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Medical Checklist
Fill the Checklist before book a scuba diving
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A medical certificate is not required:
– If you answer NO to the first 10 questions.
– If you answer YES to questions 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8 and/or 9, and NO to the corresponding questions on page 2. -
A medical certificate is required:
– If you answer YES to questions 3, 5 and/or 10.
– If you answer YES to questions 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 and/or 10 and also YES to any of the corresponding questions on page 2. -
If you already have a medical certificate less than one year old authorizing you to dive:
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All training divers, introductory divers, and certified divers on exploration/fun dives must sign this questionnaire before diving.
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If any of the questions apply to you, please print the pages following the questionnaire and present them to your doctor or a doctor specialized in diving medecine, so they can authorize or deny your participation in scuba diving.
Find a diving medicine specialist near you
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United Kingdom
https://www.ukdmc.org/medical-referees/
UK Diving Medical Committee (UKDMC), reference for "diving medical referees" qualified to issue sports diving fitness certificates.
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Irlande
https://diving.ie/medical-process/
Official medical process of Diving Ireland (Comhairle Fo-Thuinn) for diving fitness in Ireland.
https://www.hsa.ie/eng/your_industry/diving/diving_doctors
List of diving doctors approved by the Irish Health and Safety Authority.
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United States & Canada
https://world.dan.org/health-medicine/medical-services/physician-network/
Use the DAN (Physician Network) to get contact details for diving doctors and hyperbaric centers in North America.
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Quebec (Canada)
https://www.cisssca.com/cmpq/accueil
Quebec Diving Medicine Center (CMPQ), specialized in diving fitness assessment and decompression illness treatment.
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India
Example of a hyperbaric medicine center in New Delhi (Hyperbaric India), involved in diving-related pathology management.
For other cities, use the DAN network below:
https://world.dan.org/health-medicine/medical-services/physician-network/
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China
https://world.dan.org/health-medicine/medical-services/physician-network/
Many major Chinese hospitals have a "Hyperbaric Oxygen Medicine" department. The easiest is to use the DAN network to get contact details for a diving doctor or nearby hyperbaric center.
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Australia, New Zealand & South Pacific
SPUMS – South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society, specialized in diving medicine for the Australia/New Zealand/Pacific region. Its members are doctors trained in underwater and hyperbaric medicine.
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South Africa & Southern Africa
DAN Southern Africa covers South Africa and several neighboring countries, with a network of diving doctors and hyperbaric centers.
SAUHMA – Southern African Underwater & Hyperbaric Medical Association, learned society for diving and hyperbaric medicine in the region.
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Netherlands
https://duikkeuring.nl/duikartsen/
National register of "duikartsen" (diving doctors) in the Netherlands.
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Germany
https://www.gtuem.org/taucheraerzte/c-17.html
Official list of "Taucherärzte" (diving doctors) from the German society of diving and hyperbaric medicine (GTÜM).
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Switzerland
Swiss Society of Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine (SUHMS), which brings together Swiss specialists in diving and hyperbaric medicine.
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France
https://medical.ffessm.fr/trouver-un-medecin-federal
Official directory of FFESSM federal doctors for scuba diving in France.
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Belgium
LIFRAS medical commission, with information on doctors and diving medicine in Belgium.
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Spain
https://www.asemhs.org/informacion/
Spanish Association of Hyperbaric and Underwater Medicine (ASEMHS), "Centros Hiperbáricos" section listing hyperbaric centers.
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Italy
SIMSI – Italian Society of Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine, scientific society grouping Italian doctors specialized in diving medicine.
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Brazil
https://sbmh.com.br/clinicas-medicos/
"Clínicas/Médicos" page of the Brazilian Society of Maritime and Hyperbaric Medicine (SBMH), with a list of affiliated clinics and doctors.
https://www.brasilmergulho.com/medicos-especialistas-em-medicina-de-mergulho/
Practical list of diving medicine specialists compiled for Brazilian divers.
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Other countries (worldwide)
https://world.dan.org/health-medicine/medical-services/physician-network/
For all other countries, the DAN (Physician Network) helps you find experienced diving medicine doctors and nearby hyperbaric centers.
If your country does not appear on this list, you can also search online for a “diving doctor,” a “dive medicine physician,” or a doctor specialized in diving, adding your country or city to find a qualified professional near you.