PADI Search & Recovery Course

PADI Search & Recovery Course

They say you only become a real diver once Davy Jones’s Locker has claimed a piece of your equipment. The Search and Recovery specialty teaches you how to efficiently search for an item underwater and how to return it to the surface. The course covers search patterns, the use of lift bags and other skills needed to recover lost items. And there are good and better methods to bring up small, large or just awkward items. Search and recovery can be challenging, but a lot of fun.

Take This Course If You Want to
  • Learn techniques to locate and retrieve lost objects underwater.
  • Enhance your problem-solving and critical thinking skills in diving.
  • Expand your knowledge in search patterns, knots, and lift techniques.
  • Become a valuable asset in assisting with underwater recoveries.
  • Gain confidence and be prepared to handle challenging diving situations.

Prerequisites & Minimum Age

  • You must be PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or above

  • Minimum Age , 12 years old

With Your Instructor

During four dives, you’ll locate objects large and small using different search patterns. You’ll get hands-on experience using a lift bag and, on the last dive, you’ll plan and execute a mock search operation.

Total time commitment: 2-3 days (dives must be completed over two days minimum)

Padi eLearning study time commitment: 2-4 hours