The course consists of: one classroom session, one confined water session, one day of rescue scenario sessions and an on-beach final that will test all your skills in a simulated emergency situation, earning you a PADI Rescue Diver certification. We also include your EFR training conducted usually one evening prior to the Rescue weekend; check with us on EFR evening program dates.

Pick the weekend starting date from the available dates below.
Includes eLearning, crew-pak with oral-nasal mask, confined water & ocean training and certification card and all EFR materials (guidebook, bandages, face shield, gloves in key chain and certification)

Typical program itinerary (times and locations may vary):
Thursday - EFR guidebook knowledge review done in advance!
6:30 pm - 10 pm - academic review, skills and scenarios training

Saturday - RESCUE eLearning must be completed before this day!
9 am - 10:45 am, academic classroom review 
11:00 am - 4 pm, rescue confined water skills review and training

Sunday - 
8 am - 1 pm, Ocean skills and scenarios training, then CELEBRATE!

Pre-requisite: PADI (or equivalent) Advanced Open Water or Adventure diver with proof of navigation training dive and minimum of 12 years old.

Note: our ocean training usually takes place right in Malibu from one of our protected beaches. Occassionally, we need to move it to a different location if the surf is too large. Check with your instructor.

We only offer PADI eLearning for you to learn the dive theory or academic portion of your  RESCUE diver program; this way you can finish the class portion on your own pace and in your own free time, and you don't have to drive and come to the classroom for several days. On your first pool day, you will spend some time with your instructor in the classroom before you head to the pool, to answer your questions and concerns. We'll also do a brief quiz to test your knowledge. Then you're off to the pool to put that knowledge into practice!

You can purchase the eLearning for now then come back to pick the dates for the remainder iof your pool session and open water session.

One class session is conducted in the classroom at Malibu Divers.

Pick the date from the available dates below.

NOTE: Includes guidebook, mouth shield, bandages, and training and certification card.

Note: You cannot start the Rescue Diver in-water session before finishing your Rescue eLearning and EFR training, or you have a referral form that proves the completion of the class portions.

Typical schedule - do check with us as it may change.

Thursday - EFR guidebook knowledge review done in advance!
6:30 pm - 10 pm - academic review, skills and scenarios training

Oxygen, water, and food are fundamentally important to all animals. Of these three basic essentials for the maintenance of life, the lack of oxygen leads to death most rapidly. First aid with emergency oxygen is useful or necessary as a treatment for many injuries, diseases and intoxication's that interfere with oxygen reaching the blood or tissues. For recreational scuba divers, emergency oxygen is the primary first aid given to individuals suffering from a near drowning or decompression illness (lung overexpansion injuries and decompression sickness). Providing emergency oxygen has become the standard of practice for treating injured scuba divers since it provides oxygen to starved tissues and aids in bubble reduction.

One class session (2-3 hours) is conducted in the classroom at Malibu Divers. Counts toward PADI MSD, Master Scuba Diver rating since it is a PADI Specialty Course.

Pick the date from the available dates below.

Includes manual, mouth shield, and training and certification card.

Note: There are no pre-requisites.

Need a different date? or want to do elearning instead of manual?

One weekend with one day for your class session and confined water skills session, and one day scenario training in Malibu. Your time is divided between the classroom at Malibu Divers and learning the core Rescue foundational skills and putting them to practice at the ocean.

Pick the weekend starting date from the available dates below. (EFR will be Thursday night before the weekend.)

Includes crew pak with oral-nasal mask, confined water & ocean training and EFR (CPR & First Aid) materials & training and certification cards.

Note: You cannot start the Rescue Diver in-water session before finishing your Rescue eLearning, or you have a referral form that proves the completion of the class portion.

Typical program itinerary (times and locations may vary):

Thursday - EFR guidebook knowledge review done in advance!
6:30 pm - 10 pm - academic review, skills and scenarios training

Saturday - eLearning must be completed before this day!
9 am - 10:45 am, academic classroom review 
11:00 am - 4 pm, rescue skills review and training

Sunday - 
8 am - 1 pm, Ocean skills and scenarios training, then CELEBRATE!