Scuba Rescue Diver Course

Description
This course trains divers in the knowledge and skills needed to manage risks and effectively handle limited in-water problems and diving emergencies. Included are assists, transports, surface rescues and rescues from depth involving both shore and boat based skin and scuba divers.

Goals
Upon successful completion graduates are considered competent to perform assists and rescues in open water provided the diving site and diving situations approximate those of the course.

Prerequisites
Training and experience equivalent to NAUI Scuba Diver.
Current certification in both First Aid and CPR

Gear required
Student must supply their own gear.

Academics
Hours TBD. Topics to include causes and prevention of diving accidents, physical conditioning and physiological factors, stress and psychological factors, stress and the panic syndrome in self and others, recognizing distress and surface drowning syndrome.

Diving rescue: self rescue, diver assists. surface and underwater rescues, diver transport, in-water rescue breathing, gear removal techniques, first aid applications and oxygen usage.

General accident management victim care and positioning, access to emergency transport/assistance and hyperbaric chambers, information collection and transmittal, accident reporting, liability and related legal considerations.

Pool work
TBD

Dives
TBD

Included in the course
Pool charges, Boat dives, training materials and Scuba rescue diver certification and associated fee.