GUE RESCUE PRIMER (AOWD)

Diving is a safe outdoor activity with low accident rates, but like any activity, participants should be prepared for emergencies and capable of performing rescue measures to assist team members. Being aware of your ability to help will boost your confidence and make your dives safer and more enjoyable.

The GUE Rescue Primer is a course that teaches divers fundamental rescue techniques essential for handling diving emergencies.

WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?

The ability to prevent or manage stressful situations and emergencies underwater is one of the most important skills you’ll ever learn. For this reason, the Rescue Primer should be at the top of every diver’s to-do list.

This course is recommended for anyone who wishes to continue diving at any level. Ideally, the course should be completed after the Navigation Primer, as it requires navigation skills.

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?

The course content includes:

• Assisting distressed divers at the surface and underwater, including the recovery of unresponsive divers.
• Protocols for missing diver scenarios.
• Surface management during a diving emergency.
• Diving-specific Basic Life Support (BLS) for Decompression Illness (DCI).

REQUIREMENTS AND DURATION

Participants in the GUE Rescue Primer must:

• Be at least 16 years old.
• Be physically and mentally fit.
• Be non-smokers.
• Be able to swim.
• Provide written approval from a doctor if taking prescription medications (except contraceptives) or if a medical condition exists that could pose a risk while diving.
• Have completed the GUE Recreational Diver 1 course or a GUE Fundamentals course at the "recreational" level.
• Have logged at least 25 non-training dives.

For a full list of course requirements, click here:

https://www.gue.com/files/Standards_and_Procedures/standards10/Rescue-Standards-v10.1.pdf

The Rescue Primer is typically conducted over two days. It includes at least four practical water sessions (including three dives) and requires a minimum of 16 hours of instruction, consisting of classroom theory, land exercises, and practical water work.

This course can also be completed as part of the GUE Advanced Open Water Diver program.

If desired, the course can be conducted as an individual course for €500.00.