Why Becoming A Rescue Diver Sucks... (And Why it's Awesome) | Surface Interval

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[@OttersScubaDiving-v6l]

At one point many years ago I did my rescue diver and PSD course and was on a dive rescue team for years. You are pretty much spot on. I know this wasn’t a PSD video, but as gentle as you said if a person is involved in an event it basically sticks with you, you are correct and, in my opinion, you could drive that point home a bit harder. I left diving for many years and just got back to it. I am starting at the beginning although I could just do a re-cert. Even now after all these years, although I keep my mouth shut and the instructors and fellow students have no idea I was an active working PSD, I still am constantly watching and constantly back on alert. It does change your dive mindset.

[@alastairginman330]

Just finished my Rescue Diver course yesterday. A huge challenge, but very rewarding. So many mistakes made but definitely learn from it.

[@fishlover]

What was the main highlights. Should I physically train for this? Thanks in advance

[@alastairginman330]

@@fishlover i swim twice a week and wouldn't consider myself very fit. I had to fight cramp towing a diver and giving rescue breaths, so i would recommend doing some training. Highlights, i have significantly increased my awareness and think my diving will improve because of this. I don't think there is any specific highlights, the whole course builds skills and knowledge.

[@fishlover]

@@alastairginman330 Noted! Ty

[@blindcamel6236]

how long does it take from 0 dives to Rescue Diver?

[@jakejuergens]

@@blindcamel6236 I too would like to know. Just finished open water and nitrox check dives this weekend

[@maxtorque2277]

The key, mentally, is to go into any situation simply thinking, i'm going to do my best. What ever happens, whatever the outcome, that is all you could have done. With the benefit of hindsight it's very easy to say "oh yeah, i coul,d have done this or that instead" and those actions may have been better, but not only did you not have the benefit of hindsight at the time, you certainly have no way of knowing what the effect of different actions would actually be, because they were't actioned! So, do your best, and that's all you can ever do!

[@DirtFishMish]

I've been binge watching your content lately, it has been very helpful when researching gear and the process of becoming a diver in general! I think Rescue Diver is a course I'd aspire to complete one day. Cheers :)

[@ianfsgs]

Still want to become a Rescue Diver!! That's my goal!!

[@cavalrytrucking813]

Same here!

[@MassHysteriaHD]

I'm stuck between Rescue or Sat

[@matteoposi9583]

@@MassHysteriaHDshat is SAT?

[@stephentoumi]

Rescue Diver was the BEST and most enjoyable training I've been a part of. EAPs are a part of every dive now, something that I'd never thought of prior to this course. The situation we did to find a unconscious diver was great! I had the chance to bring that diver up from 40 feet of water and tow him back to the beach. It was some seriously good training and have a new found awareness of not only myself but other divers I dive with.

[@williambailey9499]

I've been looking into this slot, specifically this course for the navy, and this actually helped me a lot no joke

[@Yggdrasil42]

Doing Rescue was challenging. I was't prepared enough, expecting a relaxing vacation week. But it was so worth it. Learned a lot about myself (how I act in stressful situations) and became a better diver (both for myself and others). Find a good instructor and do it!

[@fishlover]

Was thinking about taking mine. What was the most challenging part for you? Thanks in advance

[@Yggdrasil42]

@@fishlover The challenge was both in physical fitness (it's hard work to carry an unconscious diver onto the beach or lift them into a boat and in stress. Your instructor will create scenarios where things go wrong during and after a dive. Sometimes multiple. You'll have to choose who to help first and how. It's fun in hindsight but at the time it can feel pretty real.

[@blindcamel6236]

How long does it take to become a rescue diver?

[@countzulu99]

doing mine next week! So excited!!

[@johngreenoff2980]

Pizza, Pizza,Pizza!! My favourite course. On my Rescue course I had the instructor from hell, but after passing I realised I had learnt so much and evolved. As a DM I've seen the bad (too soft) course where I don't think the student really learnt enough, and the good, where you see the student fundamentally change and become a better (more confident) diver. Again, as a DM, I loved assisting this course. There is a slight sadistic side to your role, but, with a purpose and tempered to the individual (macho man - lets see!). Demonstrating the skills for my AI really hammers home some of the finer points (yes I lost a weight belt and a mask which we recovered as part of a Search and Recovery).

