REACT RIGHT

React Right is SSI's first aid and emergency response course, running across a single day. The programme combines academic sessions with practical training scenarios and certifies the holder to act as a first responder in medical emergencies — administering first aid, CPR, and oxygen — for a period of two years from the date of certification. After two years, a renewal is required to keep the certification active.

At Arrecifal, React Right is most commonly completed by divers enrolling in the Stress and Rescue specialty, where current first aid and CPR certification is a hard prerequisite. The two courses can run back-to-back — React Right on day one, then four days of Stress and Rescue — making for an efficient five-day block without gaps in training continuity. Arrecifal can structure the combined programme if that's the approach you want to take.

The minimum age is 12 years and there are no diving prerequisites — React Right is a standalone first aid qualification that happens to be delivered by a dive centre. That said, the practical scenarios are designed with the diving context in mind: the emergencies covered reflect the kinds of situations that arise on and around boats, at dive sites, and in the water.

For divers who hold an expired first aid certification and need to renew before taking Stress and Rescue or Divemaster, React Right is the SSI pathway. The certification is issued through SSI's digital system, consistent with all their other qualifications.