Equipment considerations
- Swimming and non-swimming assists
- Panicked diver response
- Underwater problems
- Missing diver procedures
- Surfacing the unconscious diver
- In-water artificial respiration
- Egress (exits)
- First aid procedures for pressure-related accidents
- Dive accident scenarios
What do I need to supply?
- Evidence of Advanced Open Water qualification (or equivalent)
- Evidence that you have completed a sanctioned course in CPR in the last 24 months
- The PADI medical questionnaire. It is very important that you have no history of asthma, epilepsy, diabetes, heart or lung conditions, or chronic sinus/ear conditions. If you have any of these, we will need to see a doctor’s certificate stating that you are fit to dive.
Prescription medication, surgery in the last 12 months, are recent additions - please make sure you are good to go on all of these - we hate disappointing people in the morning, 'cos we really want to get you diving!
- Purchase the E-Learning from us - $300 - or pop online and grab it directly from PADI.
Don't forget to download the PADI App before you arrive.
What's included?
- Full equipment hire
- Training at the beach and Poor Knights Islands
- Electronic certification card and PADI fees
When do you run the courses?
We run on demand, so call us if you are interested.