Diver Stress & Rescue Specialty

CLASSROOM LEARNING SESSION

During the classroom session, your instructor will collect the required paperwork (see prerequisites) discuss the exercises and scenarios you’ll be performing in the pool and open water, and provide various hints, tips, and suggestions on how to optimize your in-water experiences.

POOL DIVE

During the pool training session, you’ll practice a variety of rescue training exercises.  These are the same skills you’ll perform during the open water dives. You’ll practice a variety of techniques while developing your rescue skills and self-confidence.

OPEN WATER EXERCISES AND SCENARIOS

There are three separate dives, performed on the same day at the open water site.  This is where you’ll have the opportunity to apply the exercises learned in the pool and participate in open-water scenarios.

At the end of this program, participants will have successfully completed all academic and pool sessions as well as all open water training dives.

• Have a MySSI account.  To Create your own personal MySSI account HERE or download the (free) MySSI app to your mobile device from the Apple or Android app store
• Be sure to upload a digital photo to your account and enter a complete address. (You’ll need this in order to access your Diver Stress & Rescue training material.)
• Show proof of being an SSI Referral diver, Open Water diver, or hold an equivalent certification from another recognized training agency.
  NOTE:  The SSI Referral Diver may enroll in this specialty and complete all academic and pool/confined water training sessions.  However, the open-water training dives/scenarios must be conducted after completion of all in-water training for the Open Water Diver Course.
  
• Be at least 12 years old
• Have proof of current First Aid and CPR training within two (2) years prior to issuing a certification card. This can be completed before or after the Stress & Rescue Course.
  

IMPORTANT NOTE:  In order to process the SSI Stress and Rescue Diver Specialty Certification, participants need to show proof of certification in CPR/First Aid within the past 24 months.  Training must be hands-on training.  Online-only training will not be accepted. This can be done prior to starting the course or after the open-water diving scenarios. CPR/First Aid training (Our DAN BLS (CPR and First Aid) and EO2 (Emergency Oxygen for Scuba Diving Injuries) course is highly recommended)

The A-1 instructor will collect the following (completed) documents at the beginning of the first session.  Unfortunately, participants will not be able to continue until the instructor has reviewed them for accuracy.

Please download, initial, date, and sign the student sections of the course documents (see links below)

• Required Course Documents
• Online Exam Verification
• SSI Training Record Stress and Rescue
• When completing the Diver Medical – If there is a YES response to questions 3, 5, or 10 on page 1 of the Diver Medical form or to ANY of the questions on page 2, the participant will need to sign and date the Participant’s Signature on page 1 AND take all three pages of the Participant Questionnaire to their physician for a medical evaluation.  Their medical professional must approve, date, and sign page three, the Medical Examiner’s Evaluation Form, and include their medical credentials MD, DO, NP, RN, PA, etc., with their signature.                    UNFORTUNATELY, THE PARTICIPANT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ENTER THE WATER, FOR EITHER PROGRAM, UNTIL THE PROPER DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, SIGNED, AND REVIEWED FOR ACCURACY BY YOUR INSTRUCTOR.

Inclusions, Exclusions, Required Items

Includes

• SSI digital materials (manual, videos) They are updated for life, at no additional fee!
• SSI Digital Certification Card
• Use of Tanks, Fills, and Weights
• Learning Sessions In The Classroom & Pool Dives
• (1) day at an open water location, completing the Open Water Dives and Scenarios
• The use of a Regulator, BCD, and Gauges (For pool only)

Not Included

• Mask, snorkel, fins & booties (pool and open water)
• Regulator, BCD, Gauges, Exposure Suit for open water dives (these items are available for rental)
• Safety equipment (see suggestions below)
• Transportation, Meals & Lodging
• Park and facility entry fees
• CPR/First Aid training (Our DAN BLS (CPR and First Aid) and EO2 (Emergency Oxygen for Scuba Diving Injuries) course is highly recommended)

Additional Required Items

A part of being a qualified Stress and Rescue Diver is having the proper safety equipment. Beyond the standard scuba equipment, you'll need the following safety items:

• Signaling device (surface and underwater)
• First Aid Kit (recommended but not required)
• Compass
• Blank slate

• The course includes the SSI online digital manual. Once you begin using the digital manual there is no refund.
  
• Should you cancel or transfer FOR ANY REASON less than 48 hours before the starting date of the course, all fees will be forfeited.
• Should you cancel or transfer less than seven days but more than 48 hours before the starting date of the class, there will be a $90 transfer/cancellation fee