Rescue Diver Phi Phi

Rescue Diver Phi Phi

The course is about avoiding, recognising and solving problems on the surface and underwater, before these problems escalate into a serious situation. Stress is a major contributor to rescue situations and diving accidents, through this course you will learn how to manage and prevent stress before it leads too accidents. Other skills include accident prevention as well as how to handle problem situations if they do occur. We offer both the SSI Stress and Rescue Course and the PADI Rescue Diver Course.

Rescue Diver Phi Phi Schedule

The following schedule is the standard but can be adjusted to fit with your travel plans;

• First Day: Theory in the morning, Beach (shallow/confined water) training in the afternoon.
• Second Day: Two Open water dives in the morning, Theory in the afternoon or evening.
• Third Day: Beach (shallow/confined water) training, Two Open water dives to complete the course.

The Rescue Diver Phi Phi schedule is flexible, you are welcome to start the Theory sections of the course on your day of arrival in the afternoon or evening. the dives can also be conducted in the afternoon as well as the morning.

Requirements

• Hold a CPR/First Aid certification which was completed within the last 2 years.
• Open Water Certified or higher. For the PADI course you must hold the PADI Adventure Diver certification and of completed the Underwater Navigation Adventure Dive.
• You need to be Medically fit to dive. This means that you must be in reasonable good health, a medical questionnaire is completed at the start of the course and divers with a pre-existing medical condition will need a doctors approval before diving. The medical questionnaire can be downloaded from here. If you need to answer ‘Yes’ to any of the questions in the medical please check with a doctor and have the second page of the medical signed. For more information check here (link to bottom of page).
• Divers will need to stay a minimum of three nights on Phi Phi island, preferably in the Tonsai Bay area.

Whats Included

• Equipment Rental
• Insurance when diving
• Course materials
• Certification
• Log book
• Tea, Coffee, fruit, water and lunch while diving.
• Classroom Theory in one of our 2 air conditioned classrooms.
• Shallow water beach training
• 4 open Water dives over two days from our dive boats
• Instruction from a fully certified and renewed instructor

Other Information

• All dive trips in the Phi Phi National Park are subject to a first day entry and diving charge of 400 baht with 2nd and 3rd days incurring a charge of 200 baht. These payments are in addition to the diving prices and the payments are made directly to the national park rangers not ourselves.
• Please retain you national park tickets to show on subsequent days of diving.
• For the PADI course please add 900 Baht to the price.
• You will need a break of 18-24 hours between the end of your last dive and flying(even short flights) so please take this into consideration when making your travel plans.
• When choosing where to stay we suggest that you stay in the Tonsai Bay Area or Long Beach – see map
• The equipment includes a choice of 3mm short or long wetsuit, 5mm boots to prevent blisters on your toes, Mares super channel fins, mask (regular, large face, small face and prescription masks are available), scuba diving regulator with a Suunto dive computer and a BCD. We have tea, coffee, drinking water, a selection of fruit and a lunch of your choice to keep you refreshed and energised. There are also 15 litre tanks if you use a lot of air at no extra charge.

Course Breakdown

The Rescue Diver Phi Phi course is split into three parts;

1. Rescue Theory – The theory is split over two sessions in our air conditioned classrooms. Using a combination of manuals, videos and online materials. The theory is split into 60 minute modules with quizzes and knowledge reviews conducted with our instructors at the end of each module . If you want to cut down of the time spent in the class room contact us for information on the elearning option. Course Content – What Is Stress?, Stress In Diving:Causes and Prevention, Detecting And Dealing With Stress, Accident Management, Skills Needed To Deal With Panic And Rescues, Conditions That Complicate Rescues.
2. Shallow water training on the beach – You will develop your rescue skills through a number of exercises with you instructor demonstrating and explaining each skill.
3. Open water dives (4 dives) – Over two days you will complete 4 open water dives, on each dive we will review and practise different rescue skills and complete a training exercise where you will rescue a simulated unconscious diver from underwater. After each session of diving you will log the details of your dives to keep a record of your training.

At the end of the Rescue Diver Phi Phi course you will be issued with a digital rescue diver card to confirm your new Rescue Diver status.

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