PADI Rescue Diver Course
The PADI Rescue Diver course is one of the most fun PADI Courses even though we say it’s seriously fun. In most sports the more you play or get involved the more experienced you become and sooner or later you will probably see an accident. As a diver and especially if you dive regularly there is a chance you will see problems occur but you don’t really know what to do about them. After an accident, most people will think “I wish there was something I could have done to help or prevent the accident”.
The Eye-Opener to Scuba Diving, a Seriously Fun Course.
This is where the PADI Rescue diver comes in. The Rescue Diver course is the eye-opener to scuba diving. The first thing you learn is that if you plan your dives correctly not too many problems occur if any, especially major problems. The course will show you how to really look after yourself and others. You learn to anticipate problems and stop them before they start.
A good Rescue diver will always look at these important factors before planning their individual dives. The environment, the weather, the boat they are using, personal and staff, resources, ropes, life rings, medic kit. Ding this allows them to anticipate and solve most problems before they happen.
On the course you will learn different methods on how to help divers. Tired divers, panicked diver, unconscious divers are some of them. You will have 10 objectives and 2 dive rescue management sessions.
A lot of divers over the years have asked us “when should i do the Rescue Diver course”. The answer is? if you are a PADI Adventure Diver or PADI Advanced diver and you’re feeling confident with your diving and want to learn more. Another question is: “Am i either too old or not strong enough”? On the Rescue course you do have to be semi-fit but the majority of the exercises are brain versus brawn, which is fun to see because with rescues the key is to be flexible with your ideas.
PADI Rescue Diver Course
Knowledge development
When you sign up for your course we will send you the PADI Rescue Diver elearning and you should study the online sections and complete the knowledge reviews at the end of every section. The elearning has videos/diagrams/text with quizzes as you go to help you attain the knowledge.
The exam is also completed online so when you turn up to the dive center there is just the in water training to complete.
Confined Training
The confined water sessions are taught at one of Pattaya’s islands beach bays, we do this dive in a calm environment before using them in scenarios in the open water.
The format is that your instructor will demonstrate individually, the various skills that will be used as a Rescue Diver and then you will be given time to practice and master them as buddy teams. Later in the ocean section, these skills will be used together when mastering the rescue scenarios.
PADI Rescue Diver Course
The skills you will learn:
1. The Tired diver tow: different tows and when to do them.
2. Panicked Diver: looking at the size of the victim and different methods.
3. Response from shore or boat: throwing lines, entering the water, equipment considerations.
4. Distressed diver underwater: how to look after over-exerted divers and out of air drills.
5. Missing diver: learning different search patterns and how to locate the missing diver.
6. Surfacing the unresponsive diver: different ways you can help an unconscious diver to the surface.
7. Unresponsive diver at the surface: Rescue breathing, mouth to mouth and mouth to pocket mask.
8. Exiting with the unresponsive diver: helping unconscious divers on the boat or to the shore.
9. First Aid for divers: oxygen administration and 1st Aid procedures.
10. Response from shore or boat to unresponsive diver: prepares you for your scenarios.
Ocean Diving
Once you’ve mastered the skills in the confined water and the Ocean it’s time for the “serious” fun, the rescue scenarios on a dive boat.
The two scenarios will be briefed by the PADI Instructor on the way out to the Pattaya dive sites where the Rescue Diver course is held.
You will learn to manage and conduct team and individual diver rescues in the open water during this phase. Whilst it can sometimes be emotionally surprising this section of diver training is one that many divers specify as the most rewarding part of their dive career
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PADI Rescue Diver course prices
| PADI Rescue Diver Budget package 13,500B – 2 days |
| PADI Rescue Diver course e-learning (no video) |
| Certification |
| Speedboat Trips |
| 5 training dives |
| Rental Dive equipment |
| Rental Dive computer and compass |
| Lunch/snacks/drinks |
| PADI Rescue Diver Deluxe package 18,500B – 3 days |
| PADI Rescue Diver course e-learning (no video) |
| Certification |
| Speedboat Trips |
| 5 training dives and Real Divers tee-shirt |
| Rental dive equipment |
| Rental Dive computer and compass |
| Lunch/snacks/drinks |
| Emergency First Responder course includes materials and certification |
| PADI Rescue Diver Gold package 21,500B – 4 days |
| PADI Rescue Diver course e-learning (no video) |
| Certification |
| Speedboat Trips |
| 5 training dives and Real Divers tee-shirt |
| Rental dive equipment |
| Rental Dive computer and compass |
| Lunch/snacks/drinks |
| Emergency First Responder course & Emergency O2 provider specialty course includes materials and certification |
All the above course packages have no hidden costs
We do group discounts, let us know how many people and give us an email for the price.
How to book and cancellation policy.
email realdiverspattayathailand@gmail.com
PADI Rescue Diver Course
Course and boat schedule:
- 1st Day: 9 am to 2.30 pm Pattaya Island speedboat trip going over the Rescue skills.
- 2nd Day: 9 am to 2.30 pm Pattaya Island speedboat trip, Rescue skills, and scenarios.
To complete the Rescue diver course it is mandatory that you have a medic first aid certification current for the past 2 years. If you need to do the Emergency first response course we can teach you the course (1 day – 10am to 2pm).
PADI Rescue diver course
To book email or phone us
EMAIL: realdiverspattayathailand@gmail.com 
PHONE: Dive Shop – 038-232-476
Neil – 087-602-1411 
Kat – 093-594-9191
Contact details plus map to the dive center
Directions to the dive center in Thai show a taxi driver. ซอยโรงแรมเวลคัม2 จอมเทียน ถนน เลียบชายหาดจอมเทียน ระหว่างซอย 11-12
IMPORTANT: If you are doing 2 dives in a day you will need 18 hours after your last dive before flying for safety reasons and 12 hours after 1 dive. If in doubt e-mail us.
Do you want to do more that one course? Perhaps make your way up the PADI diver ladder to professional levels. Then check out the Real Divers Internship offers, which can save you a lot of money.