Search & Recovery Diver

You're at the start of a dive and someone accidently drops a weight belt overboard, into the water which has less than ideal visibility. How do you find it and then recover it to the surface?

This course is designed to introduce you to search and recovery diving and help you develop the skills and knowledge for safe search and recovery diving. You'll learn the planning, organisation, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of search and recovery diving, how to execute a variety of search patterns and considerations for using various lifting devices.

• Cost
• £150 including course materials, kit hire and certification.

• Minimum Age
• 12 years old

• Duration
• Four dives conducted over two days

• Prerequisites
• You must be certified as a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or equivalent, or an Open Water diver with a PADI Underwater Navigator speciality.
• Proof of certification will be required.