And most importantly, you will learn skills that can save your life or someone else’s. You will be more aware of yourself and of others.
The rescue diving course will teach you to look out for yourself and your dive buddy. Rather than feeling anxious before a dive, you can enter the water more at ease knowing you have undergone the training needed for a safer dive experience. At the same time, you will gain skills and the confidence to be reactive should a dive emergency take place.
Thus, preventing them from occurring in the first place. You will learn to identify problems that could lead to a diving accident. You will learn how to prevent, respond, and manage dive emergencies.Īs a PADI Rescue Diver, you will be more proactive. The rescue diving course is empowering in such a way that instead of being an observer or bystander, you can confidently address any safety issues that arise in your dives. So I finally said YES.Īnd it is one of the best decisions I’ve made when it comes to scuba diving. It was about time to face my fears and get certified as a rescue diver. (“Tita” is a Filipino honorific term we use to call a female older than yourself) She told me that she was organizing a rescue dive course for her students and asked if I wanted to join her class. Then one day, I received a message from my Tita Gigi who was a PADI dive instructor. I let my fears and ignorance get in the way, so I delayed it for 6 years. When really, I should have been looking into why I should. Oh! And where would I do it? And Do I even have the budget for it? Because, you know, I really want to buy strobes for my camera…Īs you can tell, I kept giving myself excuse not to do it. I can just take the PADI Rescue Course when I decide to become a PADI Divemaster, right? Since the rescue diver certification is a requirement to become a dive professional, I can just take it when I’m ready to be a DM. I also told myself that there really was no rush.
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