Question about Dive Rescue course

[alan_lee]

Hi all! I'd like to find out more about the Dive Rescue course, what it entails. For the pool sessions, is it basically lifesaving tows without fins and scuba gear?

Cheers!

 

[dcs917]

Not sure about other agencies, but I have completed the SDI Rescue Diver Course. Sessions included a 1 night class (additional classes required for 1st Aid, CPR, and Oxygen Provider) to review the book and questions/answers, and an all-day lake session.

The lake session involved practicing individual rescue skills, and a couple full-blown Rescue Scenarios. These included panic diver at Surface, panic diver at depth, unconscious diver at surface, and unconscious diver at depth. Critical aspects also included lost diver search techniques, and accident scene management. Although I guess the in-water sessions could be done at a pool, I do not think it would provide enough of a real-world scenario to be of value.

Highly recommend this class for all divers!

 

[NSDiver]

I took a rescue course not too long ago - I would highly recommend taking the class. For the pool sessions, we just practiced tows and how to get control of a panicked diver, etc.

I wrote a report on my class not too long ago, check it out.

-Nick

 

[NorthernShrinkage]

is it basically lifesaving tows without fins and scuba gear?
uh no:mooner:

What I remember when I did mine (SDI)
timed swim mask snorkel and fins
timed tow mask snorkel and fins
tread water (cant recall how long)
gear swap with buddy underwater (one diver fully suited buddy has nothing one reg share air and complete swap of all gear and then back while buddy breathing and moving)
lots of controlled ascents with unconcious , panicked diver etc
surface control of panicked divers
controlling panicked divers without putting yourself at risk
tows while performing AR and removing victims and own gear
victim lifts from water

There are probably alot of skills I have missed its been a few years but thats the basics. The open water part is just a glorified version of the pool. Depending on the Instructor they may setup a bit of a course above and beyond the basics. When I took mine our instructor set it up on the sat we did all our open water skills and on the Sun He set it up as a day from hell . He arranged a boat dive through the shop and everyone on the boat was a skilled diver we all knew everyone on the boat but they were all given a roll to play and basicly acted like a group of people we had know knowledge of we were told that the second we boarded the boat until the time the instructor said were done it was game on we had people fall off the boat on the way to the divesite people drinking gear setup upside down lost unconcious diver at depth narked panicked diver at depth a fight on the boat it was wild. Best part was it was all videotaped and edited we had an excellent course .

 

[Damselfish]

My class (PADI) we did lots of different things in the pool - everything we would do in OW as much as it was practical in the pool. Including tows with gear, without gear, taking off your gear and/or the victims gear along the way. My gear was on and off so many times.

 

[Maule]

having instructor play a panic diver with me rescuing him. I learned alot. I really learned alot when he ripped my mask off, took the reg out of my mouth and then stood on my shoulders.

 

[NorthernShrinkage]

having instructor play a panic diver with me rescuing him. I learned alot. I really learned alot when he ripped my mask off, took the reg out of my mouth and then stood on my shoulders.

Oh I c we had the same Instructor lol

 

[alan_lee]

Thanks all for the information! Treading water would be without any gear (no fins either?), or with full gear? Although I'd prob only take it next year, I wanna be prepared, esp treading water cos I can't do it for that long

 

[creamofwheat]

In mine, we just practiced lots of rescue scenarios...tired diver tows, cramp removal, bringing an unconscious diver to the surface and towing them to shore while removing all the gear and while maintaining rescue breaths, lots of panicked diver stuff and lost diver scenarios. (these are requirements)

We also practiced buddy breathing (not a requirement) and my mask was unexpectedly removed from my face by my instructor while I was buddy breathing with my buddy while SHE had the regulator. That was an interesting experience! (he only removed my mask because he knew I could handle it...we did a lot of that stuff in our cavern course) But these are not requirements, just some fun stuff my instructor added in to make it more interesting.

I'm sure you'll be fine. It's a great course. I recommend you take it.

 

[namabiru]

When I took mine our instructor set it up on the sat we did all our open water skills and on the Sun He set it up as a day from hell . He arranged a boat dive through the shop and everyone on the boat was a skilled diver we all knew everyone on the boat but they were all given a roll to play and basicly acted like a group of people we had know knowledge of we were told that the second we boarded the boat until the time the instructor said were done it was game on we had people fall off the boat on the way to the divesite people drinking gear setup upside down lost unconcious diver at depth narked panicked diver at depth a fight on the boat it was wild. Best part was it was all videotaped and edited we had an excellent course .

Sounds like a barrel of fun... it'd be amusing to view a highlight reel