PADI RESCUE DIVER COURSE

Many describe the PADI Rescue diver course as the most rewarding and fun course

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PADI RESCUE DIVER COURSE
KOH TAO

Within just a few days you will turn yourself from a self-focused diver to a knowledgeable and self-confident member of your dive team able to help yourself and others with ease.

PADI Open Water Diver course Nan-Yuang Island
PADI Open Water Diver course dive boat with divers

Within 3 to 4 days you will gain all techniques through theory, skill practice & scenario sessions to handle all possible emergencies you may experience in your life as a diver.

Self-Rescue is a big part in this course to be able to prevent problems in the first place.

The PADI Rescue Diver is just … “Serious Fun!”

PADI Open Water Diver course swimming pool near beach

PADI RESCUE Diver
– Course Schedule –

Our PADI Open Rescue diver course schedule is flexible and we can adapt the itinerary to fit around your personal travel plans.

EFR (Emergency First Response) Course

The EFR – Emergency First Response Course is a general CPR & First Aid training to introduce you into techniques used to provide help to others in need in daily life.

The course consists of two parts: the first part being Primary care (life-threatening emergencies) and the second part Secondary Care (non-life-threatening issues, in case emergency services are delayed).

After the necessary paperwork & introductions you will receive your own paper manual and watch a video for each of the course parts. There is a Knowledge Review for each of those, which you can easily fill with the information you get from the video. After a review with your Instructor there will be a short exam (no pass rate).

The second half of the day will be the practice of 10 primary and 4 secondary skills. These include Barrier Use, Primary Assessments, CPR, Airway Control and Rescue Breathing. Secondary skills consist of Injury and Illness Assessments as well as Bandaging and Splinting.
To finish of the practical session your Instructor will have you solve some scenarios and put the learned into practice.
The EFR course can be done in one day. If you already have a First Aid Certification from a recognized agency within the past 24 months, then you don’t need to take this course and you can start straight away with your PADI Rescue Diver Course.

Rescue: Theory & Pool-Session

The Rescue Diver Course is spread over 2 to 3 days and consists of Theory, a Pool-Session, and two days of “serious fun” on the dive boat.

We start with an introduction and the required paperwork. Next we get going with the classroom work. The theory consists of 5 chapters, each of which has a short video and a related Knowledge Review for you to fill in Self-Study.
These chapters will introduce you to the Psychology of Rescue, Equipment considerations to be rescue ready as well as techniques used to search for and deal with a missing diver. There is a 50 question multiple choice exam at the end, which has a pass rate of 75 %.
Another task that is waiting for is to create an Emergency Action Plan for a local dive site.

We usually spread the theory over 2 to 3 days and mix it up with the practical elements …

Time to practice in the swimming pool!

We will introduce you to some of the new skills in one of our purpose-built dive pools. Here you have the chance to practice in an easy environment with good conditions to follow the demonstrations of your instructor.

Skills we practice include:
– Self-Rescue Skills Review
– Distressed divers Underwater
– Tired / Panicked divers on the surface
– Surfacing an unresponsive diver
– Unresponsive diver on the Surface
– Exiting an unresponsive diver

Rescue: Skill Practice & Scenarios

Once you have done most of your theory and practiced some skills in the pool already, it is time to get “Rescue ready” on the boat.

Spread over two days, you will go on the boat which will bring you to some of our shallower reef sites around Koh Tao.

The first day on the boat you will mainly spend your time repeating and perfecting the skills you learned already in the pool before. There will be some skills, where you will need to adjust your techniques for being on a boat, for example, exiting using a ladder.

We will introduce you to skills that you haven’t practiced in the pool yet to learn all necessary techniques. Those skills include:

– Reacting from a boat to an responsive diver on the surface
– Nonswimming assists (throwing, extending…)
– Respond to an unresponsive diver on the surface from a boat
– Effective Searches for a missing diver using search patterns.

The second day on the boat you will get plenty of time to hone skills you want to work on and then it is time to put everything together in our Final Scenarios. You will act as part of team and use your resources and Emergency Action Plan to fix anything that may “happen” in this afternoon as a Rescue Diver … – Serious Fun!

After this, you are a fully qualified PADI Rescue Diver and with a well-earned drink in the bar you can plan your next adventures.

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PRO UNDERWATER VIDEOGRAPHER COURSE

Our PADI RESCUE DIVER course schedule is as follows:

Day 1 - Full Day

EFR Video & Knowledge Reviews

– Lunch –

Primary & Secondary Skill Practice
Scenario Practice

Day 2 - Full Day

Video & Knowledge Reviews

– Lunch –

Pool Session for Padi Rescue Diver skills

Day 3 - Full Day

Theory
Land practice & O2 Introduction

– Lunch –

Rescue Dives 1 & 2 (Skill Practice)

Day 4 - Half/Full Day

PADI Rescue Diver Exam

– Lunch –

Rescue Dives 3 & 4 (Practice & Scenarios)

THE RESCUE DIVER COURSE PREREQUISITES:

Minimum Age

The minimum age to enrol for the PADI Rescue Diver Course is 12 years. Please note, that 12-15 year old divers will receive the PADI Junior Rescue Diver certification and will have to be accompanied by an adult diver until reaching the age of 15 years.

Minimum Certification Level

To become a PADI Rescue Diver you will have to hold a minimum certification as PADI (Junior) Adventure Diver (or similar certification of another training organisation) with completed Navigation Adventure Dive.

Medical Statement

You need to be medically fit for diving. You will find the Medical Statement for Scuba Diving here to download. If in doubt, please check with your physician or ask us before booking your dive experience with us.

Insurance

To comply with our dive insurance requirements, you will need to have proof (logbook etc.) of a dive within the last 6 months otherwise you will need to take part in our Scuba Review Refresher before taking part in the course to receive our insurance cover.

OUR PADI RESCUE DIVER COURSE PACKAGE INCLUDES:

•EFR (Emergency First Response) Course (if chosen the inclusive option)
•PADI Rescue Diver Course (max. 4 students per Instructor)
•Personal set of scuba equipment throughout your stay
•FREE use of Dive Computer
•Personal PADI E-Book & PADI Certification
•Logbook & T-Shirt
•Boat trips & refreshments for your dives
•Dive Insurance for your dives with us (30 days)
•Discounted Accommodation throughout your course (3/4 Nights)
•10 % Discount on additional diver level courses & dive equipment purchases with us

Our Underwater Videography team is available to provide you with personal and lasting memories of your experience and offer unique underwater video and photo services for your course. You can choose from a 10-minute land and underwater based video or 35 high-resolution photographs.

PADI RESCUE DIVER & EFR:

This version includes the EFR (Emergency First Response) Course. You will receive 2 certifications.

Price: 14.000 Baht

PADI RESCUE DIVER ONLY:

You should choose this option if you already hold a valid CPR/First Aid certification.

Price: 10.000 Baht