Padi Rescue Diver Book

[Lutgarda Briseno]

Thecourse makes you aware of others around you and makes you a safer diver overall. You learn to anticipate and fix minor issues before they become emergencies. Moreover, you gain the knowledge and skills necessary to rescue yourself and others in many emergencies. And, you practice doing so until it feels second nature.

The minimum age to participate in the Rescue Diver course is 12. Rescue Divers certified between the ages of 12 and 14 earn a Junior Rescue Diver certification, which automatically becomes a Rescue Diver certification when the diver turns 15.

Candidates also must have completed the Underwater Navigation Adventure Dive and hold a PADI (Junior) Adventure Diver certification. Being a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver also meets this prerequisite.

PADI Open Water Divers can enroll in a Rescue Diver course to complete their knowledge development and confined-water rescue exercises, but cannot complete the open water exercises or earn their PADI Rescue Diver certification until they fulfill all the prerequisites

The PADI eLearning for the Rescue Diver course can be completed at your leisure and in the comfort of your home or hotel room. This portion of the course should take eight to 12 hours. The in-water training sessions with your instructor should take an additional two days. These include the self-rescue review, the 10 Rescue Diver exercises and the two rescue scenarios.

To earn your Rescue Diver certification, CPR and first aid training within the last 24 months is also required. These courses provide the knowledge, skills and confidence you need to help friends, family and even strangers in an emergency. To fulfill this requirement, your PADI Instructor can enroll you in an Emergency First Response (EFR) Primary Care (CPR) and Secondary Care (First Aid) course.

In practice, there are four parts to the PADI Rescue Diver Course: eLearning, self-rescue skill review, Rescue Diver exercises and two open-water rescue scenarios. For part three, there are 10 PADI Rescue Diver exercises to learn and master. These take candidates through many of the scenarios they might encounter in real life, from a tired diver to a panicked one, an unresponsive diver to a missing one. Techniques covered include how to properly assess the situation, establish and maintain control, form an emergency assistance plan and safely execute the rescue.

After successfully completing the course a month ago, I can attest that this is completely true. The PADI Rescue Diver Course is more physically demanding than other PADI course and it will challenge you, but it will ultimately make you a better diver.

I decided to take the PADI Rescue Diver Course because I wanted to be the safest diver that I could possibly be. Regardless of if I decided to continue with my scuba training, I knew that I wanted to take the Rescue Diver course to build confidence in my abilities to not only look out for myself but my buddy as well.

For the PADI Rescue Diver Course, you also need to have Emergency First Response Primary and Secondary Care (CPR and First Aid) training within the past 24 months. You can complete this training during the Rescue Diver course, which is what I did.

The PADI Rescue Diver course prepares you to deal with dive emergencies, minor and major, using a variety of techniques. Through knowledge development and rescue exercises, you learn what to look for and how to respond. During rescue scenarios, you put into practice your knowledge and skills. The course covers a wide range of topics including, The Psychology of Rescue, Recognizing Diver Stress, Accident Management, Assisting Responsive and Unresponsive Divers at the Surface and Underwater, Equipment Problems, Oxygen Delivery Systems, Missing Diver Procedures, Responding to Diver Emergencies and Inwater Rescue Breathing.

CONFIDENCE. Seriously. Before taking this course I was not a confident scuba diver. I was always anxious when diving and doubted my abilities in the water. The Rescue Diver course gave me the confidence that I needed to be the best diver that I can be. In fact, completing the Rescue Diver course is what gave me the confidence to pursue a dive career. Before this course I was fully intending on ending my scuba dive training at Rescue Diver, never thinking that I had the abilities to actually be a PADI pro, but after taking the course I was much more comfortable in the water and confident in my abilities. Now I know that I have the knowledge and expertise to respond to any situation in the water and the only butterflies I get before diving is from excitement and not anxious nerves.

The skills in the PADI Rescue Diver course are straightforward, the hardest part is remembering the order in which to complete them (cough, cough exercise seven). The main thing to remember for your confined water skills is to stop, think, and breathe.

Once within earshot of the beach, I shouted for someone to call for help. I dropped the last of my gear and prepared myself to pull him out of the water and onto land. After giving him two more rescue breaths, I then had thirty seconds to splash through the wave break. It was nearly impossible to drag his limp body to shore, trying desperately to keep his head above water.

