The PADI Rescue Diver course is designed to help you develop the knowledge and skills needed to prevent and manage dive emergencies, as well as assist other divers in distress.

The course typically involves a combination of classroom sessions, confined water dives, and open water scenarios. Here are some of the topics and skills you can expect to learn during the PADI Rescue Diver course:

1. Self-rescue: You'll learn how to recognise and respond to stress, as well as how to manage your own air supply and buoyancy in emergency situations.
   
   
2. Recognising and responding to distress: You'll learn how to identify and respond to common dive emergencies, such as panicked divers, tired divers, and divers with equipment problems.
   
   
3. Emergency management: You'll learn how to manage dive emergencies, including how to provide assistance and support to divers in distress, and how to coordinate emergency response efforts.
   
   
4. Rescue techniques: You'll learn a variety of rescue techniques, such as how to tow and carry an unresponsive diver, how to administer rescue breaths and CPR, and how to provide first aid for injuries.
   
   
5. Equipment considerations: You'll learn how to use specialised rescue equipment, such as rescue slates, surface marker buoys, and oxygen units.
   
   
6. Dive planning and preparation: You'll learn how to plan and prepare for dives with an emphasis on safety and emergency response.

The PADI Rescue Diver course is designed to be challenging, but also rewarding and fun. By the end of the course, you'll have the skills and confidence needed to prevent and manage dive emergencies and assist other divers in distress.

Making you a more competent, confident, and responsible diver, taking your diving to the next level. For more information visit www.waterhoppers.com to get started here.