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Course Title: Scuba Rescue Diver
"The best diver training we hope you'll never use."
Scuba diving is exciting, but like all adventure sports it has inherent risks that can result in injury and even fatality. Knowing how a dangerous situation can occur will help you in preventing it from ever happening. Or in the unfortunate event that something does go wrong you will be trained in how to cope with the situation. You will know how to identify the symptoms of stress or panic which will make you a much sought after buddy but may also help save your own life. During the course you will make 4 dives.
The minimum age is 15 years. Previous Scuba Diver certification is required.
WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT?
The Rescue Diver course will teach a diver how to manage risks and effectively handle limited in-water problems and diving emergencies. At the end of the course, you will not be able to immediately handle every emergency but you will have an idea of what to do should something go wrong. You will learn the proper way to do assists, transports, surface rescues and rescues from depth involving both boat and shore based skin and scuba divers.
The course meets the prerequisite rescue training for Skin Diving Instructor, NAUI Assistant Instructor, Divemaster, and Instructor certifications. However, you may not feel that you wish to continue your training but getting the Rescue Diver qualification may enable you to help others in the event of difficulty or even yourself.
Note: Adult CPR training (approximately four hours) meets the requirement for Scuba Rescue Diver certification. However, additional CPR training that includes two person CPR and the use of rescue breathing barrier devices, e.g. pocket masks, face shield, is required to meet the requirements for NAUI leadership certification.
WHY SHOULD I DO IT?
* Graduates are considered competent to perform assists and rescues in open water provided the diving site and diving situations approximate those of the course.
* Graduates may use this certification as a prerequisite for the NAUI Training Assistant Speciality Course, Leadership Courses and Instructor Courses.
IF I SIGN UP WHAT WILL I DO?
* On the surface, you will have to identify the problem and properly assist a completely equipped skin or scuba diver simulating each of the following: a muscle cramp, rapid shallow breathing, exhaustion, signs of pre-panic and breathing difficulties (due to suit constriction, cold water, etc.)
* Perform a satisfactory, controlled Scuba Diver Rescue, from approximately 6 m of water and transport, one-on-one, the simulated victim 46 m to shore, boat or platform removing gear as appropriate for extrication of the victim from the water.
* With the aid of one assistant, remove a diver simulating a non-breathing unconsciousness victim from the water after reaching the water's edge, boat or platform.
WHAT ELSE WILL I LEARN?
The following topics shall be covered:
* 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, pre-dive equipment checks and surface drowning syndrome.
* Diving rescue: self-rescue, diver assists, surface and underwater rescues, diver transport in-water rescue breathing, gear removal techniques, boat and shore extrication 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.
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