Just Completed PADI Rescue.....

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Beachman

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I've been diving about 5 years, but could only manage 20 dives or so a year with my work / vacation schedule. Nevertheless, still managed to work in AOW and Nitrox along the way.

Lots more time now, and I've been down over 50 times so far this year. So I decided to proceed with more learning, and just completed the Rescue course. I was amazed at how much I enjoyed it and how much I thought I knew, but really didn't!

I highly recommend this course to anyone who does more diving than the occasional "twice a year on vacation" thing. There's something about focusing on a subject (classroom, pool and open water just like when we all got certified) that just can't be beat for learning. And I had a lot of fun at the same time. IMHO, this was the best cert I've gotten yet....truly enjoyable and worthwhile.

Who knows, maybe one of you will be in a position to help me out someday. If so, hope you've had this course. If it's me helping you, I know I'm going to be ready now.

DSAO
 
Beachman, I truely beleive the Rescue Diver course is the most valuable of them all. It's a real eye-opener. I wish that everyone were Rescue certified. Are you planning on continuing your training further?
 
Dear all,

Have to agree with you all, the rescue course was about the most fun of all the ones that I have done.

I think that beachmans' origional comment that he THOUGHT he knew more than he did, and that the course was a real eye opener says a lot about the course.

When I did the course, we weren't given a 'you must do it like this', but were given a whole host of different methods to try, and find what worked for us. This is (if it's done properly) a course that allows the student to think for themself, which none of the other courses really do. (OW and AOW you follow the leader, DM and IDC you repeat parrot fashion the PADI line).

If only students on other courses got a chance to think for themselves.

Just my .02

Jon T
 
Have to agree with Mario, of all training available Rescue is the one that will do the most to make you a better all around diver.
 
Beachman,

All of your Rescue Skills will pay off when you "FACE" your 1st panicked diver on the surface.

THEY WILL TRY TO CLIMB ON TOP OF YOUR HEAD.

Congrats

Don
 
Hello all,
I just wanted to add my agreement to the comments made by turnerjd. I have just completed my rescue course this weekend and we were expected to develop a solution to a scenario which was planned by the instructor. As has already been said, this really gets you thinking for yourself and away from the other courses where you are told what to do in order to pass the course.

Kevin
 
The Rescue diver class was by far the best one I have had....I swam my butt off in it....unfortunately, it found its way back!! Congrats....are you headed for Divemaster now? ages
 
At what point in your diving career do you wish you had gotten Rescue Diver?

My dive profile is: Grew up on the beach (front yard) surfing, sailing, snorkling. Certified in November 00, AOW on a liveaboard a week later. I have 24 certified dives, and will have between 60 and 90 by 12/31. In that time I will probably Nitrox. I live in Jersey City, and am allergic to chlorine, so pool is out. I should have plenty of vacation in the next several months; hopefully wife will pregnant (first child). My diving will probabably drop off significantly once born (while she is pregnant, I can dive).

I guess the question here is, should I rush it or wait and take it once things have settled down. The kids are going to be skiiers (hopefully living in Steamboat Colorado). So I may be a 20 dive a year diver for a few years.

 
There is no real answere to this.

I would suggest that you will know when you are ready. Once you are capable of dealing with yourself, you are then in a position to start dealing with others.

If you are happy with your own diving, in that you have your buoyancy, you can plan your dives and then dive your plans, and you are relaxed underwater, go for it.

I had about 30 or so dives done when I did rescue, and had no problems with it. I knew I was ready, because I was fed up of having to have someone more experienced with me, I wanted to get the skills to start taking responsibility for myself.

Jon T
 
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