$600
The 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.
Learn how to think like a rescue diver through home study and skill practice with an instructor. You'll practice basic rescue skills and then show you can effectively apply them in open water.
Online learning makes it easy to fit scuba lessons into a busy schedule. Complete the knowledge development section of your course whenever, wherever it's convenient for you. Work at your own pace, online or offline, using a computer or mobile device. Connect with your instructor for inwater training, or whenever you have a question.
Time commitment: 8-12 hours
During the water training sessions you'll practice handling scenarios such as a leg cramp and assisting a tired diver by role-playing with other students and your instructor.
Time commitment: 2 days
The skills and confidence you'll gain in the PADI Rescue Diver course prepare you to take the first step towards a scuba career and/or achieve the most elite rating in recreational diving. As a certified Rescue Diver (18 years or older), you can enroll in the PADI Divemaster course. Upon completion, you can work anywhere in the world: - Assisting with classes - Leading dives - Working on a liveaboard. A PADI Rescue Diver certification is also a prerequisite to enrolling in the Public Safety Diver course. If the programs above don't interest you, consider becoming a PADI Master Scuba Diver. As a certified Rescue Diver, you only need five specialty certifications and 50 logged dives to become a Master Scuba Diver.
Rescue Divers certified between the ages of 12-14 earn a Junior Rescue Diver certification. Any replacement certification card or eCard purchased after the diver's 15th birthday will automatically show a Rescue Diver (not Jr. Rescue Diver) certification
Frequently asked questions about this course.
Any diver with an Open Water (or Jr. Open Water) Diver certification may enrol in a PADI Rescue Diver course, complete Rescue Diver eLearning and participate in Rescue Exercises in confined water. To participate in open water Rescue Exercises and be certified as a PADI Rescue Diver, the student must complete the Underwater Navigation Adventure Dive and hold a PADI (Junior) Adventure Diver certification. A PADI (or other qualifying) Advanced Open Water Diver certification also meets this prerequisite. Certification also requires CPR and first aid training within the past 24 months. If you don't have this training, you can enroll in an Emergency First Response (EFR) Primary Care (CPR) and Secondary Care (First Aid) course with your PADI Instructor.