The Rescue Diving Course will also teach you how to react efficiently to help a distressed and/or panicked scuba diver on the surface. At rescue diver level, you will also be ready to learn how to manage more complex diving emergencies and apply these skills directly in order to help others in an emergency situation. Due to its nature, the rescue course is a bit of work, but the outcome, content and context are made as realistic as possible. However, the nature of such training and the context in which it can be used is so serious; the course remains to be fun and good spirit. The Rescue Diver course is perfect for scuba divers who want to improve their self confidence underwater and above.

The PADI Rescue Diving Training is also the last step before going into a professional level of scuba diving. These courses are further explained in the Divemaster, the Assistant Instructor and the PADI Scuba Diving Instructor (OWSI) sections.

PADI Rescue Diver Certification
Maximum depth for skills: 9 meters
Location: Pool or confined water (bay) and open water (sea)