Search and Recovery

The PADI Search and Recovery Diver Course

The PADI Search and Recovery Diver Specialty course will teach you effective ways to find objects underwater and bring them to the surface. Find lost items and lift them to the surface. It’s fun to use a 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.

What You Will Learn

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

Equipment

All equipment is supplied with the course.

Prerequisites

A certified PADI (junior) Advanced Open Water Diver
A PADI (junior) Open Water Diver and a PADI Underwater Navigator (or equivalent certification from another organization)
At least 12 years old


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