The Fun Part
The fun part about this course is rising to challenges and mastering them. Most divers find this course both demanding and rewarding, and at the end, say it's the best course they've ever taken.

What You Learn

• Self rescue
• Recognizing and managing stress in other divers
• Emergency management and equipment
• Rescuing panicked divers
• Rescuing unresponsive divers

Prerequisites
To enroll in the PADI Rescue Diver course, you must be:

• 12 years or older
• Have a PADI Adventure Diver certification (or have a qualifying certification from another organisation)
• Be trained and current for first aid and CPR within the previous two years (Ask your instructor about Emergency First Response CPR and first aid courses).

For all your learning materials and equipment, contact DV DIVING.

When and Where
Once you have booked the Rescue Diver Course with DV Diving we will contact you to find the best method of getting your knowledge development materials (PADI's Ultimate Crewpack) to you, whether you pick up the pack in store, require it be posted to you or if you decide to go with PADI eLearning instead. 

This course begins with a pool session to introduce you to the skills of the Resue Diver Course. This is held during our weekly pool session on Wednesdays at 8pm in the Ards Blair Mayne Wellbeing and Leisure Complex.

The Rescue Diver course is run over two days based on your availibility and are of course weather dependent. We meet at the DV Diving centre in Carrowdore, gather any equipment needed and head in various directions to a suitable site. See our dive sites for more information.

The Scuba Gear You Use
You use all your basic scuba gear including a dive computer and accessories as well as being introduced to new lifesaving equipment such as the pocket and oxygen adminstration equipment.

The Learning Materials You Need
The PADI Rescue Diver crewpak includes all materials required to complete the PADI Rescue Diver course – including a pocket mask. You'll learn how to think like a rescue diver and preview skills you'll practice with your PADI Instructor. Once your Rescue Diver course is complete, you can review the DVD to refresh your dive safety skills as needed. This tool box of knowledge and technique will give you the expertise to handle almost any emergency situation.

Your Next Adventure
After completing CPR and first aid and the PADI Rescue Diver course, you should take the PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider course Together, these three courses round out your ability to handle scuba diver emergencies.

For more information about this or other PADI courses have a chat with one of the DV DIVING Team members or contact us here.