Pearldiver07
Contributor
Back to some of the original post's concerns...
If a student marks all "No" answers, then it comes up in conversation that they had a comprimising medical condition I will stop any in-water training to insist that they get a doctor's OK. Unless they give me some specific reason, age alone is no reason to insist on doctor's approval.
Concerning getting a doctor's approval, that medical form has an additional 6 pages that explain in DETAIL what the doctor is looking for, and provides the doctor with more concrete evaluation criteria. And note that the form's block for OK from the doctor says that he/she doesn't find any reason for you not to dive, not that they find you fit to dive. Legally a very different statement.
Personally, I was lucky enough to have a GP that was a trained and active diver (luckily by the shop where I used to work). He knew the potential impacts of diving and medicine and would always advise me as to any condition or medication and its impact on my diving.
There's more to life than surface intervals... Good diving.
If a student marks all "No" answers, then it comes up in conversation that they had a comprimising medical condition I will stop any in-water training to insist that they get a doctor's OK. Unless they give me some specific reason, age alone is no reason to insist on doctor's approval.
Concerning getting a doctor's approval, that medical form has an additional 6 pages that explain in DETAIL what the doctor is looking for, and provides the doctor with more concrete evaluation criteria. And note that the form's block for OK from the doctor says that he/she doesn't find any reason for you not to dive, not that they find you fit to dive. Legally a very different statement.
Personally, I was lucky enough to have a GP that was a trained and active diver (luckily by the shop where I used to work). He knew the potential impacts of diving and medicine and would always advise me as to any condition or medication and its impact on my diving.
There's more to life than surface intervals... Good diving.