PADI or SDI Rescue Diver

We offer both organizations:
For the PADI Rescue Diver Course, you must already be an Advanced Open Water Diver and have completed a valid EFR Course. Full cost and requirement breakdown in our PADI-vs-SDI Rescue Diver guide.

For the SDI Rescue Diver Course, an Open Water Diver certification is sufficient – which means you can start much earlier. First aid knowledge is integrated if needed.

In both cases, the e-learning of the respective organization must be completed in advance and ideally from home.

On the second and third days of the Rescue Diver Course in Playa del Carmen, the focus is on practical exercises. You will go into the water for two dives each day, where you will learn step-by-step to master real emergency situations confidently.

On the second day of the course, you will first practice fundamental rescue techniques: managing a panicked diver at the surface, safe towing, and assisting exhausted divers. Later, underwater search patterns will follow, with which you can quickly and systematically find a ‘missing’ diver. The controlled ascent of an unconscious diver to the surface, as well as the subsequent management at the surface, are also practiced intensively. After each session, there will be feedback so you can continuously improve your procedures.

The third day of the course builds upon this and brings all skills together under real conditions. Here you will take over the planning and execution within your team, react to emergencies, and learn to remain calm despite stress. In the last two dives, a complete Rescue Number 7 scenario will be simulated – from locating the injured diver, to the ascent, to surface resuscitation and equipment removal. These exercises prepare you to react correctly in an emergency!

• 3 days minimum
  

• Pool Entry
• Water and Fruits
• Theory Session
• 4 Open Water Dives
  in Playa del Carmen
• Certification Fees