Open Water certifiedPADI Certified
PADI Search and Recovery Diver
Learn real search patterns and lift bag techniques to find and recover lost or dropped objects.
$299.95Enrollment Open
Have questions? Call (512) 489-4404- ✓eLearning access as soon as you check out
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Taught by Brady Huddleston
SDI Course Director & Instructor Trainer · PADI IDC Staff Instructor · American Red Cross Instructor
What's included
✓PADI eLearning — complete at your own pace
✓Small-group pool training — we book the pool and bring all the gear
✓Open water training dives (if applicable)
✓Personal instruction from a certified PADI Instructor
✓Lifetime certification card
“Best decision I made. The instructors were patient, the small class size meant real attention, and I booked everything online without a single phone call.”
Who it's for
This course builds on prior certification and experience — here's what you'll need before you start.
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PADI Advanced Open Water Diver certificationor PADI Open Water Diver with a PADI Underwater Navigator certification; minimum age 12 (junior certification available 12-14)
What you'll learn
Knowledge & Planning
✓Planning and organizing search and recovery operations
✓Using a compass and natural navigation to swim search patterns
✓Selecting the right search pattern for the site and conditions
✓Estimating the size, weight and value of an object before attempting recovery
Skills & Dives (four dives)
✓Locating small and large objects using various underwater search patterns
✓Using a lift bag to recover large or heavy objects
✓Practicing other recovery methods for different object types
✓Using search gear such as a compass, underwater slate, dive light, marker buoys, lines and reels
Frequently asked questions
Four open water dives covering search pattern selection, line and reel use, and lift bag recovery of an object.
Simple process
How it works
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eLearning at home
Complete the academic portion online at your own pace — videos, quizzes, no classroom required.
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Open water dives at the lake
Skills and dives happen at a local dive site, on a date we set with you.
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Get certified
Finish your dives and we issue your certification — card in hand, recognized worldwide.
Ready?
Ready to get in the water?
Book online in minutes. eLearning starts instantly. We’ll be in touch to schedule.
Already certified? PADI Advance Open Water Diver is a popular next step.