PADI rescue course

[dktexas54]

Had an army combat medic show me a trick in my rescue pool session. not sure padi approves it but it sure worked.!! when instructor goes postal on you, push back, go under water, and let him calm down, remember, it's training and a pool. then come up and grab his foot and twist like hell. he will turn so fast his head will spend. then lock knees around his tank and do what you were trained to do. he will say, what the hell was that!! just smile and say nothing.

have fun

 

[charlesg3]

Had an army combat medic show me a trick in my rescue pool session. not sure padi approves it but it sure worked.!! when instructor goes postal on you, push back, go under water, and let him calm down, remember, it's training and a pool. then come up and grab his foot and twist like hell. he will turn so fast his head will spend. then lock knees around his tank and do what you were trained to do. he will say, what the hell was that!! just smile and say nothing.

Not really sure grabbing another diver's foot and "twisting like hell" is the best idea... simply swimming under / around the diver to get to the locking-knees-around-tank is a reasonable approach.

 

[elan]

Had an army combat medic show me a trick in my rescue pool session. not sure padi approves it but it sure worked.!! when instructor goes postal on you, push back, go under water, and let him calm down, remember, it's training and a pool. then come up and grab his foot and twist like hell. he will turn so fast his head will spend. then lock knees around his tank and do what you were trained to do. he will say, what the hell was that!! just smile and say nothing.

have fun

Who would be liable for the injuries later on ? Say the person has a lot of mass and wears heavy equipment - ankle injury guaranteed.

 

[scuba_frog]

hi guys. ive got my first pool dive tomorrow for the rescue course any hints or tips and what should i expect to be doing?

Gets lots of rest. Stay hydrated. Maybe not in the pool but definitely open water, expect the unexpected.

Best class I ever took. IMO, this should be a minimum level divers should strive towards.

 

[Kingpatzer]

Our Course Director missed me but got a hold on my buddy. We brought him up and his buddy from the bottom (double rescue), were just about to start rescue breathes when he 'regained' conscienceness and 'panicked'. Ripped the reg out of my buddy's mouth and jumped on him.

Sounds like my course. It was definitely a "simulate reality" event. I left the class with bruises and scrapes galore. But I also learned a whole lot.

 

[Coldwater_Canuck]

can't wait to take this course, planning to in probably October. Want to try and get in 10-20 more dives first.

 

[elan]

can't wait to take this course, planning to in probably October. Want to try and get in 10-20 more dives first.

You do not have to wait. The course does not require exceptional skills other than more or less good buoyancy control while surfacing the unresponsive diver. Most of the skills and knowledge I have found can be practiced well even if you have 15-20 dives. While of cause if you have more experience you can be better at predicting potential problems. Most of the skills that were taught in the class were completely new and I could not have gotten them from just diving.

 

[Coldwater_Canuck]

You do not have to wait. The course does not require exceptional skills other than more or less good buoyancy control while surfacing the unresponsive diver. Most of the skills and knowledge I have found can be practiced well even if you have 15-20 dives. While of cause if you have more experience you can be better at predicting potential problems. Most of the skills that were taught in the class were completely new and I could not have gotten them from just diving.

That's the thing, I'd just like a little more practice with bouyancy and general skills. Also, the instructor I'd like to take it with has a course scheduled in October, which is around when I'd like to go anyways.

 

[dhuskins]

My course director accused my buddy and me of being a couple velociraptors. My buddy was pretty well abused in the pool the day before with a "panicked" diver. So when we were in open water, I had him swim wide and behind while I grabbed and held the not-so-panicked diver's attention. It gave my buddy time to swim behind and pull the course director onto his back to inflate his BCD.

Stop, THINK, act is the best advice I can give you. Other than that, keep air in your BC and volunteer whenever asked.

ps: panicked divers are a pain, but they go unconscious easily. When they do, they are much easier to deal with.

 

[elan]

Also, the instructor I'd like to take it with has a course scheduled in October, which is around when I'd like to go anyways.

That makes perfect sense.