Advanced courses
The hardest and most transformative course in recreational diving.
Rescue Diver shifts your thinking from “how will I cope” to “how do I help someone else”. You learn to spot a problem before it becomes an accident, and to react when it already has.
The programme covers handling a stressed and a panicking diver, surface tows, recovering an unresponsive diver, exiting the water and handing over to the emergency services, and managing the situation on shore.
Most divers say the same thing afterwards: only now do they really feel like divers. Required before any professional-level training.
Who it is for
For anyone who dives regularly, and especially for those who dive with others.
Course details
| Minimum age | 15 years |
| Maximum depth | 20 m |
| What you need to start | Advanced Open Water Diver and First Aid Response (valid 2 years) |
| Practical training | 4 dives (minimum 100 minutes) and surface rescue simulations |
| Theory | Student manual and classroom sessions based on International Diving Federation materials |
| Theory examination | Electronic multiple-choice test |
Price: ⟨DO UZUPEŁNIENIA: price of the Rescue Diver course⟩ — current rates are on the price list.
Taking part requires a state of health that permits diving. You complete a health declaration before the course — the form is under Downloads.