SSI Rescue & React Right Combo

Learn to Prevent and Manage Diving Emergencies with the Rescue & React Right Course

The SSI Rescue Combo is the ultimate course for divers who want to improve their safety, awareness, and emergency response skills. This program combines the SSI Diver Stress & Rescue Course with the SSI React Right First Aid Certification, equipping you with the knowledge and hands-on experience needed to handle real-world diving emergencies.

By completing this comprehensive training, you’ll become a more confident, responsible, and prepared diver, capable of assisting others in distress and managing emergencies effectively.

Why Choose the Rescue & React Right Combo?

• Be a Safer Diver – Learn how to prevent and respond to diving emergencies.
• Build Confidence & Leadership Skills – Take control in stressful underwater scenarios.
• Earn Two Certifications – Gain the SSI Diver Stress & Rescue and SSI React Right First Aid qualifications.
• Gain Essential Life-Saving Skills – Includes First Aid, CPR, AED, and Emergency Oxygen Provider training.
• Improve Your Diving Knowledge – Understand how to recognise stress, prevent accidents, and assist divers in need.

This course is ideal for divers who want to take their training beyond recreational diving and develop skills that could save lives underwater and on land.

What’s Included in the Rescue & React Right Course?

This program follows the standard SSI Diver Stress & Rescue and React Right curriculums but in a streamlined format to ensure efficient learning and skill development.

Part 1: SSI React Right (1 Day, Dry Course)

• Primary Assessment – Learn how to assess an emergency.
• First Aid & CPR – Perform life-saving first aid techniques and administer CPR.
• AED (Automated External Defibrillator) – Learn how to use an AED in cardiac emergencies.
• Emergency Oxygen Provider – Recognise and treat decompression sickness and hypoxia.

Part 2: SSI Diver Stress & Rescue (3 to 4 Days)

• Recognising & Managing Stress – Understand how stress affects divers and how to respond.
• Rescue Skills & Techniques – Learn rescue procedures, search patterns, and diver recovery methods.
• In-Water Rescue Scenarios – Practise real-life emergency simulations both at the surface and underwater.
• Assisting Panicked & Unconscious Divers – Master safe techniques to rescue distressed or unresponsive divers.

By combining these courses, you’ll gain a complete understanding of diver safety and emergency response, making you a better dive buddy, leader, and future dive professional.

Who Can Join the Rescue & React Right Combo?

• Advanced Open Water Divers – Must have SSI Advanced Adventurer or equivalent certification.
• Divers Looking to Improve Safety & Confidence – Ideal for those who dive frequently or plan to become professionals.
• Aspiring Divemasters & Instructors – This is a mandatory step for professional dive training.

📍 Looking for more advanced training? You may also be interested in:

• SSI Master Diver Combo – Take your skills to the highest recreational level.
• SSI Enriched Air Nitrox – Improve your bottom time and safety.

Duration & Schedule

• 4 to 5 Days Total

  • SSI React Right: 1 Day (Dry Course, First Aid & CPR Training)
  • SSI Diver Stress & Rescue: 3 to 4 Days (6 Open Water Dives, Rescue Scenarios)

• Flexible Learning Options

  • Complete the eLearning modules before arrival for more time in practical training.
  • Small group sizes ensure individual attention and hands-on experience.

What’s Included?

• First Aid, CPR, AED & Emergency Oxygen training
• 6 training dives with an SSI Instructor
• Certification for SSI Diver Stress & Rescue & SSI React Right
• All scuba equipment rental
• Rescue scenarios in real-world conditions

What to Bring?

• Swimsuit & towel
• SSI Medical Form (if required)
• Logbook (in the SSI app)

Safety Considerations & Important Notes

• Flying after diving? Wait at least 18-24 hours after your last dive before flying.
• Medical Questionnaire: If you answer YES to any questions, a doctor’s clearance is required.
• Physical Fitness Required: You must be comfortable in the water and able to assist other divers.