PADI Rescue Diver Course
Saturday - Sunday, October 17-18, 2009
(Lynchburg College-Fall Break)
$195 (LC students and employees receive a $40 discount)
"Challenging" and "rewarding" best describe the PADI Rescue Diver course. Building upon what you have already learned, this course expands on what you already know about how to prevent problems, and how to manage them if they occur.
The Fun Part
The fun part about this course is rising to challenges and mastering them. Most divers find this course both demanding and rewarding, and at the end, say it's the best course they've ever taken.
What You Learn
Self-rescue
Recognizing and managing stress in other divers
Emergency management and equipment
Rescuing panicked divers / rescuing unresponsive divers
Emergency management and equipment
Swimming and non-swimming assists / panicked diver response
Underwater problems / Missing diver procedures
Surfacing the unconscious diver / In-water artificial respiration
Getting victims out of the water
First aid procedures for pressure related accidents
The entire course comes together in mock dive accident scenarios
The Learning Materials You Need
PADI Rescue Diver crewpak includes all materials required to complete the PADI Rescue Diver course -You will learn how to think like a rescue diver and preview skills you will practice with your PADI Instructor. Once your Rescue Diver course is complete, you can review the DVD to refresh your dive safety skills as needed. This toolbox of knowledge and techniques will give you the expertise to handle almost any emergency situation. You will need your own pocket mask, not provided.
Prerequisites
To enroll in the PADI Rescue Diver course, you must:
- Be 15 years or older
- PADI Advanced Open Water Diver certification (or have a qualifying certification from another organization)
- Be trained and current for CPR within the previous two years
Included:
Pool fees / Instructor fees / Certification fee (lifetime certification) / Book
Does not include camping/entrance fees at Lake Rawlings
Schedule:
Classroom: Lynchburg College campus One Saturday (half day 10/17) (8 a.m.-12 p.m.)
One Saturday (half day) Pool 10/17 (12-5 p.m.)
One Sunday of dives at Lake Rawlings 10/18 (8 a.m.-4 p.m.)
Program taught by Paul Stern #240335 in conjunction with Diving Enterprises
www.divingenterprises.com