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You're going to have to be more specific if you want a useful answer. Which country is this? What sort of diving? What are the dive shop's written policies? It's always best to check before you show up.
Most US dive shops don't require a formal medical clearance document from a physician to participate in regular boat charters or group dives. Some of them require divers to fill out a medical form themselves before participating in certain activities (especially certification courses), and if you mark "yes" for a history of certain medical conditions then they might require a medical clearance.
Most US dive shops don't require a formal medical clearance document from a physician to participate in regular boat charters or group dives. Some of them require divers to fill out a medical form themselves before participating in certain activities (especially certification courses), and if you mark "yes" for a history of certain medical conditions then they might require a medical clearance.
It would be an uncommon requirement for a dive shop to ask for a signed medical clearance so you could go on a dive trip. Asking you to sign a waiver, maybe; but askin for a full medical clearance, unlikely.
Why are you asking?
Why are you asking?
Your profile says you have been a diver for 6-10 years and are a PADI Master Diver, so it would seem from your question that the dive operators you have dived with have always asked you to bring a medical clearance form, and now you are asking what would happen if you did not bring one. Is that a correct understanding of your question?
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On the WRSTC form I have a one minor “yes” answer for RX eyedrops (remember that any prescription med other than birth control or anti-malarial is a “yes”). Since I see my GP once a year anyway, each year I have him sign off a copy of the generic form and put a copy in my dive kit.
Haven’t needed it yet, but if a local shop got picky, I’ve got it available to hand over. (I *have* seen divers turned away or forced to lie on the form in the distant past, which is what prompted me to begin this practice.)
Not exactly, the places I dive ask for the clearance when ever I took a course and I expected that. BUT, I have been to places, Mexico for 1, that asked for a medical clearance and I am wondering what happen if you dont have one.. I always have one with me, I cant imagine that people on holidays, who just decide to try it have forms with them. what happens? they just get turned away?
Try a different dive operator next time you are in Mexico? I suspect the ones that ask to see a completed medical form are the minority. The majority include questions on their liability waiver about your health or fitness to one extent or another, but they don't ask for a completed medical form. You can answer the questions on the liability waiver as you deem best.
edit: @BRT beat me to it.
I'm going to Socorro in June and there was no mention of it by the Nautilus people. I don't remember Protec ever asking either, although that's been a while.
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