"Challenging" and "rewarding" best describe the PADI Rescue Diver course. Building upon what you've already learned, this course expands on what you already know about how to prevent problems, and how to manage them if they occur.

The fun part about this course is rising to challenges and mastering them. Most divers find this course both demanding and rewarding, and at the end, say it's the best course they've ever taken.

You use all your basic scuba gear including a dive computer and accessories.

Prerequisites:
To enroll in the PADI Rescue Diver course, you must be:

• 12 years or older
• Have a PADI Advanced Diver certification (or have a qualifying certification from another organization)
• Be trained and current for first aid and CPR within the previous two years (Ask your instructor about Emergency First Response CPR and first aid courses).
• Download the required PADI Medical Form*

What You Learn

• Self rescue
• Recognizing and managing stress in other divers
• Emergency management and equipment
• Rescuing panicked divers
• Rescuing unresponsive divers

Course Scheduling: 

You will complete your academics online with the online code we send you. You will have three pool sessions, one dive at Kiwanis Park in Merritt Island and another in Pompano Beach on two separate weekends following the pool sessions.