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Diving Medicals
Being fit to dive is important for your own safety, the safety of your buddy, and the safety of your instructor.
Not everyone needs a medical signed by a doctor but if you have any questions at all you should ask your GP or a designated diving doctor. Use our Dive Otago medical flow chart to work out what medical you require.
If you are under 18 please ensure you get your parent of guardian to co-sign the form as well. If you have any questions about your medical call 0800 Dive Otago. As soon as you have completed your diving medical, take a copy for yourself return and it to Dive Otago as soon as you can.
RSTC Medical Statement
You are required to fill in the first page of this medical when completing any PADI Course with us.
You must also get it signed by a doctor if
- You answer YES to anything on the front page OR
- You are completing a PADI Professional Course (Divemaster and above) or any of our Career Courses (Diploma in Professional Scuba Instruction or New Zealand Certificate).
Medicals signed by a Doctor are valid for one year but if anything changes, eg. you get prescribed any new medication you must get a new medical.
Diving Doctors
If you need to get your RSTC Medical Signed by a doctor to complete your course, then we recommend visiting a Designated Diving Doctor. Designated Diving Doctors are able to carry out both recreational and Occupational/Commercial Dive Medicals and have special knowledge of how different medical conditions and medications are affected by scuba diving.
Dr Stephen Williams
Designated Diving Doctor
MUSSELBURGH MEDICAL CENTRE
59A Musselburgh Rise
Musselburgh
Dunedin
Phone: 03 455 4085
New Zealand Designated Diving Doctors
List of Designated Diving Doctors, authorised by the Diving Hyperbaric Medicine Service. These doctors can perform Recreational and comercial dive medicals and are best to use if you answer yes to anything on your dive medical or are completes a career programme.
