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Recreational Dive Medical

Before taking part in any dive course with a practical component, you must have completed a medical check. (Dive medicals are valid for 12 months.)

In the Hobart area, the following doctors perform Recreational Dive Medicals:

  • Long Beach Medical Centre
    3 Beach Rd, Sandy Bay
    Tel: 03 6225-5166
  • Travel Doctor
    270 Sandy Bay Rd, Sandy Bay
    Tel: 03 6223-7577
  • Augusta Road Medical Centre
    120 Augusta Rd, Lenah Valley
    Tel: 03 6278-1744
  • Dr David Smart
    Hyperbaric Unit, Royal Hobart Hospital
    Tel: 03 6222-8322
  • Dr Tim Barnes
    Stoke Street Medical Center, New Town
    Tel: 03 6228-7841
  • Dr Michael Tooth
    Sandy Bay Medical Center, 15 Princes St, Sandy Bay
    Tel: 03 6223-6822
  • Health for Industry
    200 Elizabeth St, Hobart
    Tel: 03 6281-4000

You will need to complete a form before taking the medical. (Download the form required here – AS4005-1)

Southern Tasmanian Divers offers a full range of internationally recognised PADI dive courses – from beginner level through to instructor certification. For some courses, it is possible to cover the theoretical part of your dive instruction via PADI’s online eLearning facility.

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