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PADI Rescue Diver

The PADI Rescue Diver Course is your next step in scuba diving education, teaching you invaluable skills to become a more confident and capable diver.

Learn how to prevent and manage dive emergencies, assist other divers in distress, and enhance your situational awareness underwater. Through a combination of theory, practical exercises, and scenarios, you’ll develop the knowledge and abilities needed to handle challenging dive situations with calm and competence.

Take your diving skills to the next level and become a PADI Rescue Diver.

PADI Rescue Diver - Course Overview

Take your diving skills to the next level with the PADI Rescue Diver Course, mastering essential techniques for dive safety and emergency response.

Why Choose This Course

  • Learn new skills for keeping others safe in the ocean
  • Recognise the warning signs of common dive problems
  • Be prepared to handle diving emergencies
  • Become an even better dive buddy
  • Enroll in a divemaster course

What You Learn

  • Become a more confident and skilled diver
  • Assist others with diving problems
  • Fix minor equipment issues
  • Prevent problems from become emergencies
  • Use an emergency oxygen kit

PADI Course Requirements

  • 12+ years old
  • Advanced Diver or Adventure Diver with Underwater Navigation
  • EFR Primary and Secondary Care training within last 24 months
  • Good physical health

PADI Course Overview

  • Three day course
  • Online learning option
  • Confined water session
  • Minimum of two open water dives

PADI Course Content

  • Knowledge Development (online option); first-aid for injuries, emergency procedures and reporting
  • Confined Water Dives; self-rescue, assisting distressed diver, rescue methods and breathing, emergency protocol
  • Open Water Dives; practice your rescue skills and perform scenarios, evaluated by your instructor

PADI Course Structure

  • Day 1: Knowledge Development*
  • Day 2: Confined Water Dives
  • Day 3: Open Water Dives & Evaluation

*Knowledge Development may be completed online, prior to your trip

Course Inclusions

  • PADI Rescue Diver manual
  • PADI Rescue Diver certification
  • PADI Professional Instructor
  • Standard equipment rental, including dive computer
  • Refreshments and lunch on boat days
  • All taxes and fees
PADI Rescue Diver

EFR Course

The Emergency First Response (EFR) course equips divers and non-divers alike with essential life-saving skills, including CPR, first aid, and emergency oxygen administration, ensuring readiness to handle medical emergencies both in and out of the water. A one day course.

What's Next?

Select the preferred location for your PADI Rescue Diver Course and contact us for availability.

Book your PADI Rescue Diver and EFR courses together for a discounted rate: