
| GoDive | EFR & PADI Rescue Diver with Alain Barrat,
Instructor Trainer @Oxybulles Diving Rawai - Phuket - Thailand.
Where can I get my PADI Rescue Diver in Thailand? We (Oxybulles Diving Rawai) are running it in Phuket with our Instructor, Alain Barrat! Our GoDive In-depth RD, PADI Rescue Diver package, is a non-professional scuba diving training course!
Why learn in Phuket Island, with Alain Barrat @ Oxybulles Diving Rawai!
Join us for the PADI Rescue Diver course in beautiful Thailand at Oxybulles Diving Rawai on Phuket Island! Under the expert guidance of Alain Barrat, our certified PADI Instructor, you'll gain invaluable skills to identify and respond to emergencies, making a real difference in the lives of others. With our personalized training programs that fit seamlessly into your holiday schedule, including an engaging online eLearning option, you'll become a more confident and competent diver. Plus, enjoy an uncrowded boat experience with a maximum of just 4 divers per group, ensuring you receive the attention you deserve. Dive into adventure with us today!
Key reasons to take the PADI Rescue Diver course with us and Alain!
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Gain confidence: The course can help divers build confidence in their diving skills and ability to respond to emergencies
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Improve awareness: The course can help divers become more aware of others and potential issues
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Learn first aid: The course teaches divers how to administer first aid in diving accidents
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Practice rescue skills: The course teaches divers how to perform diver assists and rescues
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Learn CPR: The course teaches divers how to perform CPR
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Improve navigation skills: The course teaches divers how to use a compass underwater and improve their observation skills
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Have fun: The course can be fun and rewarding
The Thrills!
Get ready for an exhilarating adventure with the PADI Rescue Diver course! This exciting program covers essential skills, like CPR and first aid, ensuring you'll be prepared for anything underwater. You'll dive into emergency planning, participate in thrilling rescue scenarios, and master self-rescue techniques to handle any situation. You’ll sharpen your navigation skills and learn how to surface an unresponsive diver while providing critical oxygen support safely. Join us and become the hero every dive site needs!
The Challenges!
Are you ready to tackle the exciting challenges of the PADI Rescue Diver course? Get ready for the art of managing stress and staying calm while handling simulated panicked divers! You’ll learn to quickly recall essential rescue sequences, ensuring you’re prepared for emergencies. Plus, you’ll build your physical endurance as you practice towing unresponsive divers and making critical decisions under pressure. Dive into this thrilling experience and become a confident and capable rescuer!
What options do you offer?
We offer two options: These training sessions can be personalized or group sessions.
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Option 1 - Single Pack. If you are interested in participating and have proof of EFR or First Aid training completed within the last 24 months, this option is for you.
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Option 2 - Combo Pack. If you would like to participate and have no EFR or first aid training, this option is for you.
Start your training today!
You don't need to arrive in Thailand to meet Alain before starting it!
With the EFR and PADI Rescue Diver eLearning program, you will start whenever you want at home.
This fun and interactive online training before your vacation will allow you to learn, at your own pace, the basic information necessary and required for this course. This will save you time and not spend 2 to 4 hours in the classroom with Alain. Not only will you be better prepared, but you will be able to spend more time on practical stuff and underwater with him.
Contact Alain as soon as possible so he can order it and send it to you well before your arrival…
If you are already here on location in Phuket, and you did not have time to contact Alain by email in advance, this e-learning option will always be available for you.

Our GoDive In-depth RD Single Pack
Rescue Diver / Personalized training
16'400.- (1 person)
Quotations are in THB & per person
3 days? Yes... But with 2 days on the boat!
You must be 12 years old to register, be a PADI Advanced Diver or equivalent, and have first aid & secondary care training.
Exclusive offers for Early Bird Group Bookings
Rescue Diver / Group training
15'500.- (from 2 people to 4 max.)
Quotations are in THB & per person
3 days? Yes... But with 2 days on the boat!
You must be 12 years old to register, be a PADI Advanced Diver or equivalent, and have first aid & secondary care training.
Our GoDive In-depth RD Combo Pack
EFR & Rescue Diver / Personalized training
18'800.- (1 person)
Quotations are in THB & per person
4 days? Yes... But with 2 days on the boat!
You must be 12 years old to register and be a PADI Advanced Diver or equivalent.
The Daily Schedule is in the next section
Exclusive offers for Early Bird Group Bookings
EFR & Rescue Diver / Group training
17'900.- (from 2 people to 4 max.)
