PADI Search and Recovery Diver

Finding items underwater is both challenging and rewarding. You need to know how to gather information, organize a search and choose an effective underwater search pattern. In this training you willl learn and hone these new skills in various practice scenarios.

The Fun Part

The fun part is knowing you have the skills and training to recover valuable items dropped on a dive - like saving someone's camera.  And, let's face it, anytime you get to use a lift bag, is fun!

What You Learn

• Search and recovery dive planning, organization, procedures, techniques
• 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

What You Need:

GEAR:   A full scuba package appropriate to the water temperature of the diving environment.

MATERIALS:  The Advanced Open Water Manual - Chapter on Search & Recovery

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PREREQUISITES:  Must be a certified Open Water Diver or higher.

What's Next

• PADI Underwater Navigator  --   perfect your navigation skills with this excellent next step because you often need to navigate to a specific spot to recover lost items.

For more information, available course dates and registration -- contact us and discuss options with one of our Team Members.