PADI Rescue Diver Course

Take your diving to the next level and become the diver everyone wants to buddy with.

Course Pricing

• PADI Rescue E-Learning: $249 (paid directly to PADI)

• Emerald Coast Scuba Training Portion: $375

• Rental Gear (if needed): $100

Emergency First Response (EFR) available if needed — see below.

Course Format (2 Days)

Day 1 – Pool + Classroom

• Morning: Emergency First Response (EFR) (if you are not current in CPR/First Aid)

• Pool session: Rescue skill development & scenarios

Day 2 – Boat Day

• Real-world rescue scenarios

• Panicked & unresponsive diver simulations

• In-water rescue breathing

• Emergency management & diver egress

We keep it realistic, hands-on, and confidence-building.

What You’ll Learn

• Self-rescue techniques

• Recognizing and managing diver stress

• Preventing problems before they escalate

• Rescuing panicked divers

• Rescuing unresponsive divers

• Emergency action planning

Most divers say this is the most challenging and rewarding course they’ve ever taken.

Prerequisites

• 12 years or older

• Adventure Diver certification (or qualifying equivalent)

• CPR & First Aid within the past 2 years

If you’re not current, we’ll teach EFR the morning of Day 1 before the pool session so you’re fully qualified.

Why Take Rescue?

This is the course where divers truly grow.
You’ll stop thinking only about yourself underwater and start thinking like a leader.

A Rescue Diver with 5 specialties and 50 logged dives qualifies for the prestigious PADI Master Scuba Diver rating — the highest non-professional rating in diving.

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If the schedule doesn’t work, call us — we’ll build one that does.
Train local. Dive confident. Rescue ready.