Scuba Health and PADI medical Form

PADI medical form

If you book a scuba diving trip with Gap Year Diver, you will have to complete a PADI medical form before you depart. The form consists of a series of medical questions to assess your medical suitability to dive.

The form is available for download after you book your place. It is very important that you read the information carefully in plenty of time before you travel as your answers will determine whether you are able to dive!

If on reading the form you answer NO to all of the questions, you are deemed fit to dive and need not take any further action. If on reading the form you answer YES to any of the questions, you may still be able to dive but you must take the form to your doctor prior to travel. Depending on the medical condition, your GP may be able to provide you with a letter supporting your medical suitability to dive. If there is any doubt about your ability to dive, your GP should refer you to a specialist in diving medicine (we recommend the London Diving Chamber)

Please call the GYD Team on 0845 257 3292 if you have any questions. If you would like to download a form to see the questions now, please use the link below.

Download PADI Medical Form (75kb)

Useful medical Links

— London Diving Chamber
— HSE Approved medical examiners
— Is it safe for me to go diving? (NHS)
— Diving with medical issues (Safe Travel