[@andybrocklehurst7461]

Great vid as always loved the rescue course myself well worth doing in my opinion

[@rondag3569]

I'm preparing for my Rescue class and already thinking, "oh, i need to carry this and that". I'm already imagining myself in crisis situations. You're so right.

[@richobrey4825]

Great video, right on point with my experiences during my Rescue Diver course and after.

[@shadrachblair2573]

Found this video late but I finished my rescue course last week and while it was very challenging it was very eye opening 💯

[@fuzzmex3]

Great explanation of what the course is and means. It's amazing what it can do for your confidence and comfort underwater.

[@cozdiver]

I loved the training right up there with tec training. I did loose my mask during it though, I did go back and look for it but with the viz being less than 1m it wasn't possible. I did love the search grid training scenario and panicking diver scenario, my instructor did not go easy on me with that one for sure. How often do you recommend a refresher on the whole course? I have done it twice in a 10yr span, not the CPR part we do that every year along with AED. It is a requirement of the Port Auth.

[@metroplexchl]

We don't need "spin". We need reality. Thanks for giving it.

[@greggordon680]

I think any diver should make it a goal to take this course. Aside from diving applications these techniques will help in many on diving emergencies

[@RDB11B]

I get my open water next weekend God willing! Hope to earn my rescue cert in the future and one day Dive Master!

[@marcussquintess]

My karate/jujitsu instructor was also my assistant dive instructor for my rescue diver course. Needless to say, I never want to rescue him again! However, it was my very next weekend of diving when I had use those new found skills to rescue myself from my own predicament after I burst an eardrum and was completely disoriented and started down the path to panicking. The skills one learns in that course are extremely valuable!

[@bheath12]

Best course I've taken by far. It does make you be more aware of everyone else around you. One thing my instructor did that isn't part of any of the training manuals, but was still very beneficial, was to simulate an entanglement. He wrapped you in about 50' of rope in such a way that you would have to remove your kit in order to successfully disentangle yourself, and you had to do so, while maintaining your buoyancy - his goal here was to task load you. A side result of the course is I'm a lot more comfortable with just tossing my kit in the water and going in after it to put it on (key if you're ever on a live-aboard and there's a emergency in the middle of the night - make sure you've got a tank attached to your gear that you can toss in the water at a moment's notice). I did have to chuckle at the last bit about losing gear. I haven't dropped anything during any of my dives... except during my rescue dive when I dropped my mask and had to find it in about 6" vis because we'd stirred things up (walk-in).

[@하드캐리열목어]

I was almost dying when I took a rescue course few days ago. It required all of my energy remained in my body to rescue panicing diver but is worth to be always.

[@AlvisHerren]

I just did a discover diving course and plan to work on diving certification. I’m sure I’ll want to learn rescue diving eventually too! Excellent video and appreciated the straightforward, no fluff presentation.

[@sausland]

The rescue towing was probably the hardest part. Trying to find the lost diver was the easiest because i had no chance anyways finding someone 50ft down with 3ft visibility lol but it was fun trying.

[@bryonkornder4759]

It seems to me that you took the " You can't save everyone" bit a little hard. I hope you are ok and Thank you so much for the informative videos.

[@amadeuss3341]

Depending 100% on the Instructor. When i did my RD is was boring and quick. But after i was helping another Instructor as a DM, and the way this guy was teaching students was amazing. ---- On the other note about offending - I was assigned the buddy once who had a plug in his octo mouth peace, when i asked him to remove it - he stated that it's to prevent sand and stuff to get in. I told him that if i need his octo i will not have a time to remove the plug, unless he removes it - I'm looking for another buddy.

[@BirdiesGoCherp]

6:07 that point makes it feel worse when you're a doctor.

