BECOMING A RESCUE DIVER IN MALAPASCUA // Solo Backpacking the Philippines

In Episode 9 of my Solo Backpacking the Philippines series, I take you to Malapascua! A small island about 45mins off the northern tip of Cebu. It is famous for diving so I thought what better thing to do than to get my Rescue Diver qualification - a step closer towards becoming a Dive Master! I had to complete my Emergency First Response qualification also, in order to do the Rescue course. This is my experience.
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[@gokinghenri]

I've always wished vloggers would start their videos with a map of origin and destination points and you've done it! :)

[@juliettep.5934]

Just stumbled upon you channel and love it. I will be doing my divemaster on malapascua in just a months time and after watching this video i am even more excited to finally get there!

[@BackpackingBananas]

Ah yay!! How exciting you're off to Malapascua 😍

[@annab1316]

I dived with Jaey in Malapascua back in November! He’s such a great guy with so many stories to tell! Hope you loved Malapascua x

[@ms21cg]

Congratulations!! This was such a good video! Super informative and well put together. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@BackpackingBananas]

Ah thanks 😄😄

[@federicoromero918]

I'm glad you're reaching your goals in the Philippines. Take care!

[@BackpackingBananas]

Me too! Cheers Federico 😃

[@tashihawksworth8675]

Watching this made me remember how much I love diving and has pushed me to sign up for my rescue course! I love you videos and I would love to live a life like this! I look forward to your next video

[@BackpackingBananas]

Yay!! ❤️❤️

[@lodemerisback]

I am from Cebu City but Ive never been to Malapascua. I didnt know how beautiful Malapascua is. Until i saw this video. Thanks for uploading this video sweety. xD

[@BackpackingBananas]

Pleasure X hope you get to go someday 😊

[@lodemerisback]

I hope so. -_

[@lodemerisback]

You should try Moalboal sardine watching and Kawasan Falls canyoneering.

[@germadins3196]

Watched this 3x but your singing Mr Banana & dancing Fernando vlog is 10x. You make my day great!

[@BackpackingBananas]

Pahaha I think it will be hard to top that moment 😅

[@joshuajenkins2652]

Ahhh amazing!! Can’t wait to go to the Philippines😆 much love❤️

[@BackpackingBananas]

😃🤩❤️

[@jonathanmabbayad1890]

I love your vlogs! I'm looking forward to more. I do hope you come back and explore more of The Philippines. God bless you!

[@Strawlighte]

I've been catching up on your Philippines vlogs all day! Congrats on the rescue diver certification!

[@BackpackingBananas]

Thanks Carmen! Ah that's great that this episode came at a good time 😅

[@robintapp3870]

Such a cool and informative video... Looks like a great course. Well done on passing your Rescue Diver.

[@BackpackingBananas]

Thanks Robin 😊

[@harrymattson]

Well done on passing your Rescue Diver course! My regular dive buddy from a long time ago did this and he really enjoyed it too. Only trouble now is you will always be looking out for others - a blessing in disguise ;) Great video by the way!!

[@BackpackingBananas]

Thank you! Ah this is true, I think that can only be good thing 😊

[@harrymattson]

Particularly when you have got your DM, which will be no problem for you as you have great skills, diving for pleasure with a group you don’t know try to only show your Advanced Open Water C card when you sign up for the trip. That way you will get at least the first dive being treated as a guest rather than an additional unpaid member of staff being asked to ‘just look after the stragglers at the back’ when your skills will peg you as a DM or Instructor. You will thank me later for this advice :)

[@BackpackingBananas]

@@harrymattson haha that is great advice, thank you!

[@charlesdiputado28]

Malapascua,Cebu's finest resort,enjoy and cheers....

[@BackpackingBananas]

😊

[@dakuykuy1]

Congratulations! Hope I can dive with DevOcean one day. Cheers!

[@PocketTrailblazer]

Firstly congrats! Secondly - the commentary is just hilarious - do more of that!! ha ha

[@BackpackingBananas]

Noted! Will do more 😅

[@lucilasandoval3084]

You make me really wanna try scuba diving! This seems so cool

[@AdventureswithRach]

This was so interesting to watch because I've just done my open water, soon to do my advanced and I also really want to get to master diver!

[@BackpackingBananas]

Woop!! Well this course is next for ya 😅

[@bisayangdako7527]

Congrats for a Rescue Diver Backpacking Bananas!!.😀😍😀😍😀😍!!.have a nice day...

