Search and Recovery
EXPLORE YOUR COURSE
Recover lost items, plan a search operation, improve your navigation skills.
About the course
The PADI Search and Recovery Specialty equips divers with the skills to locate and retrieve lost items underwater, making it a valuable addition to any diver’s training. You’ll learn to plan and execute effective search operations using various techniques and patterns, ensuring a thorough and efficient search. This course also enhances your navigation skills, allowing you to confidently find your way in different underwater environments. By mastering these techniques, you’ll be able to recover lost items and assist in underwater search and recovery missions, adding an exciting and practical dimension to your diving adventures.
Requirements:
Minimum age – 12+
PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization)
What You Will Learn
- Finding lost items underwater.
- Planning effective searches.
- Estimating distances underwater.
- Lifting and recovering objects.
- Effective search & navigation patterns.
Take This Course
- Learn advanced search & recovery skills.
- Increase your diving confidence.
- Recover lost items underwater.
- Step towards becoming a dive professional.
Our Dive Courses
PADI Search and Recovery 2 days
Includes PADI eLearning, plus hotel transfers (Patong, Kata, Karon, Kamala, Rawai and Chalong only), equipment, lunch, drinks, and hopefully some really nice diving.
Kata Reef
4 dives
(Nov - Apr)
Includes PADI eLearning, plus hotel transfers (Patong, Kata, Karon, Kamala, Rawai and Chalong only), equipment, breakfast and lunch on the boat, drinks, snacks and hopefully some really nice diving.
Racha Islands
6 dives
Peak high season: 2-person minimum applies.
