Conducted by Dr Shirin Motaman
Dive Medical Assessments play a crucial role in guaranteeing safety and regulating risk for prospective scuba divers. These assessments evaluate a diver’s physical and psychological capabilities.
The medical examinations are conducted in accordance with AS 4005.1 (for recreational divers) and AS 2299 (for occupational divers).
The assessment takes 45 mins – 1 hour, so bookings are essential.
Dr Shirin Motaman is an avid and passionate diver herself and specialises in Hyperbaric Medicine. She is a member of SPUMS.
To book an appointment, please call 03 9748 5088 or please send an email to sayersinfo@westgatemedical.com.au with the Subject line “Dive Medicals”.
What’s involved in a dive medical examination?
- Completion of a medical questionnaire regarding past and current health
- A physical examination
- ECG (done on-site)
- ECHO (referral needed)
- A spirometry (referral needed)
- A chest x-ray (referral needed)
- A urine analysis
- An assessment of your vision and hearing (referral needed)
- General blood test (within 12 months otherwise a pathology referral will be requested for you)
- Letters from any specialists you are currently seeing about your current condition
If you have completed the above tests within 12 months, please bring these documents along to your appointment as you will not be required to complete these tests again.
You will spend 20-30 minutes with our practice nurse and another 20-30 minutes with Dr Shirin Motaman. If you have not completed the above-mentioned tests, you will be required to return to the clinic another time for the assessment outcome.
It is important to complete all necessary documentation before you arrive to your appointment. All documentation and other requirements will be emailed to you, or you may download them here:
For cost and scheduling, it will be answered in your call or email query.