Rescue Diver?
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To do the PADI Rescue course you neew EFR or First Adi and CPR from another agenct and 20 logged dives to do the course. You have book work and pool work to do along with open water senarios. The time you spend in the rescue course should be informatiove and fun.
kadleck
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rstofer
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I read the rescue course description on the PADI site and I didn't see any reference to number of dives regardless of certifying agency.
It would even appear that a NAUI Advanced Open Water would qualify and there doesn't appear to be any mention of dives.
Did I miss it?
How odd! This very day I had 2 PADI instructors state that there was a 20 dive requirement at the completion of the class.
I wonder if they hide the details in the instructors manual.
Richard
It would even appear that a NAUI Advanced Open Water would qualify and there doesn't appear to be any mention of dives.
Did I miss it?
How odd! This very day I had 2 PADI instructors state that there was a 20 dive requirement at the completion of the class.
I wonder if they hide the details in the instructors manual.
Richard
NudeDiver
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That's what my instructor said too - but no one ever asked me to show any indication of the number of dives I had, or even proof of completing AOW. So, overall, I wouldn't worry about it if I were you.
Here's a few pictures from my class last week. That water was COLD!!!! My drysuit kept me warm, but man, my face was another story. I didn't think I was going to continue after the first "dive". I kept thinking, "I've got $500 into this, I gotta complete, gotta complete...."
Here's a few pictures from my class last week. That water was COLD!!!! My drysuit kept me warm, but man, my face was another story. I didn't think I was going to continue after the first "dive". I kept thinking, "I've got $500 into this, I gotta complete, gotta complete...."
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Sas
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That's what my instructor said too - but no one ever asked me to show any indication of the number of dives I had, or even proof of completing AOW. So, overall, I wouldn't worry about it if I were you.
Here's a few pictures from my class last week. That water was COLD!!!! My drysuit kept me warm, but man, my face was another story. I didn't think I was going to continue after the first "dive". I kept thinking, "I've got $500 into this, I gotta complete, gotta complete...."
Wow, what a beautiful spot to dive! What was the temperature in the water? I get icecream headaches sometimes in my drysuit, but I guess compared to diving in my wetsuit, small price to pay
NudeDiver
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Water temp was 4C, air temp was about -2C. That's uh.......39F and 28F respectively.
rivrdiving
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If it was me and I have thought about going with the RD cert, but to be honest I put a limit on me I dont feel I could be an effective rescue diver if I dont have many logged dives,mostly because I think the person doing the rescue/recovery should be pretty comfortable in the environment they will be doing a rescue in and should be fluent in diving,
No need for the rescuer to be become a rescuee..Get some dives in in different environments and different situations. Someones life may depend on it..
No need for the rescuer to be become a rescuee..Get some dives in in different environments and different situations. Someones life may depend on it..
Sas
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NudeDiver
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I don't agree with your thinking here. It seems to be from the perspective that having completed RD training means someone could/should/will advertise, "hey, I'm an RD, I can rescue you if needed" for one reason or another. I don't think that's really the point of getting an RD cert at all.
Think about it another way. You and your dive buddy might be at depth and your buddy develops a serious problem - or you might come across someone at depth who is having a serious problem. Hell, you might even get to the surface and there is a problem. In all of these cases, it might just be you and your buddy. That's it! Wouldn't it be better to have learned some skills that you might be able to use, and give that person the best possible chance of recovery? I can tell you that from my perspective, if the choice is to just leave me there or DO SOMETHING (assuming it is safe for you to do so), I'm going to hope you do something. Adequate care given is better than perfect care not given. You buddy or whomever doesn't even need to know you have an RD cert - but if the skills are needed when it matters, hopefully you can execute them and help someone out.
I don't think taking the RD class is useful though unless you take the time to practice the skills. Having recently completed my RD class, I'm setting the goal of "revisiting" the scenarios and practicing those skills at least once per year. Hopefully I can find some people interested in doing it with me. We'll see how it goes I guess.
Cheers!
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