The Fun Part: Your choice

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.

The Scuba Gear

You use all your basic scuba gear including a dive computer and accessories. Check with your local dive shop about the gear you’ll use during this course. You can find most everything at the scuba diving shop in your area.

What You Learn

• Self rescue

• Recognizing and managing stress in other divers

• Emergency management and equipment

• Rescuing panicked divers

• Rescuing unresponsive divers

The Learning Materials

The PADI Rescue Diver crewpack includes all materials required to complete the PADI Rescue Diver course – including a pocket mask. You’ll learn how to think like a rescue diver and preview skills you’ll practice with your PADI Instructor. Once your Rescue Diver course is complete, you can review the DVD to refresh your dive safety skills as needed. This tool box of knowledge and technique will give you the expertise to handle almost any emergency situation.

How Long Will it Take?

A total of 3 Saturdays, the first two in the classroom and pool and the third in open water at Capernwray.

What's Included?

• Supervision by a PADI professional

• All Course Materials

• Pool Hire

• Certification card

There are a few requirements

To enrol in the PADI Rescue Diver course, you must :

• A PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organization)

• Be in good health, reasonably fit, and comfortable in the water. You should be able to answer “No” to all questions on the Medical Questionnaire. If you need to answer “Yes” to any question then don’t worry. You just need a signature off your Doctor or one of our dive Doctors to say that you are fit to dive an then you you can join us on the course.

• Be trained and current for first aid and CPR within the previous two years (Ask us about Emergency First Response CPR and first aid courses).

• Be 15 years or older

The Cost – Just £250

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How To book?

Booking with Bolton Area Divers is easy. Start now by booking onto one of our scheduled courses. You can do this by :

• Email – diving@boltonareadivers.co.uk

• Phone – 01204 394441

• Or in person – pop in for a brew and a chat. See our contact page for directions to our Dive Centre

Your Next Adventure

After completing CPR and first aid and the PADI Rescue Diver course, you should take the PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider course Together, these three courses round out your ability to handle scuba diver emergencies.