Course Requirements

  • Must be at least 12 years old. (12-14 year olds receive the PADI Junior Rescue Diver certification)
  • Must be in good health and comfortable in the water
  • Must be certified as an Advanced Diver, Adventure Diver or Jr. Adventure Diver
  • Successful completion of an approved CPR program within the past 24 months

Materials and Equipment Needed

Materials Needed:

  • PADI Rescue Diver student kit with pocket mask
  • Logbook
  • PADI Dive Tables or eRDP

Personal Diving Equipment Required:

  • Mask, snorkel, fins, lycra socks, boots, gloves, surface marker buoy, reel, signaling device (whistle) and cutting device (shears or knife), Basic 1st Aid Kit
  • Cost varies depending on what pieces of equipment fit your specific needs.

Diving Equipment Needed:

Regulator system with computer, BCD, three cylinders, exposure suit with hood, weights and weight belt (available to rent or purchase.)

Course Scheduling

Becoming a Rescue diver is simple as one, two, three!

Orientation: Two hours of course logistics, paperwork and equipment fitting

Classroom: Two classroom sessions

Pool: One pool sessions of five hours
Open Water Dives: Two days in an open water environment (ocean or lake,) where you will complete ten exercises and two scenarios in the open water dives

Your Instructor may adjust the schedule according to class needs.

Course Fees

Select your personal learning method

Rescue Diver Course with EFR: $673

  • $224 Rescue Diver eLearning  and certification
  • $113 EFR eLearning and certification
  • $125 Rescue Diver and EFR Course fees
  • $44 Rescue Diver materials (rescue mask and diving management workslate)
  • $200 Instructor fee
  • Optional rental equipment package available

The above prices DO NOT include the following:

Pool Rental – $25.00, BCD, Regulator system, Tank, Weights & weight belt, Exposure Suit w/hood

Open Water Rental – $50.00, BCD, Regulator system, 3 Tanks, Weights & weight belt, Exposure suit w/hood

Any applicable taxes or boat dive, if necessary.

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