This is a general schedule of the course. This offers a general idea of how your training is structured. The course is performance-based so your instructor may introduce changes depending on some unforeseen variables.

Day 1 (10am to 4pm)

• Administrative paperworks (including collection of your eRecords)
• Orientation
• Course Videos
• Knowledge Reviews
• Quizzes
• EFR Primary & Secondary Care

Day 2 (9am to 4pm)

• Self RescueExercise 1 – Tired DiverAssist a tired (rational) responsive diver at the surface, demonstrating:
  • Approach
  • Evaluation
  • Making Contact
  • Reassuring the Diver
  • Assists and Transport
  • Equipment Removal

  Exercise 2 – Panicked Diver

  Rescue a panicked (irrational) diver, demonstrating:

  • Approach
  • Evaluation
  • Making Contact
  • Locating Weight Releases
  • Approach with a quick reverse to stay out of a panicked diver’s grasp

  Exercise 3 – Response from shore, boat or dock (responsive diver)

  Assist a responsive diver in distress, demonstrating:

  • Nonswimming assists, including reaches/extensions and throws
  • Water entries without losing sight of the victim and paced to conserve energy
  • Swimming assists and rescues, with and without emergency floatation equipment
  • Tows with and without equipment removed, including underarm push, tank valve tow and modified tired-swimmer carry
  • Use out-of-water exits

  Exercise 4 – Distressed Diver Underwater

  1. Correctly identify and respond to a diver simulating overexertion underwater
  2. Correctly identify and respond to a panicked diver making an uncontrolled ascent
  3. Correctly identify and provide air to, via an alternate air source, a diver simulating an out-of-air emergency, and make a controlled air-sharing ascent

  Exercise 5 – Missing Diver

  Quickly and effi ciently search for and locate a missing diver using an underwater search pattern.

  Exercise 6 – Surfacing the Unresponsive Diver

  1. Use controlled positive buoyancy as an aid to ascent
  2. Bring an unresponsive diver to the surface using buoyancy control of either the unresponsive diver or the rescuer

  Exercise 7 – Unresponsive Diver at the Surface

  1. Make contact with and check for breathing on an unresponsive diver at the surface, demonstrating

  • Calling for help while establishing buoyancy and turning the diver face up
  • Removing the diver’s mask and regulator, opening airway and checking for breathing

  2. Demonstrate inwater rescue breathing using the following methods:

  • Mouth-to-pocket mask
  • Mouth-to-mouth
  • Mouth-to-nose (optional)
  • Mouth-to-snorkel (optional)

  3. While continuing effective rescue breathing, demonstrate equipment removal (victim and rescuer) while towing the diver toward an exit.

Day 3 (9am to 4pm)

• Exercise 8 – Exiting the Unresponsive Diver
  1. Remove a breathing, unresponsive diver from the water, both with and without assistance
  2. Remove a nonbreathing diver from the water, both with and without assistance

  Exercise 9 – First Aid for Pressure-Related Injuries and Oxygen Administration

  1. Demonstrate steps and procedures for administering oxygen to a breathing, unresponsive diver with suspected decompression illness
  2. Administer oxygen to a nonbreathing diver while using a pocket mask for rescue breathing

  Exercise 10 – Response from Shore/Boat to Unresponsive (nonbreathing) Diver at the Surface

  Respond to a diver emergency that requires attending to a nonbreathing, unresponsive diver on the surface, demonstrating inwater rescue breathing, exiting the water and then providing CPR.

• 2 Rescue Scenarios
• Final Exam
• Closing

Reminder: Please do not forget to bring your eRecord, your medical certificate (when applicable), swim wear (rashguards, board shorts, swimsuits, etc), set of dry clothes, lunch and transportation money. Wetsuit, boots and towels will be provided for use onsite.