Rescue Diver

PADI Rescue Diver - While challenging this course is famous for creating confidence in divers and it is a foundation for PADI Master Scuba Diver and 'Go Pro' Divemaster Internships.


PADI Rescue Diver Course, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

The PADI Rescue Diver course is always a favorite mentioned by dive professionals and the students who have taken it. Most students who take the training agree that it was the best course they have ever enrolled in while Instructors agree it is one of the most fun to teach.

At Barefoot Dive Pro we conduct our rescue classes over 3 to 4 days. The theory side of the course includes 4 academic class sessions and independent study with a final exam. You can take advantage of © eLearning and complete the theory at home before coming to Cabo for your training exercises.

All student divers enrolling in a PADI Rescue Diver course are required to fill out the PADI Medical Statement. Please download and print out a copy. If you answer YES to any of the conditions you will need to see your doctor for clearance before we can begin your scuba training.


The practical sessions include 10 in water training exercises that include skills like, responding from the shore, a boat or a dock, responsive and unresponsive divers and distressed divers on the surface and underwater. Once you are comfortable with these skills you progress to the two final scenarios where you decide how to manage an accident and implement your skills.

Your Instructor staff includes the highest rated PADI Instructors, Instructor Trainer and the only Hyperbaric Dive Medic in Cabo San Lucas. They use their extensive experience and knowledge to make every Rescue course taught here memorable and thorough.

During the program you will build your confidence and abilities to see, predict and respond to emergencies – this will increase your enjoyment of diving, your level of competence and value as a dive buddy knowing what to do or how to avoid accidents.

The course fee includes all required PADI materials, equipment rental, course and certification fees and local taxes. No other dive center in Los Cabos offers such comprehensive training. With a reputation for being the leader in quality instruction for Divemasters and Instructors, you’ll be amazed at how much you learn and how much you enjoy being immersed in our PADI program during the Rescue Diver part of your dive education.

If  this course is part of your plans and you are considering taking the next step into a professional dive career then click the button below to read about PADI Divemaster Internships at Barefoot Dive Pro, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

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