Diver Stress & Rescue Course in Gili Air
Diver Stress and Rescue in Gili Air runs three days: theory, a pool skills circuit and four scenario-based open-water dives. The programme concludes with a written assessment.
About the programme
The SSI Diver Stress and Rescue course at DPM Diving in Gili Air teaches certified divers how to recognise, prevent and respond to dive stress and emergencies. The programme runs over three days and is the standard SSI specialty after the Advanced Adventurer course; together with React Right, it is the prerequisite training for the SSI Divemaster programme. Day 1 starts with a theory class on stress in diving — causes, prevention, early detection and management — followed by a pool skills circuit covering self-rescue, controlled emergency ascents and techniques for assisting a distressed or unconscious diver at the surface and underwater.
Days 2 and 3 consist of four open-water scenario dives during which the instructor stages realistic emergency situations for the student to assess and resolve end-to-end. A written exam at the end of the course confirms the theoretical knowledge. The 6,400,000 IDR price includes all course sessions, a professional SSI instructor, full dive gear during the in-water sessions and dive insurance.
Prerequisites: an SSI Open Water Diver (or equivalent) certification plus a current React Right or equivalent first aid certification (taught in-house at DPM as a standalone or as a bundle). The Advanced Adventurer is not required: you can go straight from Open Water to Rescue. A one-time National Marine Park Fee of 100,000 IDR is paid separately in cash. Bookings via WhatsApp.
Where the Rescue scenarios run in Gili Air
Conditions permitting, scenarios are usually staged in the calm water near the harbour and on the shallow reef in front of the centre, five to eighteen metres, where the instructor can see the whole exercise and the surface is flat enough to work a tow properly. Boat traffic around the harbour makes the surface marker buoy drills real rather than theoretical.
Because Gili Air is the quiet island, groups stay small and the same sites are rarely shared with other schools, so a scenario can run without interruption. The water holds at 27-30 °C, and the September-October window, with 27-28 metres of visibility and few divers, is the most comfortable time to do it.
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
See you at the front desk!
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 6400000 IDR. Send us a message to get started: we reply at any hour.
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