Who can do the PADI Rescue Course?
Anybody with a PADI Advanced Open water certification or equivalent.
What’s special about the Rescue Course with Yongala Dive..?
The highlight of the ‘Yongala Dive’ Rescue Course will be that you get to make one of your open water rescue scenarios on the dive site of the S.S. YONGALA shipwreck. Can you think of a better place?
Why become a Rescue Diver..?
This course is highly recommended to all scuba divers to give you the confidence and new skills to handle many situations which could occur during diving. You will role play as the “victim” and “the rescuer” throughout your training, there is no “perfect” way to conduct a rescue, what you will learn is how to conduct an “effective” rescue.
What you need to know about the course?
The course is an “in-water” course so the theory is conducted mostly in the student’s own time and partly in the classroom, therefore you will need to collect your PADI Rescue Diver manual at least the day before your course commences to enable you to start reading and to complete the necessary knowledge reviews. We recommend that you stay at our divers lodge this way you can conduct your study on-site and get to meet your instructors prior to day 1 of the course.
There are two final scenarios you will be evaluated on to pass this course;
- Scenario 1 – Unresponsive Diver Underwater
Scenario 2 – Unresponsive Diver at the Surface
Before you are tested with the final scenarios you will learn 10 rescue exercises under the guidance of your PADI Instructor.
- Ex 1 – Tired Diver and self rescue review
- Ex2 – Panicked Diver
- Ex3 – Response from Shore, Boat or dock (responsive diver)
- Ex 4 – Distressed Diver Underwater
- Ex 5 – Missing Diver
- Ex 6 – Surfacing the Unresponsive Diver
- Ex 7 – Unresponsive Diver at the Surface
- Ex 8 – Exiting the Unresponsive Diver
- Ex 9 – First Aid for Pressure-related Injuries and Oxygen Administration
- Ex 10 – Response from Shore/Boat – Unresponsive Diver
What is the cost and what is included?
Course duration - 3 days + approx 1 day self study; (either in house or via eLearning)
- Self-study - You will need to collect the PADI Rescue Manual and complete the theory including knowledge reviews and watch the dvd prior to the commencement of course
- Day 1 – Pool/local open water session – complete knowledge reviews and exercises 1-10 and open water scenario 1
- Day 2 - at S.S Yongala dive site - completing final scenario 2, surface exercises and exam
- Day 3 - at S.S Yongala dive site – fun dives to gain more experience and more time to practice your underwater rescue diver awarness
Includes: PADI Rescue Manual and certification, 1 day classroom theory & pool/ow work, 2 days diving on the Yongala Wreck, excellent personal instruction
Cost: $700
(plus $38 reef tax and mooring fees)
Note: a current First Aid Certificate is required for this certification. If you do not have one; we can arrange a PADI EFR Course at a cost of $100 (more info)
PADI eLearning Courses
Can I learn online ? Yes. PADI eLearning enables you to complete your theory on-line via your internet connection, in your own time without attending any Classroom sessions. Once your theory has been completed you simply email us and we can arrange the pool and open water sessions. (click here for the eLearning home-study option)
