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  Duration: 3 to 4 days

Diving emergencies are rare but to be armed with the knowledge to deal with one should it occur is very reassuring. This course will also improve your general dive skills.

The PADI Rescue Diver Course is the first point in your diver training when we start to focus your attention on how to assist others and how to prevent and handle diving emergencies.  

Prerequisites are PADI Open water and PADI Medic First Aid or equivalent and during the course the following theory topics and water skills will be covered:

   Academic - Self rescue and diver stress, Diving first, Emergency management and Equipment considerations.

Water skills - Swimming & non swimming assists, Panicked-diver responses, Underwater problems, Missing diver procedures, Surfacing the unconscious diver, In water artificial respiration, Equipment removal during artificial respiration, Egress and first aid for diving accidents.

The use of books, equipment, training, transport to dive sites and back as well as certification are included in the price.

 
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