Rescue Diver Certification
Become the buddy everyone wants to dive with. Learn to prevent problems, manage stress, and respond effectively—building real confidence for every dive.
Real‑World Confidence
Learn to recognize stress, prevent incidents, and assist calmly and effectively in the water.
Scenario Training
Practice missing‑diver searches, panicked diver assists, exits, tows, and unresponsive diver response.
Safety‑First Approach
Patient instructors, clear briefings, and a supportive pace tailored to you.
What You’ll Learn
The PADI Rescue Diver course teaches self‑rescue, recognizing and managing diver stress, assisting tired/panicked divers, responding to unresponsive divers, and organizing emergency response at the surface and underwater.
- Surface and underwater problem management
- Missing‑diver search patterns and lifts
- Tows, exits, and oxygen/first‑aid considerations
How Your Rescue Course Flows
eLearning + EFR (Optional Add‑On)
Complete Rescue eLearning. If you need current first‑aid/CPR, add the EFR course (required within 24 months).
Confined‑Water Skills
- Assists, tows, exits, and stress recognition
- Unresponsive diver at surface practice
Open‑Water Scenarios
Conduct missing‑diver searches, manage unresponsive diver scenarios, coordinate help, and debrief with your instructor.