Challenging and rewarding best describes the PADI Rescue Diver course. This course will expand your knowledge and experience level. Rescue Divers learn to look beyond themselves and consider the safety and well being of other divers. Although this course is challenging, it is a rewarding way to build your confidence. Rescue Diver training will prepare you to prevent problems and, if necessary, manage dive emergencies. Many divers say this is the best course they have ever taken.

The programme itself is structured to develop your knowledge and skills so you can effectively perform diver assists and rescues, manage diving accident situations and render first aid.

The course is an important step in expanding your experience as a diver by using a variety of techniques in situations to improve confidence. The course covers

• Self rescue and diver stress
• Diving first aid Emergency management and equipment considerations
• Swimming and non-swimming 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

Although the subject is serious, the training is enjoyable and after successfully completing the program, you'll receive the internationally recognised PADI Rescue Diver certification card.

The Rescue Diver qualification is also a pre-requisite for progressing onto the Divemaster Course.

Prices & what's included
The PADI Rescue Diver course costs £245.00 and includes the following:

• PADI Rescue Diver manual
• PADI accident managent workslate
• PADI sew on badge
• PADI Rescue Diver DVD
• All diving tuition
• Scuba unit (tank, BCD, regs and weights) if required

Course Dates 2009
Rescue Diver Qualification (3 Tuesday evenings and 1 Sunday)

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For course bookings and enquiries please call 0845 603 6376