ADCI Dive Physical
| ADC Dive Physical |
The Association of Diving Contractors, International (ADCI)requires that all students enrolled in ADCI approved commercial diving training have an ADCI approved dive physical. Our admissions office will assist you with obtaining your diving physical locally in the Charleston area. This is done the first few days of enrollment. New students are not allowed to participate in physical or activity in the water environment until the physical is completed and approved.
It is also permissible for students to arrange their own dive physical. It has to be done prior to admission but within 60 days of your start date. It is highly recommended that students get an ADCI physical by a licensed physician in their area that is qualified by experience or training to conduct commercial diver physical examinations.
The ADCI website (www.adc-int.org) provides a list of qualified diving medical examiners as well as a copy of the physical examination and medical history forms. (Click the ADCI Logo above to access the ADCI website.) The ADCI physical is a very extensive physical. All of the x-rays and tests are appropriate for working commercial divers exposed to very rigorous conditions; however, they may create an unnecessary financial hardship to the student diver and is not critical for student training. *We do require that students have at minimum a basic physical with an EKG, PFT, UA, CBC and chest x-rays. We also require a formal letter from the physician on letterhead stating that the student is fit for diving and hyperbaric activities. The physician will also need to sign off on the student’s logbook after the student has filled out the personal information. We can send the logbook to the student for a cost of $35.00. We do not want copies of the physical.
Please keep in mind that perspective employers may require graduates to complete the full ADCI physical. If for some reason, the graduate fails that physical, the International Diving Institute is not responsible in any way and the graduate will not be compensated for any monies spent to attend the institute. It is the student's choice to do the complete ADCI physical or the minimum requirements. Just remember that the minimum may get the student into school, but once the student leaves IDI, he/she may have to pass the complete ADCI physical and we accept NO RESPONSIBILITY for the outcome. *Contact the school with your physician’s information and we will be sure he/she is informed of the medical requirements for your physical.
It is also permissible for students to arrange their own dive physical. It has to be done prior to admission but within 60 days of your start date. It is highly recommended that students get an ADCI physical by a licensed physician in their area that is qualified by experience or training to conduct commercial diver physical examinations.
The ADCI website (www.adc-int.org) provides a list of qualified diving medical examiners as well as a copy of the physical examination and medical history forms. (Click the ADCI Logo above to access the ADCI website.) The ADCI physical is a very extensive physical. All of the x-rays and tests are appropriate for working commercial divers exposed to very rigorous conditions; however, they may create an unnecessary financial hardship to the student diver and is not critical for student training. *We do require that students have at minimum a basic physical with an EKG, PFT, UA, CBC and chest x-rays. We also require a formal letter from the physician on letterhead stating that the student is fit for diving and hyperbaric activities. The physician will also need to sign off on the student’s logbook after the student has filled out the personal information. We can send the logbook to the student for a cost of $35.00. We do not want copies of the physical.
Please keep in mind that perspective employers may require graduates to complete the full ADCI physical. If for some reason, the graduate fails that physical, the International Diving Institute is not responsible in any way and the graduate will not be compensated for any monies spent to attend the institute. It is the student's choice to do the complete ADCI physical or the minimum requirements. Just remember that the minimum may get the student into school, but once the student leaves IDI, he/she may have to pass the complete ADCI physical and we accept NO RESPONSIBILITY for the outcome. *Contact the school with your physician’s information and we will be sure he/she is informed of the medical requirements for your physical.