Self-Rescue Skills: Before helping others, you’ll learn self-rescue techniques, like how to handle equipment issues, conserve air, and stay calm in unexpected situations.

Recognizing Stress in Other Divers: Learn to spot signs of stress, anxiety, or panic in other divers, which is essential in preventing and managing emergency situations before they escalate.

Effective Communication: Master underwater and surface communication techniques, including hand signals and audible cues, to coordinate efficiently during rescue scenarios.

Managing Dive Emergencies: Practice managing scenarios like entanglements, low air, unresponsive divers, and equipment failures to build confidence in handling emergencies.

Surface and Underwater Search Patterns: Gain practical skills for searching for missing divers, using organized patterns and teamwork to conduct effective underwater searches.

Emergency Oxygen Administration: Learn how to use and administer emergency oxygen for divers with suspected decompression illness or other diving-related injuries.

Towing and Transporting Divers: Practice safely towing a tired or injured diver to shore or a boat, using techniques that conserve your own energy while assisting others.

Panic Management Techniques: Develop skills to help calm panicked divers and lead them to safety, understanding both psychological and physical responses in high-stress situations.

Rescue Lifts and Exits: Train in safely lifting unconscious divers from the water and performing controlled exits onto a boat or shore.

Teamwork and Situational Awareness: Build teamwork skills and awareness to coordinate effectively with others during a rescue, enhancing safety for all divers in your group.