Key Largo Advanced Rescue Seminar 2023
Have you ever felt that you were not really prepared to handle an emergency on a dive boat? This seminar will give each diver the opportunity to practice their rescue skill off of a dive boat. After a review of what was learned during the rescue class and a review of CPR and Emergency Oxygen Administration, each diver will get hands-on experience recovering a simulated unconscious diver. Each diver will also get hands-on experience exiting a diver from the water onto a boat. The seminar also includes hands-on experience deploying a rescue rope and a lifeguard rescue board from a boat.
Availability: Contact us for booking information
Trip Information
- Dates: October 12-16, 2023
- Price: $850 per student
- Deposit: $200 (required to reserve space, Non-Refundable)
- Trip Leader: Paul Washington, Jr.
Prerequisites
- AOW or equivalent
- Rescue or equivalent
- Current EFR or DAN BLS (within the last two years)
- Proof of 25 dives (50 is recommended)
- Good buoyancy
Price includes
- 3 and a half days of instruction
- DAN DFA Pro materials
- 2 days of classroom time
- 2 days of diving (1 day of boat dives and 1 day of beach dives)
- 3 days of lunch
- Water bottle
- Shirt
- Gratuities for dive crew
Price does not include
- Lodging
- Airfare
- Transfers/transportation
- Additional dives
- Meet & greet dinner
- Meals other than lunch on days 1-3
- Incidentals: laundry, etc.
- Equipment rentals
- Trip Cancellation/Interruption Insurance: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
- Dive Insurance: REQUIRED
Agenda
1. Day 0: Homework
- DAN eLearning classes: Dive Boat Safety Best Practices, Emergency Planning for Divers, Emergency Planning for Dive Operators & Professionals
- Meet and greet night
2. Day 1: Classroom
- Review Emergency Oxygen, CPR, and First Aid
- Search videos
- DAN Emergency Planning
3. Day 2: Jules
- Search patterns
- Recover unconscious diver
- Exit the unresponsive diver
- Board use
4. Day 3: Boat Charter (full day)
- Rescue scenarios
- 5 teams rotating through each role: Victim and In-Water Video Team, Safety Divers and Equipment Recovery Team, Rescue Team, Board and CPR Team, Peer Evaluation and Boat Video Team
5: Day 4: Classroom (half day)
- Review videos
- Review team evaluations
