RAID Performance Diver
We all love diving, it’s our passion and love for the ocean that makes our sport fun and exciting, but what if something was to go wrong, would you know what to do to help yourself or your dive buddy?
ARE YOU READY FOR THIS?
Expand your knowledge and skills beyond those of a recreational diver with RAID’s unique Master Rescue course.The course is demanding and realistic in its conduct, content and approach. The RAID Master Rescue Diver course is an important and crucial step in expanding your knowledge and experience beyond a purely recreational level.
Regarded as one of the most valuable and rewarding courses you can do in your diving career this unique course builds confidence and ability, providing the skills and knowledge to help you better understand how to respond safely and efficiently to surface and underwater emergencies. We the Team at Bay City Scuba strongly believe that the RAID Master Rescue is not only a course that increases your knowledge, experience and safety for both you and the people you dive with but should be part of each and every divers education.
RAID Performance Diver
Course Overview
We all love diving, it’s our passion and love for the ocean that makes our sport fun and exciting, but what if something was to go wrong, would you know what to do to help yourself or your dive buddy?
ARE YOU READY FOR THIS?
Read MoreThe following subjects are covered throughout the online training and expanded upon during the two evening sessions of theory.
- Diving In General
- Environment
- Equipment
- Physics
- Physiology
- Management
- Rescue
- Confined Water Training
- Open Water Training
The evening sessions are designed to delve deeper into what becoming a rescue diver is all about. Through a series of presentations and workshops, you will have a clearer understanding about what is involved in aiding another diver. With such a wealth of information detailed in the manuals and the theory nights, we ensure that you have the best knowledge and skills training of any training organization.
It’s not just about being book smart!
In the practical section of this course you will learn all of the skills necessary to aid another diver who has lost the ability to help themselves. It’s tough, its full on but the rewards after two days are well worth the effort.
Some of the things that will be covered during the practical section of the program are as follows:
- Self-rescue and diver stress
- Swimming and non-swimming assists
- Panicked diver response
- Underwater problems
- Missing diver procedures
- Surfacing the unconscious diver
- In-water artificial respiration
- Emergency Exits and diver extractions
- First aid procedures for pressure related accidents
- Dive accident scenarios
- Diving first aid
- Rescue Risk Management and equipment considerations
- Emergency Management
- Post Accident Reporting
You must:
- To be a minimum of 15 years old.
- Completed and passed Master Rescue academic section Quick Quiz and Exam.
- Have a minimum of 12 hours logged underwater whilst using open circuit equipment.
- Have a RAID Advanced 35 or Explorer 30 certification or equivalent certification from a recognized training agency.
- Complete the RAID registration procedures.
- Have a current rescue First Aid, Breathing/CPR, and oxygen provider certificate from a recognized authority. We can assist with this training if needed.
Single Back Mount Configuration:
- Single cylinder of adequate capacity (11litres or above)
- DIN First stage
- One Standard regulator with 2m / 7ft hose with piston clip for clipping off regulator when stowed or standard short hose configuration.
- One Back up regulator wit standard length hose fitted with a neck bungee
- One low pressure inflator hose for BCD
- One low pressure inflator hose for Dry Suit
- One SPG with piston clip for attaching to D’Ring when stowed
- (When using any helium mixes, an off board dry suit inflation system must be used or bailout gas must be used for suit inflation)
BCD must be adequate, has the capacity to carry a side sling cylinder and must have adequate lift.
Twinset Equipment Configuration:
- Twin Cylinder with an isolation manifold and DIN valves.
- Minimum10 liter cylinders (12 liter is preferred)
Right hand post regulator:
- DIN First stage, primary regulator with 2m / 7ft hose with piston clip for clipping off regulator when stowed. This regulator must be HOG LOOPED
- One low pressure inflator hose for BCD
- If using Transmitter style computers, transmitter to be placed on this side.
