Price: $440 — 11.500.000 VND
Duration: 2 Days
Course Schedule
Day 1 — Theory & Confined Water Practice
- Course orientation, safety briefing, and knowledge review.
- Classroom session covering recognizing stress, accident prevention, and rescue procedures.
- Confined water exercises including:
- Assisting a tired diver at the surface
- Helping a panicked diver
- Approaching and rescuing an unresponsive diver
- Removing equipment and towing the diver to the boat
- In-water rescue breathing techniques
Goal of Day 1: Master rescue techniques and learn to anticipate and prevent problems before they occur.
Day 2 — Open Water Scenarios
- Realistic rescue simulations in open water including:
- Missing diver search
- Unresponsive diver underwater
- Managing a simulated decompression sickness incident
- Coordinating a rescue from the boat (communication, oxygen, first aid)
- Full debrief on stress management, teamwork, and prioritizing actions
By the end of Day 2 you will have experienced realistic rescue scenarios and learned how to react calmly, efficiently, and effectively.
What You’ll Learn
- How to recognize and manage stress in yourself and others
- How to respond to underwater and surface emergencies
- How to organize and lead a rescue operation
- How to use emergency equipment (oxygen kit, first aid, floats, etc.)
Certification & Requirements
- Prerequisites: PADI Advanced Open Water (or equivalent), minimum age 12, and EFR (First Aid & CPR) completed within the last 24 months.
- Duration: 2 intensive days
- Certification: PADI Rescue Diver — a major step toward becoming a Divemaster
Included
- PADI E-Learning materials (if required)
- Full scuba equipment
- Tea, coffee, and Vietnamese lunch on the boat (vegetarian options available upon request)
Book the Course
Develop the skills and confidence to prevent and manage diving emergencies. This course is challenging but extremely rewarding — the knowledge you gain will make you a safer, more capable diver.
