PADI Search And Recovery Specialty
Retrieve lost items and Learn effective swimming patterns and using a lift bag for heavy objects.
Who should take this course?
It happens: People accidentally drop things from docks, off boats or even while scuba diving. If you’ve ever lost something in the water and wanted to find it, then the PADI Search and Recovery Diver Specialty course is for you. There are effective ways to search for objects underwater that increase your chances of success. And there are good and better methods to bring up small, large or just awkward items. Search, and recovery can be challenging, but a whole lot of fun.
PADI (Junior) Advanced Open Water Divers who are at least 12 years old can enrol in the Search and Recover Diver course. PADI (Junior) Open Water Divers with a PADI Underwater Navigator certification also qualify.
What will you learn?
Gathering information and resources, then carefully planning a search are the first important steps you learn. During four scuba dives you’ll practise:
Swimming search patterns using your compass and natural navigation.
Locating large and small objects using various search patterns.
Using a lift bag for large or heavy objects, plus other recovery methods.
Planning a search operation based on facts gathered about a lost object prior to the dive.
Circular, expanding square, jack stay, u pattern
bowline, sheet bend, two half hitches
lift bag operation (correctly use the dump valve, use smb as lift bag
selecting correct lift bag for an object to be lifted (displacement formula)
recovering lost objects (gear, camera, treasure).
The first dive of this PADI Specialty Diver course may credit as an Adventure Dive toward your Advanced Open Water Diver certification – ask your instructor about earning credit.

TUSA TA0803 Freedom Anti-Fog Film Large 2-Window Masks
Oceanarium Nudibranch Gear Tag Luggage Tag
Cressi Gorgona Travel Mesh Bag 96cm x 38cm
Oceanic Neoprene Mask Strap - Shadow
Cressi Quick Release Rubber Weight Belt 140cm
Cressi Astra 1200 Dive Torch
Hollis Mini Brass Pressure Gauge
Apeks XTX50 + XTX40 Octo Din Regulator Set
Cressi Gorilla Pro XL Dry Bag Camouflage 135Ltr
Hollis Single Tank Adapter With Bolts
HQ Diving Compact SS Double Head Reef Hook
Cressi Action Mask Snorkelling Combo With GoPro Mount
Zeagle F8 Regulator Din
Rob Allen Dentex Knife For Spearfishing
TUSA RD-2 Roller Duffle Dive Bag
TUSA SS0007 Octopus/Safe Second Stage
Aqualung Helix Compact Pro Octopus
Oceanarium Sea Turtle Cloak Towel (microfiber)
OceanPro Reef Hook - Stainless Steel Coiled
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