Scuba diving is a fun thing to do while on vacation here in Hawaii. Most of the time, there are no issues while diving here. The Rescue Diver course taught me the many dangerous situations that exist which I was not previously aware of. Scuba diving instructors are monitoring for these risks at all times before, during, and after leading a recreational dive.

The PADI Rescue Diver Course with Hawaii Eco Divers, given on the North Shore of Oahu, teaches scuba divers how to handle all possible emergency situations. The course empowers its students to avoid and protect against potential hazards. It consists of a two-day course that includes book work, diving practice, and a final exam.

Hawaii Eco Divers offers a bundle of the Emergency First Responder certification with the PADI Rescue Diver Course. This was so convenient for me! Bundling the courses only adds one day of training, and includes necessary skills such as CPR and bandaging wounds. I spent three days learning the appropriate skills and techniques for possible life threatening scenarios. Then I was able to practice them until I felt confident that I could perform them in the event of an emergency. The training sharpened my mind so that I can recognize a dangerous situation, evaluate it properly, and handle it effectively.

If you are interested in enrolling in the PADI Rescue Diver course to learn all of these life saving skills, Hawaii Eco Divers has more training opportunities coming up! You can sign up to be part of an upcoming PADI Rescue Diver class with Hawaii Eco Divers on their website: -training/padi-rescue-diver/

Enjoy diving in the pristine North Shore of Oahu. Home of the largest waves of the world during the winter and fantastic diving during the summer. Explore the lava tubes at Sharks Cove in Pupukea Marine Conservation District.

The PADI Rescue Diver course continues to develop your existing skills, increasing your skill competence and confidence, whilst introducing new skills that will become valuable additions to your scuba skill-set.

Koh Tao is the perfect location to complete the Rescue Diver course. Boasting great diving conditions most of the year, this course allows you to practice, hone and perfect some of the most challenging dive skills you will learn.

Your Instructor will guide you through the knowledge development. Some of the topics we will discuss include the causes of dive accidents, common equipment problems and identifying divers in distress.

The price for the PADI Rescue Diver course on its own is THB 12,000. Included in this price are all course materials, equipment rental (including dive computer), instructor fees, boat trips and insurance. It does not include EFR.

There is no single correct way to perform a rescue. Our goal is to transform you into a confident rescue diver that can remain calm in any rescue situation and deal with it in the most appropriate and safest way.

That's the quote I read on the Bali Dive Cove Blog when I was looking for a dive school in Amed for my Rescue Diver. I read and heard similar ones before, well, there must be some truth in it ...So I decided to do it: Ill become a Rescue Diver!

I took the EFR already back in Germany, so I had "just" the Rescue Diver Manual, 2-3 days of practice and the Final Exam ahead of me Let's go reading! I started to read the Rescue Diver Manual to get familiar with the hazards of Scuba Diving, how to prevent them and how to act, if they happen. A lot of it I knew already from the PADI Open Water, Advanced Open Water, Nitrox Diver and Deep Diver, a lot was more detailed and I learned a lot more new, very helpful things to help myself and others.

In two days I had the chance to be every kids hero and find Nemo, and also rescue him. We practiced search patterns to find our lost friend, I learned how to calm stressed divers, bring unresponsive divers to the surface, be aware of the danger zone next to panicking divers and still help them and how to tow tired divers to the shore.

Once we practiced bringing our diver to the shore and after calling for help, I practiced how to give proper CPR and Emergency Oxygen to patient Nemo.Quite a lot for two days and I was sooo hungry afterwards! (Luckily there was a tasty lunch waiting for me!) But I could not have been happier, after finishing the Final Exam and my Emergency Action Plan and be finally certified as a Rescue Diver!

Most challenging and most rewarding course so far, quite some work and sooo much fun. Im very happy I picked Jordan for my Rescue Diver Course and decided to stick a bit longer at The Cove: now, Im going to be a Divemaster!

The PADI Rescue Diver course prepares you to deal with dive emergencies, minor and major, using a variety of techniques. As well as learn to prepare an emergency assistance plan, how to use O2, and perform self rescue skills. And much much more.

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