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OVERVIEWThis course trains divers in the knowledge and skills needed to manage risks and effectively handle limited in-water problems and diving emergencies. Included are: assists, transports, surface rescues and rescues from depth involving both boat and shore based skin and scuba divers. The course meets the prerequisite rescue training for Skin Diving Instructor, NAUI Assistant Instructor, Divemaster, and Instructor certifications. Note: Adult CPR training (approximately four hours) meets the requirement for Scuba Rescue Diver certification. However, additional CPR training that includes two person CPR and the use of rescue breathing barrier devices, e.g. pocket maskŪ, face shield, is required to meet the requirements for NAUI leadership certification.
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QUALIFICATIONS OF GRADUATES
 | Graduates are considered competent to perform assists and rescues in open water provided the diving site and diving situations approximate those of the course. |
| Graduates may use this certification as a prerequisite for the NAUI Training Assistant Specialty Course, Leadership Courses and Instructor Courses. |
FIRST AID AND CPR TRAINING
| First Aid and CPR instructors who present training in these respective skill areas during this course need not be NAUI Instructors. |
COURSE PREREQUISITES
| Age: Minimum is 15 years. |
| Certification: Training and experience equivalent to NAUI Scuba Diver. |
| CPR & First Aid Certification: If accredited First Aid and CPR certification are not offered as part of the course, current certification in both is required for certification. |
| Open Water. A least one session is to be conducted in open water. An open water session involves one or more skin or scuba rescue exercises. |
Advanced Scuba Rescue Diver
OVERVIEW
This is a certification course for certified scuba divers who desire to assume greater rescue capabilities during diving activities. The training emphasizes accident supervision and management with practical applications in open water. This course is designed specifically to provide the knowledge and skills necessary to:
| Help prevent diving accidents. |
| Recognize life-threatening diving situations. |
| Correctly initiate and/or supervise rescue/assist procedures. |
| Effectively perform in-water rescue/assist techniques and procedures. |
| Correctly manage rescue assistants during and after rescues. |
| Provide immediate, effective post-rescue aid. Correctly manage a diving emergency with adjustments for local variants. |
QUALIFICATIONS OF GRADUATES
For a period of three years after the course, graduates are considered competent to perform assists and rescues in aquatic situations so long as the situation approximates one for which they have been trained. After renewal of certification, the individual will again be considered competent.
RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATION
For renewal of certification, an individual with current First Aid and CPR certifications must correctly demonstrate to an active-status NAUI Instructor the open water skills contained within these standards.
PREREQUISITES FOR ENTERING THE COURSE
| Age. Minimum age is 17 years. | ||||||
| Diver Certification. Minimum is NAUI Advanced Scuba Diver or equivalent. | ||||||
| CPR & First Aid Certification. Current certification in CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and First Aid by a NAUI recognized agency. Training shall include: one rescuer adult CPR, infant/child CPR, two rescuer CPR, and rescue mask - barrier device use. (Certification as a water safety instructor and in lifeguarding is strongly recommended.) | ||||||
| Oxygen Training. Proof of oxygen administration training within the past two years is required unless oxygen administration is offered as part of the course. Oxygen administration training must include the assembly, use, and basic maintenance of constant flow and demand valve oxygen delivery systems. | ||||||
| Diving Skills. Participants must
comfortably perform the following skills prior to beginning training. Time involved for
performing the skills is in addition to the estimated course hours. The instructor is to
use these skills as screening evaluation criteria:
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