PADI® Rescue Diver Course

Become more confident in your skills as a diver. Learn to prevent and manage problems in the water. Master the skills in the pool before executing them in open water. A challenging yet rewarding course.

Scuba divers describe the PADI Rescue Diver course as the most challenging, yet most rewarding course they have ever taken. You will learn to identify and fix minor issues before they become big problems, giving you confidence in your skills as a diver, knowing that you can help others if needed. During the course, you learn to become a better buddy by practicing problem solving skill. Plus, the course is fun. It is serious, but still allows for lots of laughter in between the focused learning. That is why we call it Serious Fun!

Discover why countless divers say Rescue Diver is their favourite scuba course.

Pre-requisites:

1. Minimum age of 15 years old (or 12 years for Junior OWD). For Children below the age of 15, the presence of one or both of their parents/guardian during the course is strongly recommended.
2. In reasonably good physical and mental health
3. Already a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (AOWD).
4. Have Emergency First Response (EFR) Primary & Secondary Care (i.e. CPR & First Aid) training within the past 24 months, or can complete this requirement during the Rescue Diver Course.
5. Keen interest to upgrade your diving experience and skills while having lots of fun.

Three Steps to Certification

STEP 1 Academic:

You progress through five knowledge development sections using a web-based system that lets you learn at your own pace through an easy-to-use, interactive program. You also have access to an online version of the Rescue Diver Manual for reference during and after the course.

STEP 2 Confined Water Dives (Pool Training):

Confined Water dives are optional in the PADI Rescue Diver Course; however, The Submersibles makes it compulsory for our students as we find this is the best way to learn and master the skills in a controlled environment before the Open Water dives - to increase your confidence and maximise your success.

During this pool session, you will refresh your Self-Rescue Skills that you learnt in your PADI Open Water Diver Course (e.g. cramp removal, establishing buoyancy on surface, airway control, use of an alternate air source, overcoming vertigo and re-establishing sense of direction).

You will then learn and master 10 Rescue Exercises. These 10 Rescue Exercises will be critical towards your management of the 2 Rescue Scenarios in Open Water.

STEP 3 Open Water Training:

After completing your pool session, you will spend 2 days in the Open Water. You will first demonstrate the Self-Rescue Skills that you have practised in the pool followed by the 10 Rescue Exercises. After that, there will be 2 Rescue Scenarios where you will learn to work as a team to:

1. Recognise and manage stress in other divers.
2. Emergency management and equipment.
3. Rescuing panicked divers.
4. Rescuing unresponsive divers.

You will not have much time to explore the dive site and will be very much focus on solving problems. Hence, we typically only offer the PADI Rescue Diver Course in Singapore waters.

Price:

1. 3 or 4 students in a class: S$ 1,380 per student.
2. 2 students in a class: S$ 1,580 per student.
3. 1-to-1 private class: S$ 1,880 per student.

Notes:

1. Re-scheduling fee of SGD 60 per person per session for changes to any lessons after confirmation of schedule.
2. Additional pool sessions are available at SGD 180 per person per session (1-to-1) and SGD 150 per person session (2-4 students per class).

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Price includes:

1. PADI eLearning.
2. Briefing prior to start of the course, either face-to-face or via zoom.
3. 1 Confined Water session - conducted in pool.
4. 4 Open Water dives, over 2 days - conducted in local waters.
5. PADI Instructor fee.
6. PADI Rescue Diver Certification (eCard) upon completion of the course.

FREE Upgrades:

You may also sign up for these two courses together with the PADI Rescue Diver Course:

1. Emergency First Response (EFR) Primary & Secondary Care course (from SGD 190).
2. PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider Specialty course (from SGD 180).

Price excludes:

1. Gear rental. Contact us for gear rental options.