4 day PADI Rescue Course
The Great Barrier Reef is renowned as the Eighth Wonder of the World and a declared World Heritage site. It encompasses 350,000 square kilometres of the South Pacific Ocean, extends for 2,000 kilometres, is made up of 2900 individual reefs and 71 coral cays. Its ecosystem supports the greatest concentration of life on this planet including 1,500 species of fish, 350 different kinds of coral, 4,000 species of molluscs and 10 000 species of sponges. Water temperatures range from 22°C to 30°C allowing comfortable diving all year round.
Complete your PADI Rescue course with Pro Dive Cairns onboard our 3 day dive adventure and visit up to four easterly Outer Great Barrier Reef locations, taking in sites selected for their extravagance of marine life and excellent visibility. This course is a crucial step in your diving education. It is a transitional stage where the diver moves beyond a recreational level through expanding their knowledge of the“science” aspect of diving, rescue& emergency techniques.
The course consists of 1 day of pool and classroom training followed by a 3 day 2 night liveaboard trip where you will get up to 10 dives on various outer reefs. These dives consist of a combination of training and recreational dives.
Through this course the student will come to appreciate and understand the importance of this training relevant to diver safety and incident management. Pre-requisite for this course is a PADI Advanced open water certificate or equivalent rating with another training agency. You also need a current First Aid Certificate prior to starting the course (valid within 24 months) with CPR (valid within 12 months).
Please bring on day one: Advanced certification, logbook, swimwear& a towel.
Maximum 32 Passengers on board
Pro Dive Cairns Rescue course commences every Sunday and is held over 4 days, consisting of 1 day of pool and classroom training followed by a 3 day/2 night a liveaboard trip where you will get up to 10 dives on various outer reefs. These dives consist of a combination of training and recreational dives. The Rescue Course includes 10 dives, rescue manual, all gear hire, 2 nights accommodation and all meals on board our boat.
Since 1983 Pro Dive Cairns has developed and maintained an international reputation as the premier dive company in Cairns. This impressive reputation is due to our outstanding product quality, excellent safety standards, professional service and great value for money. We offer the highest standards in all levels of dive education and 3 day/2 night liveaboard dive trips.
Course Itinerary Day 1
Complimentary hotel transfer service available from your Cairns& Northern Beaches accommodation (as far
as Palm Cove)
Sunday Morning
8:30am - 12:00pm:
This morning will be spent in the classroom covering the four theory areas of:
1) Self rescue& diver stress
2) Diving first aid& equipment
3) Emergency management
4) Diving equipment
Your Rescue theory is evaluated through a 60 question multiple-choice exam, which will be completed on your 3 day 2 night liveaboard trip.
Sunday Afternoon
1:00pm - 5:00pm:
The afternoon will be spent in the pool– this session is used to introduce students to some of the basic skills they will need to progress though the Rescue course. The emphasis of this session is to allow students to develop their Rescue skills and techniques in a controlled environment before conducting rescue scenarios in the ocean with wind, waves and currents.
Day 2-4
During the 3 day 2 night liveaboard trip there are 10 dives scheduled. A minimum of 3 dives are dedicated to specific Rescue diver skill development - the remaining dives will be non-training pleasure dives.
Outside of your non-training dives you can expect spontaneous real life Rescue scenarios, to further develop your Rescue skills. These scenarios will range from panicked divers on the surface, missing diver searches and in water resuscitation of unconscious divers.
Rescue divers will be briefed on emergency procedures for man overboard, radio operations, oxygen use, life raft and distress flare operations as well as the operation of Rescue boats and diver recall.
Rescue Course commences every Sunday
