Classroom session
After completing the home study and knowledge reviews before attending the course we then spend a full day in the classroom watching a DVD of the skills and discussing the various techniques. Often there is no right or wrong way and divers should be aware of all the options open to them. This is the first part of the course and this sets the standards and expectations for the rest of the course. Pool session
This takes place over a 4 hour session in our pool at Crowborough. Here we show you the various skills and allow you to practice in a controlled and safe environment. The skills are as follows:
- Self-rescue and diver stress
- dive first aid
- emergency management and equipment
- swimming and non-swimming assists
- panicked diver response
- underwater problems
- missing diver procedures
- surfacing the unconscious diver
- in water artificial respiration
- egress (exits)
- first aid procedures for pressure related accidents
- dive accident scenarios
1st lake session
This usually takes place at Wraysbury over 5-6 hours and involves working through the pool skills again in preparation for the final days scenarios. After completing all the skills we have a first go at a rescue scenario. In the scenarios you are presented with a real life situation that might involve looking for lost divers, bringing injured divers to the surface - in short anything. You will be presented with a scenario and asked to manage and carry out a rescue. On this first day the instructors will help you if required. The intention of this practice run is to have a last chance to iron out any problem areas you may have 2nd lake session - Scenario day
Be prepared.. Anything can happen.This is where the fun really gets going. (well at least for us it does!!) You will be presented with a number of different scenarios and asked and expected to carry out an effective rescue. The scenarios are made as realistic as possible and in addition to the skills you have learned on the course you will be expected to call on your EFR skills which may include CPR, first aid, oxygen provision, or even use of an Automatic external defibrillator. Once again this will take around 5/6 hours dependent on how proficient you are at carrying out a rescue. As we said earlier this is serious fun!!! You can see now why we are so confident that completing the course with us will change your attitudes to diving and diver safety and result in you being a more confident and able diver
The Rescue Diver course is obviously a very significant milestone in any divers career. In preparation for the course you are probably aware that you must complete the EFR (or similar) course. We have put together a preparation course that consists of EFR and DAN Oxygen Provider, and Automatic External Defibrillator(AED) courses which together complete the circle and result in even better trained and able rescue divers. If you would like more information on this course please follow this link.
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