Rescue Diver

Both the PADI Open Water Diver and Advanced Open Water Diver courses are about building your dive experience and confidence. Rescue Divers learn how to look beyond themselves to consider the safety and well-being of other divers (including your dive buddy).

This is why the PADI Rescue Diver certification is a prerequisite for all PADI leadership-level training (see Go Professional). Rescue Diver training expands the basic problem prevention and accident management skills, that divers begin to develop during the Open Water Diver course.

At the Rescue Diver level you will be able to manage more complex dive emergencies and to apply direct intervention techniques to assist others requiring help.

The course involves rescue training sessions in both confined water and open water, where you will practice a series of scenarios;

Tired Diver Panicked Diver Response from Shore, Boat or Dock Distressed Diver Underwater Missing Diver Surfacing the Unresponsive Diver Unresponsive diver at the Surface Exiting the Unresponsive Diver First Aid for Pressure-related Injuries and Oxygen Administration Response from Shore/Boat Unresponsive Diver Distressed Diver Underwater with Extremity Injury Distressed Divers On the Surface Unresponsive Diver Underwater Unresponsive Diver on the Surface, Exiting and First Aid

All training materials (PADI Manual, Accident Management slates, etc) and equipment hire are included in the price of the course (£209) - although we do recommend that you purchase your own mask and snorkel (available from Frog Squad).

To enrol on the course you must be at least 12 years of age and have completed a sanctioned course in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR-Primary Care) and basic first aid (Secondary Care) within the past two years (24 months). If you don't already hold a current qualification, Frog Squad offer an extensive range of First Aid/CPR programmes (see Emergency First Response)

As a PADI Open Water Diver, you may undertake all the confined water training, but must be a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver in order to complete the course fully.

Junior Rescue Divers

Children aged between 12 and 14 years will follow the same training programme as adults and on completion will be qualified as Junior Rescue Divers. Once they attain the age of 15 years, they can simply upgrade to standard Rescue Diver - with no additional requirements.

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