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Rescue is a course that is very instructor dependent. It's also the case that some of what's in the PADI manual is dated and is contrary to the the most current medical advice (at least according to an EMT-P who was in my class).
but it's by and large a great course not so much for the book learning portion, but for the practical in-water stuff. Which is why the instructor is important.
My instructor's imitation of a 'paniced diver' was superb -- he'd punch people in the face with allt he force he had if allowed. He'd kick you in the face without thinking about it. He'd crawl on top of you kicking and clawing. He had a few DM's under water in case someone got really messed up, but he was determined to make a student WORK to rescue him.
The experience really taught us the importance of approaching a paniced diver very carefully.
He also did some other, in my mind smart, things to make the experience more impactful. For our dives we didn't go to our local nice clear quarry. We went to a lake that had a vis of about 4'. And so when we had to go find our under-water victim using a search pattern, the ability to find that person was entirely dependent on following a search pattern well.
The PADI rescue class can be a great learning experience. It can also be just another c-card. This one really is instructor driven!
but it's by and large a great course not so much for the book learning portion, but for the practical in-water stuff. Which is why the instructor is important.
My instructor's imitation of a 'paniced diver' was superb -- he'd punch people in the face with allt he force he had if allowed. He'd kick you in the face without thinking about it. He'd crawl on top of you kicking and clawing. He had a few DM's under water in case someone got really messed up, but he was determined to make a student WORK to rescue him.
The experience really taught us the importance of approaching a paniced diver very carefully.
He also did some other, in my mind smart, things to make the experience more impactful. For our dives we didn't go to our local nice clear quarry. We went to a lake that had a vis of about 4'. And so when we had to go find our under-water victim using a search pattern, the ability to find that person was entirely dependent on following a search pattern well.
The PADI rescue class can be a great learning experience. It can also be just another c-card. This one really is instructor driven!