PADI: Rescue Diver Course
The PADI Rescue Diver Course at Yucatan Dive Crew equips you with the knowledge and skills to effectively perform diver rescues and assist and manage diving accident situations. Dive anywhere in the world and be prepared for any eventuality.
What Are You Going To Learn?
Throughout this hands-on, practical course, you’ll learn how to:
- Approach and respond to a variety of dive emergencies.
- Perform diver rescues and assist and manage diving accident situations.
- Provide first aid and administer oxygen.
- Deal with stress and panic, both in yourself and others.
- Enhance your self-rescue skills.
Course Components
The PADI Rescue Diver Course involves three main components over the course of 3 days and 5 immersions:
- Knowledge Development: You’ll complete five knowledge sections online, reviewing topics like handling diver stress and first aid for potential diving injuries.
- Skills Practice: Under the guidance of a PADI Professional, you’ll practice problem-solving skills in a controlled, safe environment.
- Open Water Rescue Scenarios: You’ll put what you’ve learned into practice during two open water rescue scenarios in the Yucatan cenotes.
By the end of the course, you’ll have grown as a diver, not only in terms of skill and knowledge but also in confidence. With your PADI Rescue Diver Certification, you’ll be able to approach any dive with a greater understanding of safety, emergency management, and stress management.
Ready to become a lifeline in the water? Embark on our PADI Rescue Diver Course and help make diving safer for everyone. Dive in and unlock your full potential as a diver!
- Approach and respond to a variety of dive emergencies.
- Perform diver rescues and assist and manage diving accident situations.
- Provide first aid and administer oxygen.
- Deal with stress and panic, both in yourself and others.
- Enhance your self-rescue skills.
Get hands-on with the scuba equipment you’ll use for your dive. You’ll see firsthand how easy it is to move underwater with your gear.
Knowledge Development: You’ll complete five knowledge sections online, reviewing topics like handling diver stress and first aid for potential diving injuries.
Skills Practice: Under the guidance of a PADI Professional, you’ll practice problem-solving skills in a controlled, safe environment.
Open Water Rescue Scenarios: You’ll put what you’ve learned into practice during two open water rescue scenarios in the Yucatan cenotes.
Your Complete Rescue Diver Course
Here’s what’s included in your Rescue Diver Course.
We take care of everything so you can focus on learning during your dive.
- The PADI Rescue Diver Course spans
- Top-Quality Scuba Equipment: We provide all the gear you need to explore the cenotes in safety and comfort.
- Transportation: We'll get you to and from the cenote sites.
- Certified Instructor: Learn from a professional PADI certified instructor.
- Security Equipment: We prioritize your safety with essential security equipment.
- Emergency Oxygen Tank: We're prepared for any situation with emergency oxygen on hand.
- Snacks and Beverages: Keep your energy up with snacks and drinks provided.
- We make your first diving experience as seamless as possible, allowing you to truly enjoy and focus on the beauty of the Yucatan cenotes.
More Info
If you do not own or cannot travel with your own do not worry. All of our courses include the rental of our equipment; BCDs with integrated weight systems, regulators, boots and open heels fins, and 3mm long wetsuits.
Minimum age: 12
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.
Course prerequisites: any diver with an Open Water (or Jr. Open Water) Diver certification may enroll 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.
Knowledge Development: You’ll complete five knowledge sections online, reviewing topics like handling diver stress and first aid for potential diving injuries.
Skills Practice: Under the guidance of a PADI Professional, you’ll practice problem-solving skills in a controlled, safe environment.
Open Water Rescue Scenarios: You’ll put what you’ve learned into practice during two open water rescue scenarios in the Yucatan cenotes.
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 there’s water:
- 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. 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.
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