Is a two to three day course designed to enhance your Medic first aid
skills and to make your diving safer and more enjoyable. By teaching you the
required skills to not only avoid those problems but how to deal with them if
they occur. This course is designed around the diver for the diver. Help your
buddy and help yourself.
Why PADI Rescue Diver?
Rewarding
and fun – that best describes the PADI Rescue Diver course. This course will
expand your knowledge and experience level: Rescue Divers learn to look beyond
themselves and consider the safety and well being of other divers. Although
this course is serious, it is an enjoyable way to build your confidence.
What do
I need to start?
You can
enroll in the Rescue Diver Course as a certified Open Water Diver (or have a qualifying
certification from another training organization) and participate in
the Rescue Diver knowledge development and rescue training sessions, in
confined water only, while working on your Advanced Open Water Diver
certification.
To
participate in the rescue training sessions in open water, and to participate
in the open water rescue scenarios, you must be certified as a PADI Advanced
Open Water Diver or have a qualifying
certification from another training organization
Minimum
age: 15 years old (12 for PADI Junior Rescue Diver)
Successful
completion of a sanctioned CPR program within the past 24 months. The Emergency
First Response Primary Care (CPR) and Secondary Care (First Aid)
courses meet these requirements.
What
will I do?
Rescue
Diver training will prepare you to prevent problems and, if necessary, manage
dive emergencies. During the five open water sessions, you'll cover:
A: Self-Rescue
and Diver Stress
B: AED
and Emergency Oxygen Delivery Systems
C: Dive
First Aid
D:
Swimming and Non-Swimming Rescue Techniques
E:
Emergency Management and Equipment
F:
Panicked Diver Response
G:
Underwater Problems
H:
Missing Diver Procedures
I:
Surfacing An Unconscious Diver
J:
In-water Rescue Breathing Protocols
K:
Egress (exits)
L: First
Aid Procedures for Pressure Related Accidents
M: Dive
Accident Scenarios
The PADI
Rescue Diver certification is a prerequisite for all Professional level PADI
courses, beginning with the PADI Divemaster certification. Contact Siam
Adventure Divers to enroll in a PADI Rescue Diver course and prepare
yourself to Go Pro.
All of
these topics are covered in the PADI Rescue Diver Manual and Rescue Diver Video
After
successfully completing the program, you'll receive the internationally
recognized PADI Rescue Diver certification card.
Day one
covers theory and practical training and teaches you what to do and how to do
it. Not only when these "Problems" occur in the water but on the
boat. Day two is scenarios and responding in a realistic setting. I.E. on the
boat or out on a dive trip.
Day one covers theory and practical training and teaches you what to do
and how to do it. Not only when these "Problems" occur in the water
but also on the boat. Day two is scenarios and responding in a realistic setting. I.E. on the
boat or out on a dive trip.
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