[@matteoposi9583]

Do you think getting also Piblic Safty Diver makes sense?

[@argonk]

I am considering both Rescue Diver and Advanced Nitrox Diver. Would you see the former as a prerequisite to attend the latter, or they do not necessarily have to come in a particular order? I have the opportunity to take Advanced Nitrox quite soon, so I'd do it first.

[@leehouston4395]

You can do nitrox course along side open water. It doesn’t even require you to get in the water. So just get that done 👍🏻

[@Yggdrasil42]

@@leehouston4395 Advanced Nitrox is a TDI course and not the same as Nitrox though. It's a follow-up to Nitrox, in which you learn to use mixes up to 100% oxygen. It's still a mostly theoretical course though it usually includes learning to dive with deco cylinders. It's usually combined with TDI Decompression Procedures because there's significant overlap and you can save some time by doing them subsequently. Deco Pro is a more hand-on course in which you use your Adv Nx knowledge and learn how to perform safe deco dives, with higher Nx mixes (like 50% O2) for accelerated decompression. It's a fun course and you learn tons about how diving affects your body.

[@Yggdrasil42]

Rescue is separate from Adv Nitrox. I'd do Rescue first, then do a combined Adv Nitrox & Deco Procedures course as your first step into technical diving. That order is not required by the analytical Rescue mindset is a great one to have when you learn about more complex and challenging diving. Enjoy!

[@leehouston4395]

@@Yggdrasil42 ahh my bad. Genuinely didn’t read their comment carefully enough to notice the ‘advanced’. Thanks for the info 👍🏻

[@argonk]

@@Yggdrasil42 That makes sense, thanks for your opinion. I'd add that to dive near the depth limit of recreational diving (40 m) I'd rather have redundant equipment as well as a deco plan, instead of staying at depth for a couple of minutes, not seeing much and risking unplanned deco (as it has happened to me).

[@blindcamel6236]

So which courses do i need? how long does it take to become a rescue diver? and how much does it roughly cost? this is all im trying to figure out but nobody says nothing on any video on youtube and google doesn't tell you either? 1 year, 2 years 5 years?

[@jonthorne16]

Good honest video, pal

[@ivoryjohnson4662]

It was a fun video and I am going for that very soon

[@boris2342]

Scuba Dooba Doo

[@sebi5353]

Well… I am a rescue diver and paramedic I think I am, doomed 😂

[@Martin-kv3th]

Interestingly enough, while it seems like rescue diver in the US is just another advance in your diving hobby, european rescue diving is more about the profession and the actual rescue diving, is also much longer and more intensive

[@scubadivingrickydamiano]

It's not open to my son cause he is only scuba. Until he can get open water nothing is open.looking into what straight scuba certification programs he can get.

[@Yggdrasil42]

Open Water followed by Advanced Open Water (after getting a bit of experience) should always be the first steps. Doesn't matter if PADI, SSI, SDI or any other organization. They're required for Rescue. And that's a good idea imho. The Rescue course can put you under a lot of stress and you want to be comfortable with your normal diving before making that step. Good luck!

[@diveinstructordaniel1095]

How old is he ?

[@scubadivingrickydamiano]

@@diveinstructordaniel1095 since I know he cant go any farther on PADI I was going to look into what courses are open to certified scuba divers. He has been diving for 4 yrs. Professional diving has been helping him alot with improving all of his skills and has has improved since buying his own equipment. He luvs scuba steve Some things he picked up from watching the video and practices in the rec center pool(without gear).

[@diveinstructordaniel1095]

@@scubadivingrickydamiano SSI got Junior open water and specialty’s

[@oldreliable303]

Im the guy who with my old worn out kit and "it'll be fine" way of thinking as i chug my beer, grab the welding leads and jump off the dock,... I give the rescue diver a heart attack... Cheers!!! :)

[@janrusyoutubechannel8466]

Do you guys deliver to South Africa?

[@brendanmarktoh3314]

Did my Rescue in 1998 Damn bloody Lost my dive master mask Paid for it.. Cash

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