Rescue Diving

Rescue diving has become almost an essential form of diving – as most communities expect preparedness for all emergency situations and water emergencies are no different.
A rescue team is most often made up of professionals who already work in the field, such as paramedics, fire fighters and policeman; this is an asset as they are usually the first responder to an accident scene. Volunteers are also depended on, especially in more remote areas of the country.

Rescue diving not only includes the general rescue, can also include advanced first aid while still in the water or more complicated rescue efforts not traditionally covered by standard first aid and dive training. The qualification for rescue diving are not easy and the physical fitness requirements are very demanding, due to the tasks they may need to be performed. One additional training tool is rescue diving pictures, these photos can greatly enhance a training diving those preparing for certification an idea of what to expect. There are situations that one may never see, but someone has and they are the ones that can teach the right and wrongs ways to handle a situation. As it is known, there is no better person to learn from than from someone who has been there.

Unfortunately there may be times when a rescue diver may be called upon to help in the rescue of a fellow diver who has found difficulty in an open water or cave dive, for this reason it is important to not dive alone and make sure that each person in the group is able to handle any type of emergencies or know how to get help. To ensure proper certification and guidelines are met, dive rescue international’s approach to aquatic readiness ensures rescue divers know how to respond to a water emergency. To help with this process, field scenarios are held from time to time to keep certifications up to date, while ensuring that new techniques are being practiced and taken to heart to help save an injured person, these are the same routines used by fire departments and police officers to prepare for scenarios they may face – so it is not a new idea and is proven to work well.

While most rescue divers will be professionals there are those who maintain a rescue diving certification to simply help those in trouble and use their knowledge for something other than sight seeing.