Left hand post regulator:
- DIN First stage, One Back up regulator wit standard length hose fitted with a neck bungee
- One low pressure inflator hose for Dry Suit
- One SPG with piston clip for attaching to D’Ring when stowed
- (When using any helium mixes, an off board dry suit inflation system must be used or bailout gas must be used for suit inflation)
Sidemount Equipment Configuration:
- Cylinders with DIN valves and preferably left and right side valves adequate for sidemount diving.
- Minimum 10 litre, 232 bar cylinders
- 12 litre, 232 bar cylinders prefered
- 7 litre, 300 bar cylinders are possible (consult with your instructor)
- Appropriate sidemount rigging kits on all cylinders
- Sidemount harness must be adequate, has the capacity to carry a side sling cylinder and must have adequate lift.
Right hand post regulator:
- DIN First stage, primary regulator with 2m / 7ft hose with piston clip for clipping off regulator when stowed. This regulator must be HOG LOOPED
- One low pressure inflator hose for BCD or Dry Suit depending on harness configuration
- One SPG with 15cm / 6 inch HP hose
Left hand post regulator:
- DIN First stage, One Back up regulator wit standard length hose fitted with a neck bungee
- One low pressure inflator hose for Dry Suit or BCD depending on harness configuration
- One SPG with 15cm / 6 inch HP hose
(When using any helium mixes, an off board dry suit inflation system must be used or bailout gas must be used for suit inflation)
Side Sling Cylinder Configuration:
- One suitable DIN regulator with SPG on a 15cm / 6 inch HP hose that conforms and is compliant with the gas being used and any local laws.
- One Primary regulator with a 1m / 3ft hose
- One rigging kit
- One Cylinder (minimum 5.7 litre / 40 cft, recommended 11 liter 80 cft)
General Diving Equipment and Accessories:
- 1 x primary mixed gas (Helium capable) dive computer if completing and mixed gas programs
- 1x secondary mixed gas dive computer or dive timer with gauge mode
- 1 x wet-notes
- 1 x wrist slate
- 1 x Orange SMB
- 1 x Yellow SMB
- 1 x 40m minimum spool or reel
- 1 x 30m spool
- 1 x 15-20m spool
- 4 x double ended Piston clips
- 2 x cutting devices (sensible knife or line cutters no massive Rambo knives)
- 1 x Primary Mask
- 1 x Backup mask (must fit and be useable)
- 1 Primary torch that has sufficient illumination for signaling buddy in low light conditions)
- 2 x Back-up torches
- 1 Suitable exposure suit (drysuit, undergarments, semidry or wetsuit depending on water temperature)
- 1 x CPR Pocket Mask
You will need to bring the following soft wear equipment to your practical component of this course.
Online Academic Training
Two sessions of RAID Master Rescue theory, 3.5 to 4 hours
1 Confined Water Session
3 Shore Dive
2 Boat Dives
Don’t forget, we would love for you to continue to your diving with us & continue your diving education
If you are interested in learning to dive with Bay City Scuba, let us know by attending this event on Facebook, emailing, or calling us to find out more!
When choosing a dive course, feeling confident that your newly earned certification will be able to be used worldwide is extremely important. RAID (Rebreather Association of International Divers) is the world’s fastest-growing diver training organization.
RAID is recognized as the world’s first Online Diver Training Agency. With a mission to be the most ecologically friendly training organization, offering the highest training standards, the latest training techniques, the most convenient and comprehensive training systems in the industry and of course worldwide diver recognition, it’s easy to see why learning to dive with Bay City Scuba & RAID is clearly the best choice.
RAID is recognized by the following :
- World Recreational Scuba Training Council (WRSTC)
- Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
- ISO Standards and the European Underwater Federation (EUF)
RAID has also achieved another major milestone after our core recreational training programs were found to be compliant with ISO standards in an independent audit. The audit was conducted by the EUF nominated Austrian Standards organization!
You can also check out the Dive RAID website below and sign up to the RAID Open Water 20 Course Make sure you select Bay City Scuba as your training provider and get stuck into the theory!