The SSI Stress & Rescue Diver program develops your knowledge and skills so you can effectively perform diver assists and rescues, manage diving accident situations and render first aid. The program is an important step in expanding your knowledge and experience as a diver. Rescue Diver (or equivalent) certification is also a prerequisite for all leadership programs.
To get into the SSI Stress & Rescue Diver program, you’ll need to be certified as an Advanced Open Water Diver (or equivalent) and must be at least 15 years old. The Junior SSI Stress & Rescue Diver program is available if you’re between the ages of 12 and 14 and hold a Junior Advanced Open Water Diver (or equivalent) rating.
You’ll also need to have successfully completed the Med Diver First Aid or PADI Emergency First Responder® program or a sanctioned program in CPR within the past 24 months. The SSI Stress & Rescue Diver program covers:
Self-rescue and diver stress
Diving first aid
Emergency management and equipment considerations
Swimming and non swimming assists
Panicked diver response
Underwater problems
Missing diver procedures
Surfacing the unconscious diver
In-water artificial respiration
Egress (exits)
First aid procedures for pressure related accidents
