Medical Statement
Diving can be strenuous under certain conditions. Your respiratory and circulatory systems must be in good health. All body air spaces must be normal and healthy. A person with coronary disease, a current cold or congestion, epilepsy, a severe medical problem or who is under the influence of alcohol or drugs should not dive. If you have asthma, heart disease, other chronic medical conditions or you are taking medications on a regular basis, you should consult your doctor and the instructor before participating in this program, and on a regular basis thereafter upon completion. You will also learn from the instructor the important safety rules regarding breathing and equalization while scuba diving. Improper use of scuba equipment can result in serious injury. You must be thoroughly instructed in its use under direct supervision of a qualified instructor to use it safely.
If you have been infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and have been hospitalized and treated, please be sure to get a medical examination from a doctor before participating in diving/snorkeling.
Participation requirement (This is Honuhonu's rule based on reports from DAN and PADI.)
@All persons over the age of 50,
@Those under 50 age, but with heart problem, high blood pressure, respiratory or otolaryngology problems or diabetes,
@Those who test "positive" for COVID-19, whether asymptomatic or symptomatic.
People corresponding to the above should be examined by a doctor before diving / snorkeling.
It has been found that over the five years from 2020 to 2024, 123 people were killed or went missing in drowning accidents during marine leisure activities in Okinawa Prefecture, of which 82 were aged 50 or older, accounting for just under 70%. The Japan Coast Guard, which compiled the statistics, has sounded the alarm, saying, "Accidents over the age of 50 are at a high risk of directly putting people's lives in danger."
Of the 452 people who have been involved in drowning accidents in the past five years, 164 were aged 50 or older. One in two people over 50 who are involved in accidents lose their lives. The highest number of deaths and missing occurred while snorkeling, with 33 (40%). This was followed by 18 (22%) while diving and 11 (13%) while swimming.
++ Be in a good health ++
*The following questions on right side "Medical Statement", your past or present medical history with all questions your answer "NO"
*If you are not sure, answer "YES". If any of these items apply to you, we must request that you consult with a physician prior to participating in scuba diving.
++ How to use Diver Medical ++
・Print out the diver medical in a language that your country and doctors can understand.
・Please fill in your name and answer the questions (YES/NO) and go to the hospital.
・Please get the doctor's signature on the third sheet and send photos of all three to Honu Honu Divers.