Rescue Diver Course
Be the Diver Everyone Trusts
SDI Rescue Diver
Master calm under pressure. Learn to think, act, and lead when it matters most.
When emergencies happen underwater, it’s the prepared diver who makes the difference.
The Rescue Diver course builds your confidence and transforms how you dive — turning stress into action and panic into calm. You’ll gain the awareness, composure, and skillset that mark a true leader in the water.
Why Train with Frontier Tech Divers
Frontier Tech Divers takes your training beyond textbook exercises. Our instructors are experienced in real rescue operations and technical diving environments. In fact our head instructor is the only Professional Rescue Instructor active in the Philippines [check out our ERDI page]
You’ll train in realistic conditions and build the mental resilience to stay sharp when others freeze. Our courses are not just the minimum 2 days in a pool. Classroom can be done in advance with Zoom calls so that your time spent here is mostly practical. Skills are introduced in the pool, but then you’ll be completing five open water scenarios.
Globally Recognised Qualification
Real-world Scenatios
Professional Mentorship
Small, fun, focused classes
What you'll learn
Practical skills and scenario-based training include:
- Recognizing and preventing diver stress before it becomes a problem
- Managing diver rescues at the surface and underwater
- Responding to unresponsive divers
- Self-rescue techniques and air management
- Assisting tired, panicked, or unconscious divers
- Organizing emergency action plans and search patterns
Optional Add-on:
First Aid / Oxygen Provider training available as a companion course. Check out
Rescue Course Promos
Build your rescue course with first aid/CPR and O2 provider options
SDI Rescue Diver
Peso 19500
- 3 days training
- Elearning included
- All rental equipment, dives and certification fees
- Requires any First Aid / CPR (within past 24 months)
Rescue + First Aid
Peso 23500
- Full Rescue Diver Course
- First Aid elearning
- Online classroom
- 3 days includes Rescue and First Aid certification
Rescue + First Aid + O2 Provider
Peso 25000
- Rescue + First Aid courses
- Oxygen Provider course
- Loan of manual, certification
- Total 3 1/2 days with Rescue / First Aid and O2 Provider certification
Course Pathway & Requirements
SDI believes that every diver’s goal should be rescue. One barrier that we have found is that some open water divers don’t see the need for the advanced course . With SDI you can go directly from Open water to Rescue if you have proof of 15 or more logged dives.
Prerequisites:
- Open Water dive with 15+ logged divers or SDI Advanced Adventure Diver (= Advanced OW from other agencies)
- Minimum 15 years old (Junior Rescue at 12 years old)
- Current CPR/First Aid certification (within 24 months)
- Duration: 3 days of practical sessions and scenario dives
Includes:
- All in-water training with rental equipment if needed
- Elearning
- Rescue scenarios and briefings
- Certification card
FAQs
Peso 19500 SDI Rescue Diver Including elearning
The answer is everything you need to become a Rescue Diver is included. Elearning, class [face to face or online], equipment rental, boat/pool/digital logbook and certification
The only extra – First Aid and O2 Provider courses if required
Yes, we are very flexible with scheduling. You can take longer for all courses, as well as take a day off if you’d like a break.
Absolutely ! As one of the big three dive agencies our licenses are accepted in every country and also by other agencies for further training, if you plan to move forward to DM or instructor
Yes, full rental gear is included.
No, but you do need a bit have stamina in the water. Having said that, the strongest tool that every rescue diver carries is their brain.
Our maximum ratio is four students to one instructor.
No, if you have proof of at least 15 logged dives then you can go directly from Open Water to Rescue