Fitness to Dive
Are you sure that you are fit and healthy enough to dive? Do you have concerns about a medical condition or medication that may impact on your diving?
A Recreational Diver Medical is available to UK SCUBA recreational divers only.
Please follow this process:
- Book your diving doctor 'Fitness to Dive' telephone consultation below. (This 'Fitness to Dive' advice is not funded by the NHS. DDRC is a charity and we subsidise this service, but ask for a £10 contribution.)
- You will then receive a confirmation email with instructions on how to proceed. You must complete and return this Self Declaration Form BEFORE your consultation appointment. Email to DDRC@nhs.net.
- Once you have had your telephone consultation you will either be signed off remotely by one of our diving doctors (for which there is a £20 fee payable) or be informed that you will require a face to face Recreational Diver Medical and the process for booking this.
Please note:
- If you are aged over 60, or have a significant medical condition including asthma, high blood pressure, heart problems and diabetes, you will still be required to follow the process above but WILL require an in-person sports diver medical. (If you do not wish to come to DDRC in Plymouth for this, then you may find a diving doctor closer to you via the following link: www.ukdmc.org/medical-referees).
- We are NOT able to give advice or sign medical forms for free-diving.
- There is a lot of information on our 'Can I Dive With?' page that looks at diving with certain conditions/medications etc.