DMAC has established an approval system for courses in diving medicine.
Legal regulations and industrial standards concerning training of doctors involved in examination and treatment of working divers and the medical consultants to diving contractors vary throughout the world. Many professional divers work in different
nations as a part of their employment and, even though the guidance on medical standards for fitness to dive is reasonably well established internationally, the training of doctors to conduct those examinations and to provide competent support
for diving emergencies is patchy. Accreditation or approval of courses in diving medicine would probably best be achieved if multi-national agencies (such as bodies within WHO, ILO or EU) or well-reputed academic institutions with international connections would accept such a responsibility. However, in spite of agreement for many years on the need for approval, little or nothing has
happened.
In 2004 the European Diving Technology Committee (EDTC) produced its guidance on the "Medical Assessment of Working Divers", available from IMCA (the International Marine Contractors Association).
Previously, a joint committee of the European Committee for Hyperbaric Medicine (ECHM) and EDTC developed "Training Standards for Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine". At present, this remains the best recognised international standard for
such training. However, no organisation has accepted responsibility for administering an approval procedure for these basic courses. Until another recognised body takes on this responsibility, DMAC has accepted the obligation to assess selected
courses in diving medicine together with a representative of the EDTC Medical Subcommittee; this alliance is to be referred to as 'DMAC/EDTCmed'.
Those interested in gaining DMAC recognition for their course should download the recognition document (see below). This sets out all of the requirements and procedures. A Word version for electronic completion is available to course administrators
on request. Any further questions should be addressed to the Secretary.
Course Organiser |
Contact Details |
Level |
Approval Expiry |
AA Fondazione Mistral Italy |
Leopoldo Lucchi 115
47521 Cesena (FC)
Italy
|
Tel: +39 0544 500152 (Centro Iperbarico) Fax: +39 0544 500148
E-mail:
[email protected]
Web:
https://fondazionemistral.com/
|
Level 1 |
31 Dec 2024 |
DDRC Professional Services Ltd United Kingdom |
The Hyperbaric Medical Centre Research Way Plymouth Science Park Derriford
Plymouth
PL6 8BU United Kingdom
|
Tel: +44 (0) 1752 209 999 Fax: +44 (0) 1752 209 115
E-mail:
[email protected]
|
1 and 2D |
31 Dec 2024 |
Hyperbaric Medical Centre Egypt/ Austrian Society fo Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine (ASUHM) Austria |
Krottenbachstr. 267
A-1190 Vienna
Austria |
Tel: +43 676 309 24 80
Email: [email protected] |
Level 1 |
31 Dec 2024 |
Institute of Naval Medicine United Kingdom |
Crescent Road Alverstoke
Hampshire
PO12 2DL United Kingdom
|
Tel: +44 (0) 23 9276 8091 E-mail:
[email protected]
|
Level 1 |
31 Dec 2024 |
Norwegian Armed Forces Norway |
Joint Medical Submarine and Diving Medicine Office Boks 5 Haakonsvern K-21 N-5886 Bergen Norway
|
Tel: +47 55 50 21 60 Fax: +47 55 50 37 92
E-mail:
[email protected]
|
Level 1 |
31 Dec 2024 |
Republic of Singapore Navy Medical Service/Singapore General Hospital Hyperbaric and Diving Medicine Centre Singapore |
Singapore General Hospital Postgraduate Medical Institute Block 6, Level 1 Outram Road Singapore 169608 |
E-mail: [email protected]
|
Level 1 |
31 Dec 2024 |
The Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) Netherlands |
Defence Diving School/Dive Medical Center Rijkszee en Marinehaven 1 1781 ZZ Den Helder PO Box 10 000 1780 CA Den Helder The Netherlands
|
Tel: +31 889 501 417 Fax: +31 223 653 148
Email:
[email protected]
|
1 and 2D |
31 Dec 2024 |
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna Italy |
Piazza dei Martiri delle Libertà N° 33 56127 Pisa Italy
|
Tel: +39 050 883111 Fax: +39 050 883225
Web:
www.sssup.it
|
1 and 2D |
31 Dec 2024 |
Stellenbosch University South Africa |
The Occupational Medicine Group
Division of Health Systems and Public Health
Department of Global Health
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Stellenbosch University
PO Box 241
Cape Town, 8000
South Africa
|
Tel: +27 21 938 9272 Fax: +27 21 938 9166
E-mail:
[email protected]
[email protected]
|
Level 1 Level 2D |
31 Dec 2024 31 Dec 2024 |
Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society United States of America |
631 US Highway 1, Suite 307 North Palm Beach, FL 33408 United States of America |
Tel: +1 919 490 5140 Fax: +1 919 490 5149
E-mail:
[email protected]
|
Level 1 Level 2D |
31 Dec 2024 31 Dec 2024 |
United States Army Diving Medicine Programme Military/government students only United States of America |
2450 Connell Road, Building 2264 Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-7664 United States of America
|
Tel: +1 210 466 5647
Email: [email protected]
|
Level 2D |
31 Dec 2024 |
VUB (Free University Brussels) Belgium |
BLITS - Brussels Labo voor Inspanning en TopSPort Onderzoeksgroep Menselijke Fysiologie & Sportgeneeskunde Vakgroep KIMA - Faculteit Lichamelijke opvoeding en Kine Brussels, Belgium |
Tel: +32 (0)2 6292222 Email : [email protected] |
Level 1 |
31 Dec 2024 |