Rescue Diver Class Information
Instructor: Don Snyder
Please read the following information
carefully. It explains what documentation needs to be completed before the water activities, how the classroom
work will be completed, how the weekend dives will be conducted and the necessary equipment you must have to complete the
certification.
General Information:
For all continuing education classes you must have a current (within
one year) RSTC Medical History Statement on file at Don’s SCUBA, LLC. If your medical history has not changed
from the information listed on the medical form signed by your physician in your student folder you will not be required to
have another one signed. However, if something has changed, you now answer “YES” to any of the questions
on the RSTC, you will be required to have another Medical Statement sign by your physician before participating in any water activities.
If this is your first Don’s SCUBA, LLC class you will be required
to complete a Student Folder and have a RSTC Medical History Statement signed by your physician before participating in any water activities.
You must sign a Standard Safe Diving Practices Statement of Understanding
and Liability Release and Assumption of Risk Agreement.
Rescue Diver Certification Class
and Weekend:
General:
Please read carefully the General Information at the beginning of this
document for important information. If you have any questions, please contact me directly at the contact information
below.
Course Prerequisites
To qualify for PADI Rescue Diver training, an individual must: 1. Be
certified as a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or have a qualifying certification from another training organization.
This is defined as proof of certification beyond entry level (at least two certifications total), and proof of 20 or more
logged dives documenting experience in deep diving and underwater navigation. 2. Be 12 years of age or older.
Note: Divers under the age of 15 may obtain a PADI Junior Rescue Diver certification. The Junior Rescue Diver certification
card carries the requirement that the individual must dive with a certified adult.
CPR Requirement
To be certified as a PADI Rescue Diver, the student diver must have successfully
completed a sanctioned course in CPR within the past two years (24 months). The Emergency
First Response Primary Care (CPR) course is highly recommended and can be used to meet this requirement. Emergency First Response
is a basic training program in CPR and emergency care. Please contact Don’s SCUBA, LLC for class schedule.
The Rescue Diver open water weekend will be held at one of the following
quarries. Please be sure you know which quarry your class will be held at so there’s no confusion. The dive
locations are Circleville Twin Quarries in Circleville or Lakeview in Lancaster. The Rescue Diver classroom work will
be conducted at the quarry. Please have the Rescue Diver Manual read and the knowledge reviews answered written/filled in at the end of each chapter. The knowledge reviews will be collected, placed in your student folder
and become a part of your permanent record at Don’s SCUBA, LLC.
Student Equipment:
This includes, but is not limited to: fins, mask, snorkel, cylinder,
regulator, alternate air source, buoyancy control device (BCD) with low pressure inflator, weight system, appropriate
exposure suit for the environment, timing device and depth gauge (or dive computer), compass, knife/dive tool (unless prohibited
by local laws or regulations) and an emergency signaling device (whistle, flare, inflatable signal tube).
Pocket Mask (optional)
If you have any questions, please let me know. My contact information
is below:
