SEARCH AND RECOVERY DIVER COURSE
Retrieve lost items that have fallen overboard or over a dock. Learn effective swimming patterns and using a lift bag for heavy objects.
It happens: People accidentally drop things from docks, off boats or even while scuba diving. If you’ve ever lost something in the water and wanted to go find it, then the PADI Search and Recovery Diver Specialty course is for you. There are effective ways to search for objects underwater that increase your chances of success. And there are good and better methods to bring up small, large or just awkward items. Search and recovery can be challenging, but a whole lot of fun.
PADI (Junior) Advanced Open Water Divers who are at least 12 years old can enroll in the Search and Recover Diver course. PADI (Junior) Open Water Divers with a PADI Underwater Navigator certification also qualify.
The course fee includes: Course manual, four dives, certification card.
Availability: Contact us for booking information
The Fun Part
The fun part of this course is giving your dive skills a polish you may not have thought possible.
What You'll Learn
What You'll Need
Besides your basic scuba equipment, you’ll need a compass and underwater slate. Your PADI Instructor or the Divers Cove staff may suggest other gear that may help with your searches, such as a dive light, marker buoys, lines, and reels.