[@BackpackingBananas]

Thanks Christian! Hope you have a great day too 😊

[@lucytravels3475]

Every time I open KZbin I crave your videos and hope to see it on my home screen! I’m also going travelling and want to travel for the rest of my life! Lots of love from UK 🇬🇧❤️

[@BackpackingBananas]

Aw yay well I hope to upload more often now! Sending love back to the UK ❤️ Hope the weather is alright 😅

[@jeffreyalvarez2291]

Wow congratulations a certified rescue diver👍. I've been watching your vlog since you came here in the philippines back from Australia. Have fun in our country. Its more fun in the philippines. 🌊🛥️🛶🇵🇭

[@BackpackingBananas]

Thanks! 😃 Glad you're enjoying the series 😊

[@noelp.6391]

It's nice to see you back in PH Christiane!!!😊😘 Wheres the next adventure?

[@BackpackingBananas]

Currently in Western Australia but Bali is next!

[@hanitoy5793]

Congrats! Now that's what they call the right place at the right time 💕

[@BackpackingBananas]

😃❤️

[@mjt6344]

Wow thats a cool skills to learn and acquire! All smiles while watching this vid.. your instructor is funny! Thumbs up!!

[@BackpackingBananas]

It was certainly a challenge 😅 haha yeh the instructors were fab

[@ryantan777]

Thanks for making this video. Very informative and have lots of information about the course. I plan to take my course this year.

[@mansoureh]

Congratulations! I am so happy for you. Keep it up till you are an instructor 👏👏👏👏👏👏 haha you can't imagine how hard I laughed while you are saving a fake man 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@BackpackingBananas]

Oh my goodness I'm unsure if ever trust myself being an instructor 😅😅 pahahaha Kevin is real 😎😎😎

[@lailarobertaure4665]

Yehey you are back! 😊😊😊

[@BackpackingBananas]

Yaaas 🤩🙌🏼

[@jamieson9673]

WoW!! Congratulations.👏👏

[@BackpackingBananas]

Thanks! 😄

[@unggoyboy3485]

👌👌👌👌😍luv your blogs....no cars in Malapascua? nice, no road rage ,wanna move there😊😊

[@BackpackingBananas]

Haha yup no road rage whatsoever 😅

[@raymonortiz3084]

What a cool video. Found it by accident. Congratulations on completing your course. Glad to see you're having fun as well. I'll be watching more of your videos from now on. 👍☺

[@BackpackingBananas]

Welcome Raymon 😊😊

[@stevebignell9603]

Watching this again. Brilliant. My daughter and her partner part own and run French kiss divers. 😁

[@akenihiyama1236]

Hello sir, If that is the 2nd diveshop location they're renting, that's our family's place. I hope you're doing well there 😊 stay safe

[@kaitlynjeanne9945]

Saw this on your insta 5 mins ago been waiting for you to post😊😊love you ❤️❤️

[@BackpackingBananas]

Woooop 🙌🏼😍 you're on it! My internet was being so slow omg 😅

[@kaitlynjeanne9945]

Backpacking Bananas ohh no:/ but perfect timing for me 😂

[@ManuelGomez-us7de]

👌👌 will take a scuba course ..by november. you got me interested.

[@seeul8rwaynekerr]

Have a go at rebreathers as well if you can! You can get much closer to the fauna when you produce no bubbles!

[@Juultje11111]

It's so fun to watch this vlog, since I've passed my open water diver course this weekend after actually being inspired by you to go diving! It's cool to see you do some of the exercises I had to do haha :) I'm doing my advanced in a few weeks hopefully, and I really want to do wreckdiving as well! Tho now rescue diver also seems like a fun course! You make this too hard 😂

[@BackpackingBananas]

Ah congratulations!! 😍🙌🏼 So thrilled you love diving! You have plenty of time 😄 it's been almost 4 years between I did my open water and doing my rescue diver haha

[@ASH-was-my-handle]

Congrats on being certified, hope you really enjoy your upcoming fun dives and remember to always log your dives ha ha and as always, cheers.

[@laurenzimman4842]

Congratulations! I really appreciate this video. I'm also wanting to do my Master Diver course and was nervous about the Rescue Diver course. This video helped because it showed what to expect. I also never logged my dives, so I started this year. 19 this year. :)

[@manijj6341]

mi enjoy the summer as always ! Like your tanned skin !!

