DESCRIPTION

The PADI Rescue Diver course is designed to teach divers how to prevent and manage diving emergencies. It focuses on developing your skills to recognize and respond to various situations that could arise during a dive, whether they involve yourself or other divers.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

1. Recognize Diving Emergencies: Develop the ability to identify potential diving emergencies and assess the situation effectively.

2. Self-Rescue Skills: Learn techniques for self-rescue to manage your own stress and avoid potential emergencies.

3. Emergency Management: Acquire skills to respond to a range of diving emergencies, including providing assistance to others in distress.

4. Rescue Techniques: Gain hands-on experience in rescue techniques, including both surface and underwater rescues.

5. Practice Scenarios: Engage in realistic emergency scenarios to enhance your problem-solving skills and boost your confidence in handling emergencies.

6. First Aid and CPR: Understand basic first aid and CPR techniques relevant to diving incidents, including the use of emergency oxygen.

By the end of the course, participants will feel more prepared to handle emergencies and improve their overall diving safety.

CERTIFICATION

By combining DAN (Diver Alert Network) or EFR (Emergency First Response) training with your PADI Rescue Diver curriculum, you will be prepared to respond to any medical emergency, whether on land, on the surface or below. water. You will discover the essential techniques to help others in times of need

Course duration: 2 days (without theory)
Prerequisites: 
- Be an Advanced Open Water Diver or Level 2
- Have completed the EFR or DAN Primary Care and Secondary Care courses in the last 24 months. (The training can be done in parallel with the Rescue Diver course.)
Minimum age: 12 years
Maximum depth: 30 meters 

ORGANIZATION

Please arrive at the dive center La Perle Noire by 8:30 a.m, where the instructor will welcome you. 

Day 1 (approximately 9 a.m.-3 p.m.): Training exercises from the beach
Day 2 (approximately 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.): 2 training dives from the boat in the marine reserve.

The theory is done online via the PADI platform before the course. Certification is validated at the end of the course, after validation of the final exam. 

INCLUDED

• E-learning theory

• Certification
• 1 exercise session from the beach
• 2 dives from the beach or boat in the Cozumel Marine Reserve at 2 different sites
• Certified instructor 
• Round-trip transportation
• Complete equipment
• Bottles and weights
  
• Lunch and drinks on the boat
• Beach and marine park entrance fees