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The Rescue
Diver course is a
pivotal step in expanding a diver’s knowledge and
experience. Rescue Divers learn to look beyond
themselves to consider the safety and well-being of
other divers.
At the Rescue Diver level,
students learn to manage more complex dive emergencies
and to apply direct intervention techniques to assist
others in an emergency. By its nature, the course is
demanding, though realistic in its conduct, content and
approach. Although the nature and context in which
rescue training may be used is serious, the course is an
enjoyable challenge that builds diver confidence.
The Rescue Diver course
philosophy focuses on the concept that there is rarely
only one way to accomplish a task. There is no single
“right” way to perform a rescue, but rather there are
many variables and resources that rescuers consider and
draw upon, depending upon the scenario. The course takes
a flexible, conceptual approach to rescue — a rescuer’s
relative size and strength, for example, as well as
environmental factors, may dictate or influence what
rescue technique will be most effective.
PREREQUISITE: Advanced
Diver with 20 logged dives
DURATION: 25 hours (total) 10
Academic & 15 Practical
(5) 2 Hour classroom & (5)
3 Hour Open Water
OPEN WATER: 5 sessions over 2 days
First
Aid and CPR Requirement:
Prior to Knowledge
Development Presentation Two and Rescue Training
Session Two, the Rescue Diver student must
successfully complete a sanctioned course in
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR-Primary Care) and
basic first aid (Secondary Care).
COURSE SEQUENCE
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DAY 1 - MODULE 1 |
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ACADEMIC: |
Course Overview
Self Rescue
Diver Stress
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OPEN WATER: |
Swimming &
non-swimming assists
Panicked diver
response
Underwater problems
Exertion &
alternate-air source ascents
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DAY 2 - MODULE 2 |
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ACADEMIC: |
Diving first aid.
(equipment & procedures)
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OPEN WATER: |
Missing –
diver procedures
Surfacing the
unconscious diver
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DAY 3 - MODULE 3 |
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ACADEMIC: |
Emergency
management
(readiness & accident
management)
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OPEN WATER: |
In
water artificial respiration
Equipment removal during artificial respiration
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DAY 4 - MODULE 4 |
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ACADEMIC: |
Equipment
considerations.
(common problems and
releases)
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OPEN WATER: |
In
water artificial respiration
(continued)
Exits
(EGRESS)
& first aid procedures for pressure related
accidents.
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DAY 5 - MODULE 5 |
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ACADEMIC: |
Review
& exam
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OPEN WATER: |
Diving
accident scenarios |
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