The Rescue Diver Course is different to many other courses in that it is designed to give you a set of skills and options that you can use in the unlikely event that you are present in a diving emergency. There are very few absolute right or wrong answers on a rescue course only the best that you can manage at the time with the resources you have. Therefore the course runs slightly differently from other courses.

If you don't have an existing first aid qualification you'll start by completing the EFR course on day 1. One the second day you'll go through the theory of the Rescue Course before heading to the pool in the afternoon to start practising skills. The instructor will introduce you to various ways of dealing with different emergencies all the way from a tired diver on the surface to an unconscious diver on the bottom. The session gives you the chance to practise some key skills before heading out to open water.

The 3rd and 4th days are spent at open water. We almost always conduct the rescue course at an inland site because the easy access to and from the water gives the best conditions to practise the skills. You'll continue to just practise skills on the 3rd day before putting everything you've learned into action on day 4. On this day you'll get involved in a series of emergency scenarios, you and your fellow rescue students will decide the best way to deal with the emergencies. It's a full on, challenging but extremely enjoyable day!

After the course ends you'll have massively increased your confidence as a diver and have the knowledge to be able to deal with an emergency should the situation arise.

If you're not drysuit qualified this is also a great course in which to do a drysuit speciality bolt-on!