PADI Rescue Diver Course Phuket - You're going to book some scuba diving in Thailand and you won't be disappointed. Thailand has some of the best scuba diving in the world. The scuba diving around Phuket and offers great visibility and a whole host of aquatic life to keep divers of all levels occupied. Are you thinking of doing some PADI courses in Thailand while you're here? If you're already certified up to the PADI Advanced Open Water level, the next step is to become a PADI Rescue Diver.

• "The PADI Rescue Diver Course is an important step in expanding a divers knowledge and experience beyond a purely recreational level. Rescue divers learn to look beyond themselves to consider the safety and well being of other scuba divers. This is why the PADI Rescue Diver rating is a prerequisite for all PADI leadership training. You'll need to become a PADI Rescue Diver before you go on to become a PADI Divemaster or Instructor. Rescue Diver training readies student divers to help prevent problems and if necessary, manage dive emergencies using a variety of techniques. The course is designed to be demanding, though realistic in its conduct, content and approach. Although the nature and context in which rescue training may be used is serious, the course should be enjoyable and build diver confidence."

The PADI Rescue Diver Course should take two to three days. If you can spare the time it's much better to take the three-day option. It won't cost anything extra and it will be a lot more relaxed.

PADI Rescue Diver Course - What's Involved?

The PADI Rescue Diver Course is structured into three areas:

• Knowledge Development
• Rescue Training Sessions
• Open Water Rescue Scenarios

After you have completed the five knowledge development sections you will take the PADI Rescue Diver exam. In the exam, you will need to achieve a score of 75% or higher. The exam questions are all multiple choice. The exam isn't difficult, as all the answers will still be very fresh in your head from the knowledge development sessions. In the unlikely event you should score less than 75% in the exam, your instructor will go through any incorrect answers with you and address any areas of confusion. You can then retake the exam.

Rescue Diver Training Sessions

1. Tired Diver Response.
2. Panicked Diver Response.
3. Response from Boat, Shore or Dock.
4. Distressed Diver Underwater.
5. Missing Diver Procedures.
6. Surfacing the Unresponsive Diver.
7. Unresponsive Diver at the Surface.
8. Exiting the Unresponsive Diver.
9. First-Aid for Pressure-Related Injuries and Oxygen Administration.
10. Response from Shore or Boat, Unresponsive Diver.

Open Water Rescue Scenarios

Now for the fun part! This is where all the individual parts of the course combine and come together. You will apply the principles you have learnt from knowledge development in the classroom, the skills you have learnt in the rescue training sessions and apply both of these to the open water dive environment.

As part of the PADI Rescue Diver Course, you will complete four open water rescue scenarios, conducted from a dive boat at some pristine dive sites around Phuket or Koh Phi Phi. Each of the four scenarios simulates characteristics of an emergency, comparable to what you could face in the local environment.

The four open water rescue scenarios you will complete are:

1. Distressed Diver Underwater with Extremity Injury.
2. Distressed Divers on the Surface.
3. Unresponsive Diver Underwater.
4. Unresponsive Diver on the surface, Exiting the Unresponsive Diver and First Aid.

Upon successful completion of the four rescue scenarios, you will be certified as a PADI Rescue Diver! The valuable skills you have learnt during this course, will serve you well and as a rescue diver you will have the expertise and confidence to deal with almost any emergency - should the need ever arise.

We can also conduct all PADI courses on Koh Phi Phi. Please contact us for details.

Total Course Price Phuket B14500 per person

• Private tuition available for groups of two at no extra charge. Private tuition available for singles at B3000 extra. Please request at time of booking.
  
• The course price is inclusive of all materials. The price includes everything with no hidden extras. The price therefore includes equipment during the course, meals and refreshments whilst on the boat, a brand new PADI Rescue Diver manual in your preferred language, all instruction from a teaching status PADI Instructor, as well as the PADI certification fee.

Minimum requirements for the PADI Rescue Diver program.

• Minimum age is 15 years old. (Minimum age for Junior Rescue Diver certification is 12 years old and must dive with either a PADI professional, or a parent or legal guardian)
  
• Be certified to PADI Advanced Open Water level or equivalent. 
  
• Student diver must have successfully completed a sanctioned CPR course within the last 24 months. The Emergency First Response program meets this requirement and is highly recommended.
  
• Be in general good health.
  
• Complete and sign the PADI Medical Statement.
  
• Be ready to have fun!

You can also continue your scuba diving training and take the next step on the PADI ladder with the PADI Divemaster Course . The PADI Divemaster rating is the first professional scuba diving rating in the PADI organization. If you're thinking you'd like a career change and like the idea of working as a PADI Divemaster or PADI Instructor then have a look at our Career Packages section.

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