NJ wrote:
> OK but I assume these would still be relevent though - if you're not
> fit to dive recreationally then you're not going to be fit as a pro.
Not so. I have UKSDM but have a condition that
disallows me from the HSE diving medical.
NJ wrote:
> "Nigel Hewitt" wrote
>> NJ wrote:
>>> OK but I assume these would still be relevent though - if you're not
>>> fit to dive recreationally then you're not going to be fit as a pro.
>>
>> Not so. I have UKSDM but have a condition that
>> disallows me from the HSE diving medical.
>
> Er, sorry, quick rethink here. I assume your condition wouldn't
> exclude you from recreational diving? My point was if you FAILED the
> medical requirements for recreational diving (which I assume, in your
> case, you wouldn't) then presumably you shouldn't be diving in any
> case, and certainly not in a professional capacity. I don't think
> this is at odds with being disallowed from the HSE diving medical.
Agreed. I was just pointing out that they are different
so reading up on one doesn't really save you redoing all
the reading for the other.
Conversely I might be doing do far more arduous dives
than a DM playing nanny to OW students. DM only implies
a 30m no deco ticket. Not all commercials are deep sat
divers.
Have a word with Dr Christine Fowler, who works at the Royal Naval
Insitute of Naval medicine in Gosport. She can arrange HSE medicals
for £100, and you get a free look around the chamber as well. Phone
02392762963 or email celfowler@m.
Any info on HSE medical 
