The
PADI 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. This is why the PADI Rescue Diver certification
is a prerequisite for all PADI leadership-level training (PADI Divemaster,
Assistant Instructor, and Open Water Scuba Instructor).Rescue Diver training expands the basic problem prevention and accident management skills student divers learn beginning with the PADI Open Water Diver course. At the Rescue Diver level, students are ready to learn to manage more complex
dive emergencies and to apply direct intervention techniques to assist others in an emergency.