Private PADI Course
PADI Rescue Diver
The course most divers call their favourite
A demanding, rewarding course built around problem prevention and diver self-reliance — taught privately, with the CPR and first-aid component arranged directly through your instructor.
Who It's For
Confident, experienced divers ready for a more serious course — often the step that marks the shift from recreational diver to someone who could genuinely help underwater.
Private Training
Private scenario training at a pace that suits real skill-building, not a rushed weekend group course.
Duration
Typically 4–7 days, scheduled flexibly around your stay
Private Confined Water
In our villa's pool.
Rescue skills and equipment-handling practice can begin in our own villa's pool before moving to open water scenario training. Training takes place at Villa Rice.
Open Water
At sea.
Open-water rescue scenarios at qualifying Bali sites, run privately with your instructor, covering self-rescue, diver-assist, and simulated emergency response.
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Included
- Private PADI instructor
- Open-water rescue scenario training
- Emergency First Response CPR/First Aid training (arranged if not already current)
- All equipment
- Certification processing
Prerequisites
- PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or Adventure Diver with Underwater Navigation completed, or a qualifying certification from another agency)
- CPR and first-aid training within the last 24 months (arranged through your instructor via Emergency First Response if needed)
- A 'no' answer to all questions on the PADI medical questionnaire, or physician sign-off
Follows PADI's standard Rescue Diver course structure, combining knowledge development, confined and open-water rescue exercises, and current CPR/first-aid training. Private PADI training arranged through qualified PADI professionals.
Good to Know
What are the prerequisites?+
PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or Adventure Diver with Underwater Navigation completed, or a qualifying certification from another agency) CPR and first-aid training within the last 24 months (arranged through your instructor via Emergency First Response if needed) A 'no' answer to all questions on the PADI medical questionnaire, or physician sign-off
Is there a minimum age?+
Minimum age: 12, per current PADI standards.
How long does it take?+
Typically 4–7 days, scheduled flexibly around your stay. Training is scheduled privately around your stay rather than a fixed class timetable.
Does the villa pool replace the open-water dives?+
No. Villa-pool sessions cover the confined-water phase only — open-water training dives still take place at a qualifying Bali site, as PADI standards require.
What's the natural next step?+
PADI Enriched Air Diver — the next stage in the pathway (specialise). Ask us about combining courses in one stay.