Quotations are in THB & per person
4 days? Yes... But with 2 days on the boat!
You must be 12 years old to register and be a PADI Advanced Diver or equivalent.

Schedule / GoDive In-depth RD Packs...
If you haven't taken the eLearning...
Day 1
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From 8:30 am here in Phuket, your day starts at the closest dive center where you meet your PADI dive instructor, Alain Barrat.
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He will begin with an administrative procedure if he has not already done it the day before. He will continue with the Rescue Diver's knowledge development, the 5 chapters that you have personally reviewed in your manual. If you are well prepared, the morning classroom session ends around 11:30, and you can go eat lunch.
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After the break, complete with your instructor the EFR theoretical part., 2 chapters that you have personally reviewed in your manual. During this afternoon session, you will learn all the EFR skills required for this certification. If you are well prepared, the day ends around 16:00, and you can go home.
Day 2
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From 9:00 am here in Phuket, your day starts at the same dive center with your PADI instructor, Alain Barrat.
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Once you have prepared the diving equipment and done a pré-dive safety check with your buddy, it's time to get wet. You will start at the deepest part of the pool. During the morning pool session, you participate in a self-rescue assessment and 5 required skills.
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After the pool session, which generally ends around 11:45, you can enjoy eating lunch.
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After the break, once you have prepared the diving equipment and done a pré-dive safety check with your buddy, it's time to get back in the pool. During the afternoon pool session, you participate in the last 5 skills.
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After the pool session, which generally ends around 15:30, you can enjoy a shower, change, and go home.
Day 3
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If necessary, we will pick you up around 7:30 with a minibus to go to Chalong Bay south of Phuket, where a boat awaits you at the pier.
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Around 08:30, departure for Racha Yai, Racha Noi, or Koh Phi Phi.
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After the boat briefing, you prepare your dive equipment, and once finished, remember to hydrate yourself and relax.
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At 10:00, and if everything went well: dive briefing, pré-dive safety check with your buddy, and you are ready for your 1st dive.
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The maximum depth of this dive will be between 6 - 12 meters with a maximum dive time of 50 minutes. You're demonstrating the first 5 skills learned the day before.
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Back on board, you have time to eat fruit, to réhydrate yourself, and relax.
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At noon, and if everything went well: dive briefing, pré-dive safety check with your buddy, and you are ready for your 2nd dive.
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The maximum depth of this dive will also be between 6 - 12 meters with a maximum dive time of 50 minutes. You redemonstrate the last 5 skills learned the day before.
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Back on board, you have time to enjoy lunch (Thai buffet), to réhydrate yourself, and to relax.
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After the lunch break, you will have the opportunity to do a 3rd dive.
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The maximum depth of this dive will also be 12 meters with a maximum dive time of 50 minutes. You will participate in an exploration dive.
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Back to your hotel around 17:00.
Day 4
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If necessary, we will pick you up around 7:30 am with a minibus to go to Chalong Bay south of Phuket, where a boat awaits you at the pier.
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Around 08:30, departure for Racha Yai, Racha Noi, or Koh Phi Phi.
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After the boat briefing, you prepare your dive equipment, and once finished, remember to hydrate yourself and relax.
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At 10:00, and if everything went well: dive briefing, pré-dive safety check with your buddy, and you are ready for your 1st dive.
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The maximum depth of this dive will be 30 meters with a maximum dive time of 50 minutes. You will participate in an exploration dive.
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Back on board, you have time to eat fruit, to réhydrate yourself, and relax.
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At noon, and if everything went well: dive briefing, pré-dive safety check with your buddy, and you are ready for your 2nd dive.
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The maximum depth of this dive will be 12 meters with a maximum dive time of 50 minutes. You will participate in Rescue Scenario #1 and an exploration dive.
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Back on board, you have time to enjoy lunch (Thai buffet), to réhydrate yourself, and to relax.
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After the lunch break, or even during the day, you will participate in Rescue Scenario #2 and have the opportunity to do a 3rd dive on another dive site.
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The maximum depth of this dive will be 12 meters with a maximum dive time of 50 minutes.
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Back to your hotel around 17:00.
Your next adventure in Thailand:
As soon as you have completed this course or have the opportunity to come back to see Alain in Thailand, ask him directly or by email what the available possibilities are in Phuket to complete a PADI Specialities Diver or Master Scuba Diver.