About the Course

The PADI® Rescue Diver course will change the way you dive – in the best possible way. Learn to identify and fix minor issues before they become big problems, gain a lot of confidence and have serious fun along the way.

 

Discover why countless divers say Rescue Diver is their favorite scuba course.

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Take This Course If You Want to

• Be a better dive buddy

• Improve your navigation skills

• Enroll in a divemaster course

Learn How to

• Help other divers

• Fix minor gear issues

• Use an emergency oxygen kit

How to Become a Rescue Diver

Learn how to think like a rescue diver through home study and skill practice with an instructor. All PADI courses are flexible and performance-based. You'll practice basic rescue skills and then show you can effectively apply them in open water.

 

INDEPENDENT STUDY

 

1

PADI eLearning®

Online learning makes it easy to fit scuba lessons into a busy schedule. Complete the knowledge development section of your course whenever, wherever it's convenient for you.

 

Work at your own pace, online or offline, using a computer or mobile device. Connect with your instructor for inwater training, or whenever you have a question.

 

• eLearning time commitment: 8-12 hours

AT THE DIVE SHOP

 

2

With Your Instructor

The water training sessions are serious fun. You'll practice handling scenarios such as a leg cramp and assisting a tired diver by role-playing with other students and your instructor.

• Prerequisites: Adventure Diver/Junior Adventure Diver (or qualifying certification) with completed Underwater Navigation Dive; EFR Primary and Secondary Care training (or qualifying training) within 24 months

• Total time commitment: 4-7 days

• Minimum age: 12 years or older