Finally The first step to Become a Rescue Diver

damage · Oct 13, 2009

Last week I finally started the Emergency First Respond course as a pre-requisite to the rescue diver course.

I'm really enjoying it, and I think this course should be imparted in high schools or universities.

For us divers, I really recommend it, specially if you go to dive sites where no emergency services are near.

BioLogic · Oct 13, 2009

One of those things you never want to need but always want to know....

Pitchblack · Oct 13, 2009

Great!

I've taken plenty of courses, in school, in icehockey, through work and diving but when I had completet the Rescue Diver course I felt really great about myself somehow.

I felt like 'damn, this was a really really great course' and got a few mindbeakers along the way.

Good luck with your upcomming scenarios

halems · Oct 13, 2009

The evening after my Rescue Diver ocean dives was as exhausted as I have ever been...but it felt very good.

Aquabear · Oct 13, 2009

I had the greatest time going thru the rescue exercises at Dutch Springs last year. A great instructor and great fellow students make for the best class I have ever taken so far.
As the others said b4, nice to know the skills but hope to never have to use. I feel safer and more confident diving with my wife since I have to be the in charge one for diving.
Enjoy, learn, remember.

DiveMom1 · Oct 13, 2009

The EFR and 02 classes were geat! We had a few guys [clowns] do some serious acting for our senarios... What a riot!

damage · Oct 14, 2009

Thank you everybody, that's something that I wanted to learn for a while; so far its been fun, and makes me feel more confident.

I've read a lot about how exhausting the scenarios can be, so now I exercise everyday. (maybe this course is helping me even before I finish it

)

TMHeimer · Oct 14, 2009

I was warned about the physicality of Rescue and was tentative at then age 53. But that part was not bad at all. What I found hardest in the scenarios was the decision making, which, like DM course, is the main focus.

Aquabear · Oct 19, 2009

Damage,
Smart! definitely exercise. This is NOT for a regular person- NO its not Navy diver training but even the best in shape dude showed his lungs after the first task of a long swim! But you can swim using different styles which helped
Good luck!!

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