Rescue Diver Course

The PADI® Rescue Diver course will change the way you dive – in the best possible way. Learn to identify and fix minor issues before they become big problems, gain a lot of confidence and have serious fun along the way.

This course of often said to be the most rewarding and fun (and tiring!) course that PADI offers. The skills you learn give you the ability to conquer emergency situations, challenge others to be safer and control a crisis – hopefully BEFORE it happens.

Course Summary

The path to becoming a PADI Rescue Diver consists of two steps:

Academic eLearning study at home 6 - 8 hours.
Participate in open water rescue exercises over 2 days:

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

Knowledge Development

PADI eLearning® on your own, from the comfort of your home, read, watch videos, and take quizzes at your own pace to develop knowledge of scuba rescue procedures, before you work with one of our PADI Instructors. 

Open Water Dives

Open water rescue exercise dives are required to complete the PADI Rescue Diver course, with Go Dive training, these take place at the National Diving Centre at Stoney Cove in Leicestershire.

These dives usually take place over a single weekend.

As well as these dives being an opportunity for you to show your instructor your mastery of the skills and procedures, you will also gain more experience diving and the basics of how to look after other divers .

On successful completion of these dives, you will be a PADI Rescue Diver.

Equipment

We will provide all the equipment you need for the training.

Prerequisites

To enrol on a Rescue course you need to be an Adventure Diver/Junior Adventure Diver (or qualifying certification) with completed Underwater Navigation Dive; EFR Primary and Secondary Care training (or qualifying training) within 24 months

Pricing

eLearning Course - See Price List.

This is the Resuce Diver Course offered by Go Dive Training. It typically takes place over a single weekend, the open water dives are held at Stoney Cove.