The PADI Search and Recovery Diver Course with New Wave Divers in Boracay Philippines

Learning to navigate with only a compass and natural formations underwater can be tricky and fun unlocking this secret with the Padi instructors with New Wave Divers can be a fun exciting experience they will take time and patience teaching you this great skill.

Have you ever dropped something in the water? Are you looking for lost treasure? The PADI Search and Recovery Diver Specialty course will teach you effective ways to find objects underwater and bring them to the surface.

     -Prerequisite: PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or Junior Advanced Open Water Diver certification

      (or qualifying certification from another organization) OR PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water

      Diver AND PADI Underwater        

     -Navigation certifications (or qualifying certification from another organization)

     -Minimum age: 12 years old

     -Recommended Course Hours: 24 hours

     -Minimum Open Water Training: four dives over two days

You'll learn search and recovery dive planning, organization, procedures, techniques and potential problems. You'll also cover limited visibility, search patterns and safe object recovery using lift devices.

Have you ever dropped something in the water? Are you looking for lost “treasure”? The PADI Search and Recovery Diver Specialty course will teach you effective ways to find objects underwater and bring them to the surface. Small, large or just awkward, there is a way to bring them up.

The Fun Part

Find lost items and lift them to the surface. It’s fun to use the lift bag. Not only are these skills fun, but very practical and ultimately useful because eventually, you’ll lose something in the water. As a Search and Recovery Diver, you’ll know how to search for and recover it.

Get Credit

You may be able to earn college credit for the PADI Search and Recovery Diver course.

What You Learn

• Search and recovery dive planning, organization, procedures, techniques and how to deal with potential problems
• How to locate large and small objects using search patterns
• How to use a lift bag and other recovery methods
• Limited visibility search techniques

Your Next Adventure

Because you often need to navigate to specific spots to find lost items, the PADI Underwater Navigator course can help you perfect your navigation skills.