RIFAP

The RIFAP — Réactions et Intervention Face à un Accident de Plongée — is the French standard for dive accident first response. It's mandatory for FFESSM Niveau 3 but is open to any diver from Niveau 1 upward. The course runs over two half-days: one practical session in the water (unequipping a casualty, towing, recovering onto a boat) and one theory session at the base covering diagnostics, emergency alerts and first aid protocols specific to diving accidents.

Minimum age is 16. Groups are capped at four. A medical certificate is required. Certification costs 60€ additional. The practical component takes place in the same conditions as normal dives — open water off Calvi, not a pool.