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Class Title: Rescue Diver

Age Requirements: PADI (Junior) Adventure or Advanced Divers who are at least 12 years old and have completed the Underwater Navigation Adventure Dive may enroll in a 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.

Average Class Size: Max of 8 students per instructor (unless 10-11 year old present, then max is 4 students)

Class Location/Venue: Scuba Monkey Dive Center for classroom session and confined water in our indoor pool. Open water sessions to be completed at designated freshwater springs closeby depending on conditions.

Class Length: Independent study and knowledge development (eLearning) will take approximately 10 hours. The classroom component will take around 6 hours. Confined and Open Water sessions will take approximately 8 hours over the course of 2 days.

Who should take this course?

Scuba divers describe the PADI Rescue Diver course as the most challenging, yet most rewarding course they’ve ever taken. Why? Because you learn to prevent and manage problems in the water and become more confident in your skills as a diver, knowing that you can help others if needed. During the course, you learn to become a better buddy by practicing problem-solving skills until they become second nature. Plus, the course isn't just fun – it’s serious, but still allows for lots of laughter in between the focused learning.

What will you learn?

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. Topics include self-rescue, recognizing and managing stress in other divers, emergency management and equipment, rescuing panicked divers, and rescuing unresponsive divers.

What extra will you need?

Some Rescue Diver courses are held in the open ocean, and will incur an extra fee for a boat charter. Other courses will take place in the local springs, and will only incur the entrance fee to the springs. Required dive gear will include your regulator, octopus, pressure gauge, BCD, mask and snorkel, fins, wetsuit, lights & glow sticks, (night, wreck, cavern), safety whistle, safety signal (boat dives), compass, tanks, and nitrox compatible dive computer. Provided materials include course books and rescue pocket mask as well as required rescue gear (O2 Kit, throw devices, etc).

How do I enroll?

Sign up above! Reservations are only held when paid in full. Be advised that a $25 rescheduling fee will be applied if you wish to cancel or change your reservation within two weeks of your course begin date. Please fill out your PADI medical release as soon as possible, as it will need to be signed by your doctor before you can begin if you must answer "Yes" to any screening questions. Please feel free to contact us to schedule private courses that fit your schedule!