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Advanced courses · PADI

Rescue Diver Course & First Aid

Spot and manage problems, run real rescue scenarios, and gain a full first-aid component

  • 4 days Duration
  • 30m Max depth
  • IDR 9,000,000 Course fee

About this course

Become a calmer, more capable diver with the Rescue Diver Course & First Aid at Odysseic Divers. Learn to spot and prevent problems, manage diving emergencies, and look after your buddy and yourself. The included first-aid component covers CPR, oxygen, and emergency response — skills that matter in and out of the water. Often the most rewarding course a diver ever takes.

Ask experienced divers about their favourite course and many will say it was Rescue. It’s challenging, genuinely useful, and the moment a lot of people stop thinking of themselves as ‘just a diver’ and start feeling like a confident, switched-on dive buddy.

At Odysseic Divers we believe a great diver isn’t only comfortable underwater — they’re ready to help when something goes wrong. This course teaches you to prevent problems before they happen, recognise stress in yourself and others, and respond calmly and effectively when it counts.

What You’ll Learn

  • Spotting stress and tiredness before they become emergencies
  • Sharpening your awareness underwater
  • Preventing accidents through good planning
  • Helping tired, panicked, or unresponsive divers
  • Carrying out in-water rescues and self-rescue techniques
  • Managing an emergency from start to finish

You’ll cover the theory, practise skills in shallow water, then put it all together in realistic open-water rescue scenarios.

First Aid Included

The course includes a complete emergency first-response component — skills that are just as valuable on land as they are at sea:

  • Primary assessment and patient care
  • CPR and use of an AED
  • Emergency oxygen administration
  • Secondary assessment and emergency management

Requirements

You’ll need an Open Water Diver certification (or equivalent) and a minimum of four logged dives. A current first-aid certificate is recommended, but if you don’t have one, the included training covers it.

What’s Included

  • Digital learning materials
  • A professional instructor
  • First-aid and emergency-response training
  • In-water rescue scenarios
  • Full scuba equipment
  • Certification on completion

Learn to prevent problems, manage emergencies, and become the diver everyone wants in their group. Train with Odysseic Divers in the Gili Islands.

Photos — Rescue Diver Course & First Aid

Rescue Diver Course & First Aid with Odysseic Divers on Gili Trawangan
Divers at the surface with a volcano on the horizon
A group of divers at the surface with their instructor

How you'll progress

  1. Phase 1: First aid

    Primary and secondary assessment, CPR and AED. Emergency oxygen administration.

  2. Phase 2: Rescue skills

    Theory: stress, prevention and emergency management. Self-rescue and assisting tired divers in shallow water.

  3. Phase 3: Rescue in open water

    Panicked and unresponsive diver skills in open water.

  4. Phase 4: Scenarios

    Full rescue scenarios from start to finish, then certification.

What's included

Included

  • Digital learning materials
  • A professional instructor
  • First-aid and emergency-response training
  • In-water rescue scenarios
  • Full scuba equipment
  • Certification on completion

Not included

  • Accommodation and meals
  • Travel and dive insurance
  • Printed manual (digital materials are included)

Before you start

  • Open Water Diver certification or equivalent

  • A minimum of four logged dives

  • Medical questionnaire before diving

More information

Have questions about the course, schedule, or what to bring? Wayan is here to help.

Wayan Sudarta

Wayan Sudarta

Dive Centre Manager & Instructor

Co-founder, diving the Gilis since 2009

Get in touch

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Before you dive

Frequently asked questions

Is the Rescue course hard?

It's challenging, but in a good way. It's the course most divers say made them more confident, and the first-aid part is useful on land as well.

What do I need to start?

An Open Water Diver certification (or equivalent) and at least four logged dives. A first-aid certificate is recommended, but the included training covers it.

How long does it take?

Four days and five dives. Day one is first aid, and the last day is full rescue scenarios from start to finish.

Reviews

What divers say

“Hard work and the best course I've done. The scenarios on the last day pulled everything together.”

Freya N.Rescue Diver

“The first-aid day alone was worth it. I'm a calmer buddy now and I spot problems much earlier.”

Tomás B.Rescue Diver

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