Rescue Diver Class..........worth it?

[34109411]

I was just wondering, for those of you that are Rescue Diver certified, if it's worth it or not. I was thinking the cash would be better spent on another specialty or towards a drysuit.

Mel

yup very good. you become more aware as of a diver off possible situation and problem, especially when you go into the different scenarios your instructor will come with.

 

[tursiops]

Well. Despite the hard swerve into Good Samaritan legal exposure, I think the virtually unanimous consensus on Rescue Diver is a first for my experience on SB. Thanks for the input, folks. Class scheduled.

yup very good. you become more aware as of a diver off possible situation and problem, especially when you go into the different scenarios your instructor will come with.

Well, the thread is 22 years old, but I'm sure your responses are appreciated.
It is, indeed, a good course, regardless of what one person (out of many) said.

 

[NudiBoop]

Well, the thread is 22 years old...

That's how far back I had to go to find consensus :O

 

[34109411]

Well, the thread is 22 years old, but I'm sure your responses are appreciated.
It is, indeed, a good course, regardless of what one person (out of many) said.

you know it s off season for me right now so i have time to kill didn't see the original date. LoL

 

[rgkv]

I was really glad I took the rescue course when out of nowhere, a panicked diver out of air , 70 ft. down , on a drift dive in the St. lawence , suddenly came at me. I knew what to do. It is amazing how fast the brain works, I immediatly knew what to do. After this happened to me, it took a couple of weeks to get the look on the divers face out of my mind. I have never seen fear like I did in his face..

 

[SpaceX Aquanaut]

For all Southern California Divers in homewaters: you are the best Initial Responder to a Diving Accident, and the first link in the chain of Los Angeles County EMS/Bay Watch Paramedic and US Coastguard Search & Rescue Assets -->all leading to the Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber 24/7/365 .

As Rescue Diver trained, you give the Dive Accident Victim the best chance of survival within the "Trauma Golden Hour" of Emergency Treatment, for an absolute worst case scenario of full cardio-respiratory arrest, near drowning and probable Air Embolism -while awaiting US Coastguard offshore or coastal LA County Fire/Sheriff -Paramedic helicopter medevac, to the Catalina Chamber.

 

[TMHeimer]

I was really glad I took the rescue course when out of nowhere, a panicked diver out of air , 70 ft. down , on a drift dive in the St. lawence , suddenly came at me. I knew what to do. It is amazing how fast the brain works, I immediatly knew what to do. After this happened to me, it took a couple of weeks to get the look on the divers face out of my mind. I have never seen fear like I did in his face..

Nice work. I've always felt that you can know all the stuff but wonder how you'll react when something actually comes up. I'm still waiting to see. Problem is it may happen only once, or not at all, so who knows.

 

[rgkv]

Nice work. I've always felt that you can know all the stuff but wonder how you'll react when something actually comes up. I'm still waiting to see. Problem is it may happen only once, or not at all, so who knows.

This is so true, some divers, even rescue divers, never know how they will react.

 

[OMyMyOHellYes]

I was just wondering, for those of you that are Rescue Diver certified, if it's worth it or not. I was thinking the cash would be better spent on another specialty or towards a drysuit.

Mel

Rescue was a lot of fun and certainly worth the expense. Drysuits, OTOH, I cannot envision any case where that would be money well spent. Cold water is cold so you stay out of the water, safe, up on dry land, in a heated enclosure. Summer will come. Or if you're someplace where the water does not top 82 deg F, then airplanes will take you to where you are supposed to dive.

 

[Jai Bar]

Aye, it was worth it when OP started this thread 22 years ago, as it is now. Enjoy