PADI Rescue Diver
₹25,000 per person
- Duration
- 3 days
- Needs
- PADI Adventure Diver (including the Underwater Navigation dive) or Advanced Open Water Diver. EFR Primary and Secondary Care within the past 24 months (it can be done alongside the course). Minimum age 12.
- Includes
- Knowledge development, ten rescue exercises, two rescue scenarios, equipment, PADI Rescue Diver certification, digital or printed Rescue Diver manual, rescue skill sessions with certified PADI instructors, emergency equipment training
About the course
The PADI Rescue Diver course at Lak Scuba makes you a more aware diver. You learn to prevent problems before they happen, and to handle emergencies underwater and at the surface. It is a required step for anyone going on to Divemaster or Instructor.
You learn to look after other divers while staying in control under stress.
Prerequisites
- PADI Adventure Diver including the Underwater Navigation dive, or PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
- EFR Primary and Secondary Care training within the past 24 months (it can be done alongside the course)
- Minimum age: 12 years
What you’ll learn
You learn to:
- Recognise problems early and manage diver stress
- Respond to panicked or unresponsive divers
- Conduct in-water rescues, including rescue breathing, and exit strategies
- Search effectively for missing divers
- Use emergency equipment such as floats and lines
- Communicate and coordinate with your buddy and rescue teams
Course structure
Knowledge development (self-study and instructor-led sessions), confined water practice and open water rescue scenarios, with feedback and review. The scenarios are realistic and based on real dive incidents, so you learn to respond calmly.