[@BackpackingBananas]

😊❤️

[@johnwest360]

Congratulations Christiane!!! 👊🇵🇭

[@BackpackingBananas]

Thanks Justin! 😊

[@sarahjanepilar9790]

Yey!! Been waiting for this....... Take care always:)))

[@BackpackingBananas]

😄🙌🏼❤️

[@emili0007]

So cool how you are going through those diving exercises! Refreshed my diving knowledge and am now really inspired to go diving on my next trip again!!

[@emconsolacion7950]

Thank you very much for gaving me a tip.Getting to diving school soon.Ill see you on the road

[@adelb2065]

Congratulations!!!! I hope u never have to rescue anybody, but if u do, I'm most certain you'll be a lifesaver. ☺☺☺

[@jgalang1881]

wow! congrats! very exciting course! it reminded me of my rescue dive training.

[@BackpackingBananas]

Ah yeh? Where did you do yours??

[@jgalang1881]

@@BackpackingBananas PADI in Anilao Batangas

[@Arnel_A67]

congratulations Christi 👍🙌🎉👏

[@BackpackingBananas]

Thanks Arnel!

[@andrewbristoe1833]

fav course if going on to dm and instr read the manuals first and prepared for lot of maths v useful rescue for general ocean safety too

[@BackpackingBananas]

Thanks good tips! 😅 Not expecting maths haga

[@DinkysPinky]

Definitely been anticipating this vlog!!

[@BackpackingBananas]

Yay! Glad it's finally up 🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@meaghanmacfarlane9557]

I'm at work.. I have reports to do... but I'm watching this. Clearly I have my priorities perfectly straight!

[@BackpackingBananas]

You sure do Meaghan 😅❤️ this is important stuff 😎

[@meaghanmacfarlane9557]

@@BackpackingBananas no doubt....just don't tell my boss

[@khrisdvg3088]

Congratulations! I especially loved this video from you! Inspired me to go back diving & to make sure to record my dive logs (which I never did 😢) Hope to be at Malapascua soon 😊

[@BackpackingBananas]

Good luck with the diving! 😊

[@ellesercristobal8267]

I really love your video your so cool your so pretty and very comfortable in my country....

[@billmccaleb7481]

That was a lot of fun to watch! I was routing for you the whole time. I'm guessing it was fun too but a whole lotta work...(cramping as evidence) Congrats on the certification...make sure you vlog the master diver stuff, that will be fun to watch too. And, oh yeah, this video was worth the wait.

[@BackpackingBananas]

Deffo will be documenting my dive master when I get round to doing it!! Aha omg I was so embarrassed at how often I was getting cramp 😅😅🤦🏻‍♀️

[@billmccaleb7481]

@@BackpackingBananas wow...what a fast reply!

[@AnnaRobert]

I loved watching this! I want to get my PADI dive license in SEA and slowly get more advanced licenses. It was nice seeing how you got yours👌

[@kirdy757]

Well done 👌🏻 that does not look easy at all! X x

[@BackpackingBananas]

Thanks Kirsty! Haha it certainly wasn't a walk in the park 😅

[@killhannaah]

Wow!! Well done you!! ❤️🎉

[@BackpackingBananas]

Cheers Hannah 😃❤️

[@chookchack]

Congrats! 👏🏻🙌🏻👏🏻🙌🏻 Hope you get to experience our Tubbataha reef. That would be epic.

[@BackpackingBananas]

Thanks! Where is that??

[@chookchack]

Backpacking Bananas its a 5 day liveaboard dive trip off puerto princessa. Pricey but its a bucketlist for most divers.

[@marky.9718]

Congrats!!! Good job!!!

[@BackpackingBananas]

Cheers Mark

[@sarahxspooner]

YAY!!!! Congrats!!!

[@BackpackingBananas]

Thanks Sarah! 😅🙌🏼🙌🏼🦈🤙🏼

[@theone2402]

Every time I think of diving, it reminds me of the movie "open water" haha

[@BackpackingBananas]

I don't think I've ever seen that one lol

[@theone2402]

Take a look and you'll understand haha

[@scrapbookadventures9277]

Wow what a challenge! Well done!!

[@BackpackingBananas]

Thanks 😊

[@AngryKittens]

Hope Kevin gets better soon!

