
PADI Rescue Diver Course
PADI Rescue Diver Course makes the serious subject of accident prevention and management enjoyable and rewarding. Until now, the emphasis of your training has been on you and your dive buddy; the Rescue Diver Course teaches you how to make scuba diving safer and more enjoyable for others.
Many experienced divers say that the Rescue Diver course is the most rewarding course they have taken, and the course after which they truly started considering themselves divers.
What you learn
During the PADI Rescue Diver Course, you'll learn to identify possible hazards, evaluate situations and solve problems before they turn into a serious incident. From assisting a tired diver to handling an unconscious diver, you'll learn and practice diver rescues, administering proper diving first aid and managing diving accident situations. You'll learn these through skills practice and realistic accident scenarios.
Our Rescue Diver course is usually combined with the Emergency First Response course, which trains you in CPR and emergency first-aid, and meets the important prerequisite for the Rescue Diver Course. As you learn dive accident management, you'll apply your CPR and first aid skills to the unique needs of scuba diving.
By the time you finish the PADI Rescue Diver Course, you'll be a qualified first responder whether an accident occurs in or out of the water.
You can also get certified as an Emergency Oxygen Provider by completing the PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider course integrated into your Rescue Diver course.

You'll go through several training exercises in the Rescue Diver Course. Here, the rescuer is bringing an unconscious diver to the surface.
Rescue Diver Course
in nutshell
What's in the course?
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Combined EFR+Rescue Diver course:
2 x 3.5hrs of classroom practice for EFR, plus
2 x 3hrs of classroom sessions for Rescue Diver course -
2 full days in open water
Who?
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Minimum 12 years of age
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PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another agency)
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CPR&First Aid training (EFR or equivalent) within the last 24 months
Where?
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Classroom sessions at Pro-Diver in Sheung Wan
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Open water training in Sai Kung
How much?
Rescue Diver only: HKD3,500
EFR+Rescue Diver: HKD4,500
Emergency Oxygen Provider Specialty with Rescue Diver course: HKD600

After establishing buoyancy for yourself and the victim, the next step is to check if the victim is breathing. You'll learn to provide rescue breaths for an unconscious diver on the surface in the PADI Rescue Diver Course.
But it looks really hard... Will I be able to do it?
Yes, you will be able to do it. Firstly, in water, we are essentially 'weightless': even a small diver can handle much bigger divers easily with correct techniques.
Secondly, we don't expect you to be a superhero. We don't expect a 45kg/100lb woman or 12 year old to carry a 100kg/220lb man on their backs like the bearded fellow in one of the pictures (even though we've seen 12-year-olds carry their fathers...), there are other ways and techniques.
You'll be surprised how much you actually can do if you need to assist another diver in an emergency.
Course Structure
The course consists of Knowledge Development and Open Water training.
Knowledge Development
You'll do most of the studying as self-study in the comfort of your home - or wherever you prefer. You'll have a manual to read and knowledge review questions to answer.
A combined EFR+Rescue course has four classroom sessions. The first two are dedicated to learning CPR and First Aid skills (Emergency First Response program). The other two sessions cover the material from the PADI Rescue Diver course.
Open Water Training
There are two open water days (and these are long days…) in the course, typically Saturday and Sunday. Each water session will consist of several open water training exercises.
The open water sessions include
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self-rescue and diver stress management
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tired and panicked diver response
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swimming and non-swimming assists
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Panicked diver underwater
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missing diver procedures and underwater searches
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surfacing an unconscious diver
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in-water rescue breathing with and without pocket mask
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exits with conscious and unconscious divers
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dive first aid emergency management and equipment
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first aid procedures for diving accidents
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oxygen administration for dive accident victims
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dive accident scenarios.
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You practice exits with unconscious divers. There are various techniques suitable for different environments.
