PADI Search and Recovery

The PADI Search and Recovery Diver Course

Have you ever dropped something in the water? Are you looking for lost "treasure"?

The PADI Search and Recovery Diver Specialty course will teach you effective ways to find objects underwater and bring them to the surface. Small, large or just awkward, there is a way to bring them up.

The Fun Part

Find lost items and lift them to the surface. It's fun to use the 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 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

Prerequisites

Divers must be at least 12 Years old
Junior Advanced Open Water Diver or Qualifying rating or Junior Open Water Diver with PADI Underwater Navigator Specialty
Search and Recovery Crew-pak

The Gear You'll Need:

A basic set of scuba equipment and dive regulator, we can provide you this if you do not have your own gear, we will also be happy to help you purchase a set from a local supplier if you wish. You will be using a lift bag and an underwater compass too.

Your Certification Card

We will help you fill out the Personal Identification Card to be sent to PADI along with a passport photograph. We will also issue you with a temporary card that is valid for 90 days. That should be plenty of time to receive your shiny new certification card from PADI.

If you wish, at the time of sending the PIC, you can also request a PADI Project Aware emblem on your card, by making a small donation to this organisation.

Your Next Adventure

Because you often need to navigate to specific spots to find lost items, the Underwater Navigator course can help you perfect your navigation skills.