Serious Fun!!

PADI "Rescue Diver" course teaches you emergency prevention, intervention and management.

This course is one of the most challenging and rewarding courses you will complete as a diver. "Rescue Diver" will expand your knowledge in your preparation for further leadership training.

It will also teach you effective diver rescue skills and first aid while it prepares you to manage realistic rescue situations. "Rescue Diver" increases your awareness of dive safety and encourages divers to anticipate and prevent problems.

You learn to first think about your options available for handling an emergency and then act accordingly, using the best method for the situation.

So, get ready for some serious fun!

• PADI "Advanced Open Water Diver (or equivalency)
• 12 - 14 yrs old ~ Jnr Rescue diver.
• 15 yrs + ~ Rescue diver.
• CPR and First Aid training completed within the past 2 years.( EFR Recommended)

DiveMaster of course – or Master Diver – you choose! The PADI DiveMaster is a logical next step if you like working with people. Not only will your diving skills be enhanced but also your knowledge and Rescue skills – building on what you have learnt on the Rescue diver and EFR courses. Working with new and not so new divers can be a rewarding experience in itself but will also create the opportunity to dive a lot more and cost effective. Don’t like people? Totally antisocial and morbid? Just hate crowds? Don’t do DM…rather choose a PADI specialty that will enhance your current skills - Choose any of the other specialty courses available – something that you enjoy , photography, underwater Naturalist or just the thrill of a wreck or the knowledge of Nitrox – and ignore people !

• EFR MUST be completed BEFORE starting the Rescue Diver course.
• An Emergency plan must be completed and handed in before OW Scenarios commence. This will be the same plan used in your DiveMaster course – so do it properly!
• The Rescue DVD must be watched before any pool sessions take place.
• You will need to be a Rescue Diver to apply for your Master Scuba Diver rating the highest non-professional dive rating with PADI!

How long will the course take?
2 days minimum

Where is training done?
1 day in a pool and 1 day at an open water site

How many classes are there?
As few as possible...using the supplied DVD together with your manual will take care of the mundane theory bits – Instructors will ensure you understand all safety concepts and have the appropriate knowledge before carrying on. Training takes place in the water!

• Reef Divers have a dedicated team of experienced Instructors at your disposal. Training may be done by different Instructors on different course modules. Reef DiveMasters are around to make your experience fun and enjoyable and to help with those small uncertain things…
• Peter Herbst (BigB) is the owner of Reef Divers and Chief Instructor. He oversees all Instructional activities and is a PADI Course Director ( for fun stuff) ,EFR Instructor Trainer ( serious Stuff), IANTD Instructor Trainer ( for deep stuff), RAID Instructor Trainer ( for quiet stuff), Rebreather Instructor, Cave Diver and generally knows stuff…Peter has been actively teaching Scuba Diving for more than 10 years and have certified in excess of 800 divers at various levels of the sport.