[@BackpackingBananas]

Me too 🙏🏼

[@tlc9108]

I’m an Advanced Open Water diver and I just went to Malapascua for 10 dives in 3 days 4/4 to 6/4 (maybe my trip got an overlap with yours!) . I had a panic situation at my 9th dive at Kemod Shoal where we finned out to the deep blue away from the sunken island which is only at 12m deep, all the way to an open area that has a bottom at 220m! We went there wishing to see hammerhead sharks, but it turned out just a few tunas swimming at the deep and nothing else, absolutely nothing else but just deep blue into infinity. I couldn’t have imagined myself being so nervous and all of a sudden my breath got quicker and at the 3rd nervous inhale I felt like I was short of breath. I looked down, then looked up to the far water surface, we were told to keep our depth at max of 25m, but as I got no visual reference, I can only focus on my dive computer which tells me how deep I’m at, and when looking at the digits gone up or down, I immediately react to it as we were taught to be, but later on I guess I got overwhelmed by that and fear comes in. I saw the others being gracefully finning, calm, just me being in fear. I immediately went to ask for help from the dm but not my buddies of similar level. It was a scary experience, yet I made it to finish the whole dive for 60mins with Nitrox, because I signalled the Dive Master that “I’m not OK” hand gesture, he came to me to comfort me and calm me down, kept asking me if I’m ok, slow breathing in breathing out, and hold my bcd all the way until I’m less nervous, he found planktons and jellyfish that glows to attract and divert my attention away from the panic, and then I continue with the rest of the dive on my own. It was a life experience and when I got back onto the boat, I started to vent the suppressed fear inside me, I burst into tears, I felt glad that I’m alive. I was with Malapascua Exotic Dive Center, and I’m glad that the DM was very professional. I just want to share my experience that being able to rescue someone underwater is a BIG thing. Thank you for your wonderful and informative video! I am considering doing a rescue course like what you did! But I wonder if there is no practice of saving a diver at underwater besides at the surface? That’s situation when real danger kicks in...... Feel free to visit my Instagram at bestcapture_yololty for my Malapascua trip! Nice to come across your channel, I love your videos! I’m Carol from Hong Kong :)

[@BackpackingBananas]

Hey Carol! Omg that sounds so scary! Glad you're okay though! Goes to show that even experienced divers can get panicked underwater!! Yes we did cover how to deal with these situations underwater! Just didn't film them for this vid as it was a bit trickier. Well done to your Dive Master for helping you calm down. I'm not surprised you cried when you came up, I imagine that must've been rather traumatic ☹️

[@MusicLeanne]

Yes!! DInner with a new vlog, perfect!! :D

[@BackpackingBananas]

Woohooo 🙌🏼🙌🏼 Hope you enjoyed your dinner 😊

[@metoo349]

Please visit madridejos when you get to bantayan island..

[@BackpackingBananas]

Maybe next time!

[@jaymarc76]

Missed your vlogs maam.

[@BackpackingBananas]

They are coming back! 😄

[@andrewbristoe1833]

Interesting bit different to ours we had horrendous conditions but made it exciting and lot of random panic diver and man overboard stuff off the dive boat quick gear ons think australia one if not the hardest place to get it especially dm and inst

[@BackpackingBananas]

I was put through a lot of that stuff on my final day 😅 would've been far too hectic to film lol.

[@kimsadaya3452]

Congratulations!

[@BackpackingBananas]

Thanks Leonardo 😃

[@joansumagang3117]

enjoy exploring Philippines ☺😀 takecare

[@katstsupoy5181]

Wow.. you're life saver.

[@BackpackingBananas]

😅 technically yup!

[@katstsupoy5181]

@@BackpackingBananas ❤❤❤

[@arisamameda]

Congrats!! 😊🎉❤️

[@BackpackingBananas]

Thanks! 😃

[@Wanderlauren]

😍😍 loving your videos at the moment!

[@BackpackingBananas]

Ah thank you ❤️❤️ I'm so pleased you're enjoying them 😊

[@sylvestertomines1178]

Philippines!! Best islands in the world

[@bisayakaayo8595]

congratulations!!!

[@BackpackingBananas]

Thanks Karinne 😃❤️

[@du2lx]

Cool vid

[@jamesthomasparker]

So inspirational!

[@michaeljakeusman]

congrats! one more hurdle

[@BackpackingBananas]

Thanks Michael! 😃 Feels good to be one step further towards my goal 😊

[@lisamariereilly9080]

this was soooo informative....congrats on being a better diver! let's hope you don't have to put those new skills into practise.

