React Right + Rescue Course in Koh Tao
The SSI React Right and Rescue course in Koh Tao covers first aid and four rescue scenario dives over two days. The combined programme costs 12,600 THB.
About the programme
The React Right + Rescue programme at DPM Diving in Koh Tao combines two SSI specialty courses: React Right (first aid and CPR) and Diver Stress and Rescue. Together they form the rescue-level training recognised as a prerequisite for the SSI Divemaster programme and as the equivalent of the PADI Rescue Diver certification. The course runs over two days.
Day 1 begins with a theory class on stress in diving — causes, prevention and early detection — followed by a pool skills circuit covering self-rescue, emergency ascents and assisting a distressed or unconscious diver. Days 2 and 3 involve four open-water scenario dives in which the instructor stages rescue situations for the student to assess and resolve under realistic conditions. The React Right component covers Primary Assessment, First Aid and CPR Skills, Primary Stabilization Techniques, Oxygen Administration in Diving Emergencies and Automated External Defibrillation basics.
The React Right certification is valid for two years and must be renewed to maintain active status. Price: 12,600 THB. Prerequisites: an Open Water Diver certification and a current React Right or equivalent first aid certification (the React Right component of this programme satisfies that requirement when taken as a bundle). The Advanced course is not required: you can go straight from Open Water to Rescue.
A standard SSI medical form is required before the water sessions. Bookings via WhatsApp.
Why do React Right and Rescue in Koh Tao
Rescue scenarios need forgiving water, and the bays on the west coast provide it: Japanese Garden and Mae Haad Bay give you flat sand between five and twelve metres, no current and enough visibility to keep an eye on the whole group while you tow, surface and manage an unresponsive diver.
Warm 28-30 °C water also means the long surface phases, which are the tiring part of the course, never turn into a cold-water problem. The school sits 100 metres from the beach, so the pool circuit, the beach work and the boat all happen within a few minutes' walk, and our hostel is in the same building.
Dive sites are chosen on the day according to weather and sea conditions.
100% online booking
Booked with one WhatsApp message
No forms on the website and nothing to print. Everything happens on your phone, from your first message to your last dive.
- Message us on WhatsApp Tell us the course, the destination and your dates, and we reply with availability and prices.
- Confirm your booking You receive your booking code (for example, DPM-2PB4F) and a payment link to confirm your place.
- Register in minutes With that link you fill in the medical form and sign it online, which takes about 4 minutes.
- Follow your course From then on, your course diary shows what's done and what's left: booking, registration, dives, final payment and certification.
All set! Your code: DPM-2PB4F
📝 Complete your registration (medical form + signature):
https://r.dpmdiving.com/en/DPM-2PB4F
🤿 Save this link — it's your day-by-day course journal:
https://r.dpmdiving.com/en/mi/DPM-2PB4F
💳 If you pay by bank transfer, write this code as the reference and send us the receipt:
DPM-PP-1015-37PNXD
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Included with your course
Your whole course, organised on your phone
From your first WhatsApp message to your certification, the whole process is 100% online. Our Mareaviva app takes you through your course day by day, before and after every dive.
Course tracker Every day of your course is laid out in the app, so you always know what's planned and what comes next. You know who your instructor is, and they follow your progress in the app from start to finish.
Dive briefing Each dive comes with its briefing: the site map and the dive plan, with time, entry and exit points, maximum depth and expected dive time.
Dive plan Start time, entry and exit points, maximum depth, expected dive time and the safety stop, drawn as a dive profile.
Species logbook See which marine life to look out for on each dive, then tick off the species you actually spot.
Photo pack When you finish, you get a pack of underwater photos from the best sites around your centre: not pictures of your own dive, but a keepsake to take home.
Surprise prize When you rate your instructor you always get a surprise gift: it could be a discount on another course or even a free course, chosen at random.
All of this is included in the 12600 THB. Send us a message to get started: we reply at any hour.
Book React Right + Rescue on WhatsAppFrequently asked questions
Do I need the Advanced certification before taking the Rescue course in Koh Tao?
No. You need an Open Water Diver certification (SSI, PADI or equivalent) and a current React Right or equivalent first aid certification. React Right is included in this programme, so you can go straight from Open Water to Rescue and complete both back-to-back with DPM.
How long does the React Right + Rescue course take?
The combined programme runs over approximately two full days. Day one covers theory and pool skills. Days two and three include four open-water rescue scenario dives. A written exam is required at the end to complete the Rescue certification.
