PADI Rescue Diver

About the PADI Rescue Diver Course

The PADI® 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.

Discover why countless divers say Rescue Diver is their favourite scuba course.

What You'll Learn

• Help other divers
• Fix minor gear issues
• Use an emergency oxygen kit

Certification Requirements

• Adventure Diver/Junior Adventure Diver (or qualifying certification) with completed Underwater Navigation Dive; EFR Primary and Secondary Care training (or qualifying training) within 24 months
• PADI e-learning: 8-12 hours
• Entire course: 4-7 days
• Good physical health
• 12 years of age or older

How to Become a Rescue Diver

Learn how to think like a rescue diver through home study and skill practice with an instructor. All PADI courses are flexible and performance-based. You'll practice basic rescue skills and then show you can effectively apply them in open water.

Step 1

PADI E-learning

PADI e-learning makes it easy to fit scuba lessons into a busy schedule. Learn about scuba diving principles and terminology whenever, wherever it's convenient for you.

It's your course on your time. Study offline, or online using a computer or mobile device. Connect with your instructor whenever you have a question.

• e-learning time commitment: 8-12 hours

Step 2

With Your Instructor

The water training sessions are serious fun. You'll practice handling scenarios such as a leg cramp and assisting a tired diver by role-playing with other students and your instructor. Total time commitment: 4-7 days.

After this Course

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 enrol in the PADI Divemaster course.

Upon completion, you can work anywhere in the world there's water: assisting with classes, leading dives, working on a live-aboard. A PADI Rescue Diver certification is also a prerequisite to enrolling in the Public Safety Diver™ course. This intense and challenging program comes with great rewards. If the programs above don't interest you, consider becoming a PADI Master Scuba Diver™. Fewer than 2 percent of divers ever achieve this elite rating. As a certified Rescue Diver, you only need five specialty certifications and 50 logged dives to become a Master Scuba Diver™.

Available Languages

English, Español, Nederlands, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, 日本語, 한국어, 中文简体, 中文繁体, Português, Русский язык, العربية, Polski, Dansk, Bahasa Indonesia, Ελληνική, Čeština, Suomi, עִבְרִית, Magyar, Svenska, Norsk, ไทย, Tagalog, Türkçe.

Visit the PADI Website

Visit the PADI website for detailed course pricing, more information or to book this course.

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