6.11.1 The campus shall determine that divers have passed a current diving physical examination and have been declared by the examining physician to be fit to engage in diving activities.

6.11.2 All medical evaluations required by this standard shall be performed by, or under the direction of, a licensed physician of the applicant-diver's  choice, preferably one trained in diving/undersea medicine.

6.11.3 The diver should be free of any chronic disabling disease and be free of any conditions contained in the list of conditions for which restrictions from diving are generally recommended. (Appendix 1)

6.11.4 All cost of the medical examinations shall be the responsibility of the applicant for certification, except in the case of an employee who is required to dive as a regular part of his/her employment.

 Medical evaluation shall be completed:

6.12.1 before a non-diver (student in a diving class) may begin practical open water scuba training, unless an equivalent initial medical evaluation has been given within the preceding year (12 months), the campus has obtained the results of that examination, and those results have been reviewed and found satisfactory by the Diving Safety Officer

6.12.2 before a diver may begin diving, unless an equivalent initial medical evaluation has been given within the preceding 3 years (2 years if over the age of 40), the campus has obtained the results of that examination, and those results have been reviewed and found satisfactory by the Diving Safety Officer.

6.12.3 thereafter, at three year intervals up to age 40 and every two years after the age of 40.

6.12.4 after any major injury or illness, or any condition requiring hospitalization for more than 24 hours, or after any diving accident requiring treatment in a hyperbaric chamber, a physicianÍs clearance is required to return to diving.  If the injury or illness is pressure related, then the clearance to return to diving must come from a physician trained in diving medicine.

The campus shall provide a copy of the medical evaluation requirements of this standard to the examining physician. (Appendices  1,  2, and 3).

6.14 Content of Medical Evaluations

Medical examinations conducted initially and at the intervals specified in section 6.12 shall consist of the following:

6.14.1 Applicant agreement for release of medical information to the Diving Safety Officer and the Diving Control Board (see Appendix 2).

6.14.2 Medical history (see Appendix 3)

6.14.3 Diving physical examination (see Section 6.15 and Appendix 2).

6.14.4 Laboratory Requirements for the diving medical examination as described in section 6.16

6.16 Laboratory Requirements for Diving Medical Examination:

6.16.1 Initial examination and first examination over age forty:
 
 Medical History
 Chest X-ray
 12 lead EKG
 Pulmonary function
 Audiogram
 Visual acuity
 Complete blood count (CBC)
 Blood chemistry
 Urinalysis
 Any further tests deemed necessary by the physician to qualify the patient for scuba diving.

 6.16.2 Periodic re-examination (every 3 years up to age 40, every 2 years after age 40):
 

 Medical History
 Pulmonary function
 Audiogram
 Visual acuity
 Complete blood count (CBC)
 Blood chemistry
 Urinalysis
 Any further tests deemed necessary by the physician to qualify the patient for scuba diving.

6.17.1 After any medical examination relating to the individualÍs fitness to dive, the campus shall obtain a written report prepared by the examining physician, which shall contain the examining physician's opinion of the individual's fitness to dive.  This will be reviewed by the Diving Safety Officer or the Diving Control Board.

6.17.2  The campus shall make a copy of the physician's written report available to the individual.