Rescue Diver Certification

Service Description

Rescue diver Certification & Emergency First Response in Cabo San Lucas The PADI Rescue diver certification is available to anyone who is 12 years and older that has completed the navigation adventure dive. Most people sign up for this course after they have the Advanced certification. You will need to complete the Emergency First Response first and secondary care course. This will provide a grounding for the rescue scenarios and skills necessary for the rescue course. Those who enroll in this course feel it’s one of the most rewarding and fun courses they have participated in! PADI Rescue Diver Course in Detail By the end of the course you will have a clear understanding of what to do in the event of a dive rescue and you will become a crucial member of the dive group! The PADI rescue certification is made up of: Diving rescue theory 10 exercises to be completed in confined water training 2 open water dives to practice rescue scenarios Self-rescue diving skills The course starts out with some self -rescue skills originally learned in the Open Water Course. After all, there’s no point being a PADI Rescue Diver to help your buddy if you can’t rescue yourself first. Tired divers and panicked divers After this short review we will practice some surface skills and focus on recognising the differences between tired divers and panicked divers. Throughout the course we will ask you to ‘stop, think and act’ and to familiarise you with knowing when it is deemed safe for you to even attempt an in water rescue. You will practice some drills in shallow water about : How to recognise panicking behaviours How to stop rapid ascents How to notice signs and symptoms of : Stress Heat exhaustion Hypothermia. Navigation skills & search and recovery You will hone in on navigation skills and search for a missing diver and then learn how to surface an unconscious diver. Your instructor will also show you techniques for exiting the water and how to set up an oxygen unit. Emergency Action Plan As well as the theory sections and exam you will be asked to produce an Emergency Action Plan for your local dive site. Rescue scenarios Consists of 2 open water dives where fun ‘scenarios’ are acted out among students to replicate real life emergencies.