This course will teach you vital safety techniques, enable you to anticipate challenges, and allow you to manage dive emergencies with confidence. For many, earning a PADI Rescue Diver Certification is the start of the pathway to a career in professional diving. For others, it provides a sense of assurance that they will be the best buddy they can possibly be.

Details:

• Must be at least 12yrs old to participate.
• Must hold a minimum of PADI Advanced Open Water Certification (or equivalent from another agency).
• Successful completion of this course gives you 3 total certifications: Rescue Diver, Emergency First Responder (Basic 1st aid, CPR, and AED), and Oxygen Provider.

The course consists of 4 main phases:

• Knowledge Development: We use PADI's Rescue Diver, EFR, and Oxygen Provider eLearning to teach the core fundamentals of the course and prepare you for your practical classroom and in-water sessions. Total online coursework is 8-10 hours.

• Classroom: You will come to a class session typically on a Saturday and will discuss the rescue dive scenarios, work through the practical portion of the Emergency First Responder scenarios, and practice CPR and AED protocols. You will also learn how to setup and administer Oxygen using the appropriate mask and flow rates depending on various emergency scenarios. This class generally runs for 4-6 hours.

• Confined Water Practice: The pool sessions will teach you the mechanics and skills in a fun and safe environment to effectively provide support and assistance in a diverse number of dive emergency scenarios. Our realistic simulations are designed to give you hands on experience managing these dive emergencies including: assisting tired divers, assisting panicked divers at the surface, assisting panicked divers underwater, locating missing divers, surfacing an unresponsive diver, and supplying in-water rescue breathing techniques. You'll build the skills you need to perform these tasks with calm precision.

• Rescue Dives in Open Water: You will take what you mastered in the confined pool session and apply it in realistic emergency dive scenarios at Lake Pleasant.

Duration: 3 Days

Cost: $700

The course cost includes the eLearning, all the scuba kit rental gear needed (Wetsuit, BCD, Regulator, Computer, Tanks & Weights) all course tuition, and your certification fees and eCards. Does not include personal gear consisting of scuba rated mask, snorkel, fins and boots. Students are required to have a cutting tool, and a pocket mask for this course. All Students receive 10% off gear purchased in the shop and includes a personal fitting.

Book online or give us a call us for scheduling (480) 625-0591.