Specialty course
Search & Recovery (4 dives)
Develop systematic search planning, underwater navigation and lift-bag techniques to locate and recover objects safely.
Course overview
What to expect.
Develop systematic search planning, underwater navigation and lift-bag techniques to locate and recover objects safely.
What you will learn
- Gather information and choose an effective search pattern
- Use compass and natural-navigation techniques during searches
- Locate objects of different sizes
- Rig and use a lift bag within training limits
- Plan and execute a simulated search operation
Course inclusions
- Instructor-led knowledge review and required training sessions
- Course-specific practical applications and training dives where applicable
- Materials, equipment and certification processing confirmed before enrollment
Before enrollment
Prerequisites
- PADI Advanced Open Water Diver, or PADI Junior Adventure Diver/Adventure Diver with the Underwater Navigation Adventure Dive
- Medical fitness requirements apply
Plan ahead
Important notes
- PADI prerequisites and qualifying equivalent certifications are checked before enrollment
- The final Omanta schedule, materials and equipment are confirmed when booking
- Training remains subject to medical fitness, weather, instructor availability and satisfactory completion of all requirements
Certification / outcome: Successful students earn PADI Search and Recovery Diver Specialty certification.