Stress & Rescue Diving Course

From Diver to Guardian

Ask any experienced diver which certification impacted them the most, and they will all give you the same answer: the Rescue Course. It is widely considered the most challenging, rewarding, and undeniably fun recreational diving program out there.
 
At Manta Dive Gili Trawangan, the 3-day SSI Stress & Rescue Diver Course completely transforms how you look at the water. You will shift your focus away from your own gear and learn to look out for the safety and well-being of those around you. By learning to anticipate, prevent, and manage dive emergencies, you return home not just a certified diver, but a highly confident safety guardian in the global diving community.
 
 
What Is Included
  • Full Equipment Rental: Standard scuba gear plus specialized safety tools used during rescue scenarios.
  • React Right First Aid Certification: Fully integrated training covering CPR, First Aid, Oxygen Administration, and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) usage.
  • Dedicated Pool Sessions: Multiple confined-water labs to break down complex protocols before entering the ocean.
  • Open Water Training Dives: Real-world boat dives around the Gili Islands to practice searches, handling panicked divers, and surface extractions.
  • Digital Learning Materials & Certification: Full lifetime access to digital course manuals and your global SSI digital certification card.
     
What to bring: Bring a towel and Swimwear

 

What to Expect: Your 3-Day Action Plan

 
Day 0: Welcome & Orientation
Arrive at Manta Dive to meet your instruction team, complete your check-in paperwork, and discuss the upcoming logistics for the course.
 
 
Day 1: Theory, Pool Skills & Self-Rescue
  1. Academics & Gear Setup:08:00 - 12:00.
    Dive into the psychology of stress. You'll learn how to identify early panic signs in yourself and others before an emergency even triggers.
     
  2. Confined Water Mechanics: 13:00 - 14:30.
    Head to our training pool to master foundational rescue techniques: handling tired divers, cramped legs, and regulating your own composure.
     
  3. Open Water Dive 1:15:00 - 16:30.
    Take your initial skills directly into the ocean. Your first training dive centers heavily on self-rescue techniques and total buoyancy control under pressure.
     

Day 2: Advanced Rescue Skills & Management

  1. Stress Analysis:08:00 - 09:30.
    Review complex accident response planning, missing diver procedures, and how to direct bystanders during a shore or boat emergency.
     
  2. Pool Drills 2 & 3:10:00 - 12:30.
    Practice managing a panicked diver at the surface and underwater, bringing an unresponsive diver to the surface, and executing rescue breathing in deep water.
     
  3. Open Water Dive 2:14:00 - 17:00.
    Board our dive boat to test your rescue approaches, surface updates, and towing techniques in real ocean conditions.
     

Day 3: React Right First Aid & Emergency Simulations

  1. React Right Training:08:30 - 12:30.
    A dry, hands-on certification course covering life-saving CPR, secondary assessment, automated defibrillators, and critical oxygen deployment for pressure injuries.
     
  2. The Final Simulations:14:00 - 16:00.
    Put it all together. During Dives 3 and 4, you will encounter surprise, realistic open-water crisis simulations, including search patterns and full extractions, requiring quick, calculated responses
     
  3. Debrief & Exam:16:00 - 17:00.
    Complete your final written exam, review your team performance with your instructor, and celebrate earning your Stress & Rescue certification!

General terms for operation


PLEASE NOTE - there is no pickup available from your hotel -  just make your own way to Manta Dive Gili Trawangan.

  • Daily (with seasonal exceptions), subject to availability.
  • Staff will receive your booking and reconfirm within 24hrs.
  • Occasionally, the dates selected may no longer be available. In such cases, every effort will be made to accommodate you with a date change or alternative option. 

Diving Course Terms & Conditions
 

Requirements
 

To participate in this course, you must:
  • Hold a valid Open Water Diver certification (or equivalent).
  • Be at least 12 years old.
  • Complete a Medical Statement before diving. If you answer "Yes" to any medical question, written clearance from a doctor is required before arrival. Failure to provide required medical clearance may result in being unable to participate, with no refund.
  • Have valid dive insurance covering diving activities.
  • Be able to complete a 180m swim and a 10-minute survival float without aids.
  • Wait at least 24 hours after your final dive before flying or travelling to altitude.
 

Course Limits & Completion

 
  • Maximum depth: 18 meters
  • All courses are performance-based, and certification is awarded at the instructor's discretion.
  • If a course cannot be completed, referral paperwork may be provided.
 

Course fees

 
  • Course prices include all equipment, instructor fees, and boat fees.
  • Course prices exclude the Marine Park Fee (Rp100,000 per person), payable on-site.
 

Amendments and Cancellations & Fees
 

  • Booking dates may be changed free of charge, subject to availability.
  • Courses may be rescheduled in cases of illness, subject to availability.
  • Diving courses are non-refundable.
  • We are not liable for cancellations due to illness, family matters, missed flights, travel changes, or force majeure events.

Summary

Location: Gili Trawangan
Duration: 3 Days
Categories: Diving

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