Prior to training, all scuba diving candidates must successfully complete a medical examination to determine their medical, physical, and psychological fitness for survival in a subaquatic environment. This article reviews the pecularities of the diving medical examination and the reasons for them, suggests absolute, relative, and temporary disqualifications from diving, and outlines a sport diving questionnaire and medical examination.
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