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Courses for Certifieds Divers
National Geographic
portal, Scuba Review, Experienced
Diver, Adventure Diver/Advanced
Open Water, Emergency First Response,
Care For Children, EFR
recertification, Rescue Diver,
Divemaster
Specialty
Courses
Try Nitrox, Enriched
Air Nitrox, Peak Performance
Buoyancy Diver, Boat Diver,
Drift Diver, Deep
Diver, Naturalist Diver,
Equipment Specialty Diver,
Multilevel Diver, Underwater
Photographer, Night Diver,
Navigation Diver, Search
and Recovery Diver, Wreck
Diver, Master Scuba Diver.
| Minimum Age |
12 / Divers under 15 may obtain a Junior Rescue Diver |
| Usual Duration |
4-5 days with EFR |
| Course prerequisites |
PADI Open Water Diver or qualifying certification from another training organization to participate in confined water only.
PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or qualifying certification from another training organization to participate in rescue training sessions in open water
Complete a sanctioned course in CPR (such as EFR Primary Care) and basic first aid (such as EFR Secondary Care) within the past 24 months prior to Knowledge Development Presentation Two and Rescue Training Session Two.
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Course Price |
$475 or $600 combined
with PADI EFR Course |
| Course Description |
Course Description: Serious Fun! Learn
to look after yourself and others! PADI’S Rescue Diver
program will build your confidence as a diver, give you
valuable experience in emergency management and prevention
and heighten your awareness of the surrounding environment.
Sections on self-rescue, diver stress, diving first aid,
emergency management, equipment problems will prepare you
to handle almost any emergency whether on the shoreline
or in the water. The PADI Rescue Diver Course is widely
accepted as one of the most challenging, rewarding and fun
dive courses available!
The course is divided into three
parts:
Knowledge Development: Five presentations
Rescue Training Exercise Sessions:
- Self Rescue review
- Exercise 1 – Tired Diver
- Exercise 2 - Panicked Diver
- Exercise 3 - Response from Shore, Boat
- Exercise 4 - Distressed Diver Underwater
- Exercise 5 – Missing Diver
- Exercise 6 – Surfacing the unresponsive diver
- Exercise 7 – Unconscious Diver at the surface
- Exercise 8 – Exiting the unresponsive diver
- Exercise 9 – First Aid for Pressure-related injuries
and Oxygen Administration
- Exercise 10 – Response from Shore/Boat Unresponsive
Diver
Open Water Rescue Scenarios; you will have the opportunity
to put everything you have learned into practice, handling
diving incidents as part of a team.
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What does it cover?
PADI Rescue Diver Course Online content is broken down into 5 easy-to-learn sections after an introduction. 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.
Who can benefit from completing the course?
The course is designed for anyone who wants to learn how to prevent, and if necessary, manage dive emergencies. The course broadens a diver's awareness and improves their skills and confidence. Most certified PADI Rescue Divers look back on their rescue training as one of the most challenging - sometimes demanding - and therefore most rewarding courses they've taken. The subject is serious but the training is fun.
What are the PADI Rescue Diver Course prerequisites?
You need to be at least 12 years old, certified to beyond entry-level with proof of underwater navigation training, such as PADI Adventure Diver with the Underwater Navigation Adventure Dive completed, and be fit for diving to be certified as a PADI Rescue Diver. Any diver with the prerequisite training who is at least 12 years old may enroll in the PADI eLearning Rescue Diver online program.
How does it work?
After enrolling, PADI's eLearning® system presents you with interactive presentations that include videos, audio, graphics and reading. Short quizzes let you check understanding of the presented information before moving on. This lets you go through the program efficiently and at your own pace. End-of-section exams verify your mastery of the entire topic and are automatically scored.
What else is required to complete the course?
After completing the online portion of the PADI Rescue Diver Course you'll visit your PADI Dive Center or Resort to complete your training. You'll take a short eLearning Quick Review to confirm your understanding of safety-related material from the course. Then, you'll complete the inwater training portion of the course. Your instructor will have you complete ten rescue exercises in open water, either with or without initial skills practice in confined water. Finally, you participate in two Rescue Diver Scenarios in open water. Your PADI Dive Center or Resort will charge a separate fee for completing your rescue training exercises and scenarios.
What does it cost?
The course fee for PADI Rescue Diver Course Online is $130 US, non-refundable. The Asia Divers charge is $415 or $540 combined with PADI EFR Course. This fee will be paid here at Asia Divers.
How long do you have to complete the eLearning course?
The eLearning course will be available for one year from the time of course registration.
What is the minimum amount of time it will take to complete this eLearning program?
The PADI Rescue Diver Course online will take approximately 10 - 12 hours to complete.
To register: Log on to www.asiadivers.com and click on to the PADI E-learning Link. |

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