How do you take a subject like accident prevention and management and turn it into fun? Do the course with Aquatic Explorers that is how!

The Rescue Diver program develops your knowledge and skills so you can effectively perform diver assists and rescues, manage diving accident situations and render first aid. The program is an important step in expanding your knowledge and experience as a diver. Rescue Diver certification is also a prerequisite for all SSI leadership programs.

You’ll also need to have successfully completed the Emergency First Response® program or a sanctioned program in CPR within the past 24 months.

What will I do?

Rescue Diver training will prepare you to prevent problems and, if necessary, manage dive emergencies. During the five open water sessions, you'll cover:

• Self-rescue and diver stress
• dive first aid
• emergency management and equipment
• swimming and non-swimming assists
• panicked diver response
• underwater problems
• missing diver procedures
• surfacing the unconscious diver
• in-water artificial respiration
• egress (exits)
• first aid procedures for pressure related accidents
• dive accident scenarios

What will I need?

• SSI Rescue Diver Crew-Pak
• Your own dive gear or hire ours.