[@qgvalentino]

Learned a lot! 👍🏼

[@BackpackingBananas]

Yay 😄

[@takentoinfinity]

Jaey is doing the most LOL bless him 🤣

[@otephl7255]

isla verde and tubbataha,dive spot here in philippines

[@FlowerForYouBRUNO]

wow congrats

[@BackpackingBananas]

Thanks ❤️

[@adammason4454]

I need to do my rescue divers course next. I was going to do it on my last trip to Asia but I was enjoying the fun dives too much. Where do u think you'll do your dive master now?

[@BackpackingBananas]

Haha it can be hard to pull yourself away from fun diving 😅 I'm actually thinking of doing my Dive Master in Mexico later on this year 😊

[@adammason4454]

@@BackpackingBananas where abouts cozumel?

[@BackpackingBananas]

@@adammason4454 absolutely no clue just yet but yeh definitely along the Caribbean coast

[@raynesmike]

@BackpackingBananas. Thank you for your video!! i am your #1 FAN :)

[@adjhunorboda6721]

There’s new way of doing cpr without giving oxygen. 100 pumps per minute

[@BackpackingBananas]

Interesting. Where did you learn that?

[@adjhunorboda6721]

I just saw it on the viral video in boracay the filipina nurse do it without blowing air in his mouth 100 to 120 per minute

[@kikiqi7613]

I hate doing the mask removal and put it back. But gotta do it to be the dive master;)

[@nataliexlau]

Congrats girl ❤️ how many more Philippines videos will be coming up? ☺️ Xoxo

[@BackpackingBananas]

About 5 or 6 left in the series! Will try and get them done asap but there may be some other chatty vids coming in between 😊 and then the Philippines Travel Advice videos will be coming!

[@metoo349]

I would be glad to let my family fetch u and tour u around the island

[@BackpackingBananas]

That's very kind! Shame I am no longer on the island

[@rwilson6637]

Hey Christiene! Where did you do your open water PADI?

[@oooppps...3526]

2 thumbs up....

[@ginostrings]

This is so funny!

[@BackpackingBananas]

😅

[@annalang5687]

Congrats :)

[@BackpackingBananas]

Thanks bunny! ❤️

[@ador9700]

Congrats! Like your chart and animated sketch similar to uber. Not kj but careful to DCS.

[@BackpackingBananas]

What do those letters stand for??

[@ador9700]

Decompression sickness

[@johnnys.2846]

To prevent muscle cramps you may want to increase your foods rich in magnesium and potassium 😋

[@BackpackingBananas]

Ooh really? I'll have to try that 😅 it's funny because I haven't got cramp in years and suddenly I was cramping every 5 minutes 😂

[@johnnys.2846]

Backpacking Bananas It also can be dehydration since you were working really hard during your qualifications. 🥵 Coconut water not only keeps you hydrated it supplies you with some potassium. 🤗

[@jgalang1881]

you could buy a dive watch computer that record every dive you made.

[@BackpackingBananas]

I deffo need to get one of these before starting my Dive Master course!

[@olalamuybien2129]

Pahalipay = congratz.

[@BackpackingBananas]

Salamat!! ❤️

[@olalamuybien2129]

@@BackpackingBananas Way sapayan = you're welcome.

[@mistersquirrel0]

EMS will be there in 5 minutes. Is that regular or Filipino time?

[@BackpackingBananas]

😂😂 you would hope regular but no guarantees being in the Philippines

[@dennis.teevee]

For a second there I thought it was Jack Black...

[@waltergonzales385]

Congrats! Youre now a rescue diver! #howtosavealife

[@BackpackingBananas]

Thanks! 😃

[@HumphreyWood]

did i just watched discover chanel, hahahahaha, hilariously funny! U can start ur business as dive coach in philippines or thailand.

[@armymxere5]

All the ones teaching these classes have never used any on these skills emt should teach this , as a emt on the road , I took this class and half the info was bs and not right .

[@lesterlaborte9749]

The part where you doing your rescue course was it near the cemetery? You also need to visit villa cassandra good food and people

[@BackpackingBananas]

I'm actually not too sure where abouts it was 🤔 ah yes I lived Villa Cassandra 😍

[@lesterlaborte9749]

Backpacking Bananas wow!! Im pretty sure you met jonjon villasandra? 😊