The PADI Rescue Diver course is the most transformative step in your diving journey. Over 2 to 3 days, you'll learn to prevent problems, recognize stress in a diver, and react to emergency situations. More than a certification, it's a genuine transformation: you become a diver that others can count on, capable of acting calmly and effectively.

370€ / person

Course outline — 2 to 3 days

Theory (online before your arrival, or in person on site)

You study rescue psychology, recognizing stress in a diver, accident management, and emergency procedures both on the surface and underwater.

Self-rescue review and ten rescue exercises

You begin with a review of self-rescue basics, then move on to the ten exercises that form the core of the course: helping a tired diver, managing a panicked diver, bringing up an unconscious diver, and responding to equipment problems. Each exercise is repeated until it becomes instinctive.

Two real-life scenarios in open water

The course concludes with two complete scenarios in the open sea, where you must spot, assess, and manage an emergency from start to finish. It's demanding, sometimes nerve-racking — and that's exactly why this certification matters.

Prerequisites

• Minimum age: 12 years old.
• Certified as PADI Advanced Open Water (or Adventure Diver with navigation dive, or an equivalent certification).
• Completed an EFR (first aid) course within the last 24 months. If not, you can take it with us just before.
• Good physical condition and a signed medical certificate.

Included

• Complete training with a PADI instructor.
• PADI Rescue Diver certification (digital certification card included via the PADI app).
• Complete diving equipment (regulator, wetsuit, mask, fins, BCD).
• Free transfers from your hotel in Hurghada.
• Meals and drinks during days at sea.

Not included

• Diving insurance (recommended, not mandatory – you can purchase one on site).
• The EFR course if you don't have it yet (offered separately, or as a prerequisite before the Rescue).

Quick facts

• Duration: 2 to 3 days, depending on your progress.
• Content: self-rescue review, 10 rescue exercises, 2 open-water scenarios.
• Minimum age: 12 years old.
• Required level: PADI Advanced Open Water + up-to-date EFR.
• Instruction languages: English, French, German, Polish, Spanish.
• Certification: PADI Rescue Diver — mandatory prerequisite for Divemaster.

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