PADI Search & Recovery Diver

Duration: 2 Days

Experience Required: PADI Advanced Open Water (or equivalent)

Dive Gear Included: Full Dive Gear

Minimum Age: 12 Years

Features: Online Theory, 4 Training Dives

Have you ever dropped something in the water?

Are you looking for lost “treasure”? The PADI Search and Recovery Diver Specialty course will teach you effective ways to find objects underwater and bring them to the surface. Small, large or just awkward, there is a way to bring them up.

Find lost items and lift them to the surface. It’s fun to use the lift bag. Not only are these skills fun, but very practical and ultimately useful because eventually, you’ll lose something in the water. As a Search and Recovery Diver, you’ll know how to search for and recover it.

During this course you’ll learn about:

Search and recovery dive planning, organization, procedures, techniques and how to deal with potential problems
How to locate large and small objects using search patterns
How to use a lift bag and other recovery methods
Limited visibility search techniques

The learning materials you need:
The PADI Search and Recovery e-Learning includes everything needed to prepare for the PADI Search and Recovery Specialty course. The e-Learning includes a search pattern reference guide, knot-tying diagrams and an overview of how to organize a search.