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PADI Rescue Diver Course

The Rescue Diver program develops your knowledge and skills so you can effectively perform diver assists and rescues, manage diving accident situations and render first aid. The program is an important step in expanding your knowledge and experience as a diver.The course comprises of independent study, classroom sessions and open water sessions. Listed below are some of the topics covered within the program.
· self-rescue and diver stress
· diving first aid
· emergency management and equipment considerations
· swimming and nonswimming assists
· panicked diver response
· underwater problems
· missing diver procedures
· surfacing the unconscious diver
· in-water artificial respiration
· egress (exits)
· first aid procedures for pressure related accidents
· dive accident scenarios.
The PADI Rescue philosophy says that there's no single "right" way to perform a rescue; rather the program provides a toolbox of techniques and knowledge to draw from in an emergency.After successfully completing the program, you'll receive the internationally recognized PADI Rescue Diver certification card.