Medical form for dive op?

[Jim Lapenta]

Let's see, a dive op wants to reduce their risk by doing what they can to ensure a diver does not have a condition that might put their staff, other guests, or the diver themselves at risk?
Perfectly reasonable request and would make me more likely to use them.

 

[brsnow]

Let's see, a dive op wants to reduce their risk by doing what they can to ensure a diver does not have a condition that might put their staff, other guests, or the diver themselves at risk?
Perfectly reasonable request and would make me more likely to use them.

I plan on using them, just have never been asked from any op previously so I was curious.

 

[rongoodman]

What do you mean with: "Unacceptable"? Can't operations decide their own house rules?

I take it to mean "unacceptable to spend my money there".

 

[Altamira]

I would never give a dive op a medical form listing everything that might be required for an agency dive course unless I am taking the course. If a medical form is requested for a recreational dive, I will show them a physician's letter stating I am medically qualified for unrestricted recreational diving without limitations. If that is not good enough for them, they can call the physician on their dime. However, I think the dive ops know it would be a waste of their time because my dive doc is not going to hand over my medical information to some dive op without my written permission. My one sentence letter has been fine whenever I have been asked, and if it ever becomes problematic, I will cross that dive op off my list and give my money to someone else. Yes, I understand the concept of "their dive shop and their rules", but they also understand that "it is my money and my rules."

 

[Divin'Papaw]

What do you mean with: "Unacceptable"? Can't operations decide their own house rules?

And I can decide not to give them a dime.

 

[Martijn]

And I can decide not to give them a dime.

So that makes it perfectly acceptable

 

[Divin'Papaw]

So that makes it perfectly acceptable

You’ve got the context wrong. I stated it’s unacceptable. The context therefore is that it’s unacceptable to me. Therefore, I would not give them my business. You can do whatever you wish.

 

[tursiops]

I can't remember the last time I was able to dive somewhere without providing some sort of medical statement...sometimes oral, sometimes check a box that I have no problems they should be aware of, sometimes a copy of the RSTC form, sometimes their own form. Their dive operation, their rules. I don't mind it so long as I know in advance.

A few years ago we had a group arrive at a dive boat in the Maldives and when we boarded they handed us an RSTC form and said fill it out and sign it. We huddled as a group, talked it over, and we all handed in total lies....No to everything, no signature by a Doctor needed by anyone. We had no alternative. After the trip, the outfit marketing that boat got an uncensored piece of my mind...and that boat is no longer one of their fleet.

 

[Divin'Papaw]

I can't remember the last time I was able to dive somewhere without providing some sort of medical statement...sometime oral, sometimes check a box that I have no problems they should be aware of, sometimes a copy of the RSTC form, sometimes their own form.

Stating on a release via my initials/signature that I have no known medical issue I am aware of that precludes me from diving is something entirely different than being asked for a completed medical form similar to the RSTC form. The former I've had to do all the time, the later only for paid course work leading to certification. The former I have no issue with, that later I have a real problem with.

 

[kaylee_ann]

Let's see, a dive op wants to reduce their risk by doing what they can to ensure a diver does not have a condition that might put their staff, other guests, or the diver themselves at risk?
Perfectly reasonable request and would make me more likely to use them.

yeah, and if something happens to the diver due to an undisclosed underlying medical condition, the op can't be at fault. it's on record that the diver omitted that info and said they were fine to dive.