The PADI Rescue Diver course makes you a safer diver, and a better buddy. You learn not only how to take care of yourself, but also how to assist your buddy in a stressed situation, or how to search for, recover, and evacuate an unconscious diver. Fortunately dive accidents are rare, and being well prepared can be the difference between an unpleasant situation and an accident. Despite the course content, most divers cite the Rescue Diver course as one of the most fun and rewarding.