Rescue Diver

Rescue Diver is a scuba diving certification level provided by several diver training agencies, such as PADI,[1] SSI,[2] SDI,[3] and NAUI,[4] which emphasises emergency response and diver rescue.

Scuba diving education levels as used by ISO, PADI, CMAS, SSI and NAUI

The certification level is loosely equivalent the CMAS ** Diver qualification and the BSAC sports diver, although the European courses tend to be longer and more intensive than their U.S. counterparts.

Most organizations have a minimum age requirement of 15 to undertake the Rescue Diver course, although PADI does permit certification of "Junior" Rescue Divers.

  1. ^ Who refer to the course as Rescue Diver
  2. ^ The SSI course goes by the name: Diver Stress and Rescue
  3. ^ Who refer to the course as Rescue Diver
  4. ^ The NAUI course goes by the name: Rescue SCUBA diver Archived 2009-03-28 at the Wayback Machine