PADI Rescue Diver Course

Take the Lead with the PADI Rescue Diver Course at Signature Scuba

The PADI Rescue Diver Course is a pivotal step in your scuba diving journey. More than just a certification, this course pushes you beyond recreational diving—teaching you how to think proactively, act confidently, and care for the safety of others in and out of the water.

At Signature Scuba in Rancho Cucamonga, we make this challenging and rewarding course fun, engaging, and highly educational.

What You'll Learn:

• How to prevent, recognize, and manage diving emergencies

• Rescue techniques for panicked, tired, and unresponsive divers

• Skills in search patterns, emergency surfacing, and exit strategies

• How to create an emergency action plan for dive sites

• Greater confidence, awareness, and control underwater

Although serious in nature, students often find the Rescue course to be one of the most enjoyable and confidence-building experiences in diving.

Become a Safer, Smarter Diver with the PADI Rescue Diver Course

The PADI Rescue Diver Course is one of the most rewarding and transformative scuba classes you’ll ever take. At Signature Scuba in Rancho Cucamonga, we empower divers to go beyond the basics and learn how to prevent and manage diving emergencies—both for themselves and others.

This is the course where many divers say they truly started thinking like a diver.

PADI Rescue Diver Course Requirements:

• Be at least 12 years old

• Hold a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organization)

• Have 20+ logged dives

• Be current in CPR and First Aid within the last two years

• Hold DAN Diver Insurance 

What You’ll Learn and Gain:

• How to prevent emergencies before they start

• How to respond to real-life dive incidents

• New rescue skills, including:

  • Self-rescue techniques

  • Assisting tired or panicked divers

  • Surfacing and managing unconscious divers

  • Missing diver search patterns

  • In-water rescue breathing

  • Exit strategies for injured divers

  • Emergency action planning

• Increased confidence and competence in your diving ability

Training takes place in both pool sessions and open water scenarios to simulate real-world emergencies. You’ll work closely with your Signature Scuba instructor to master each skill at your own pace in a supportive, hands-on environment.

Ready to take on the challenge?
Contact Signature Scuba today to register for your Rescue Diver Course and take the next big leap in your dive training!