PADI Open Water Dive Course

Recreational Diving Medical Requirements – Go Dive Tasmania

To make things easier for you, please see the links below for the recreational diving medical forms.

Go Dive Tasmania requires a diving medical in the following cases:

• You answer “Yes” to any medical question and are prompted to see a doctor.
  
• You are 45 years or older.
  

If this applies to you, you must complete the medical before booking your course.

PADI Dive Medical*

• Can be completed by any willing GP.
  
• When booking your appointment, ask for a recreational diving medical.
  
• Not all GPs are familiar or willing to do this — check ahead of time.
  
• Bring a printed copy of the form to your appointment.
  
• All doctors listed below are known to offer this service in Tasmania.
  

📄 Download Medical Forms

To complete your diving medical, please download and print the appropriate form below:

🔹 PADI Dive Medical Form
Use this form if you are seeing a general GP.
👉 Download PADI Medical Form (PDF)

🔹 SPUMS Recreational Dive Medical Form
Use this only if seeing a SPUMS-accredited doctor.
👉 Download SPUMS Medical Form (PDF)

Make sure to bring the printed form to your appointment to ensure the medical can be completed without delays.

SPUMS Dive Medical*

• Can only be completed by SPUMS-accredited doctors.
  
• To find an accredited provider near you, use the SPUMS Doctor List.
  

Doctors Performing Recreational Diving Medicals – Hobart Region

Dr Michael Tooth
City Doctors Hobart
📞 (03) 6231 3003

Hyperbaric Medicine Unit (Royal Hobart Hospital)
📞 (03) 6166 8196

Dr Graham Stevens
Your Health Hub
📞 (03) 6122 0150

Dr Elizabeth Elliott
General Practice Plus
📞 (03) 6223 5533

Dover Medical Centre
📞 (03) 6298 1222

Sorell Doctors Surgery (existing patients only)
📞 (03) 6265 1595

Doctors – Northern Tasmania

Windmill Hill Medical (Launceston)
📞 (03) 6776 0080

Tremaur Medical Centre (Launceston)
📞 (03) 6776 0080

Rose Cottage Medical (Launceston)
📞 (03) 6334 3622

Exeter Medical Center (Exeter)
📞 (03) 6394 4247

SmartClinics (Devonport)
📞 (03) 6422 6200

Burnie General Practice (Burnie)
📞 (03) 6431 7708

Wynyard Medical Centre (Wynyard)
📞 (03) 6442 2201

Important

Please allow at least 14 days to book and attend your diving medical — wait times can vary.

If you have any questions or are unsure whether a medical is required for your booking, feel free to contact us:

📞 (03) 6231 9749
📧 info@godivetassie.com.au

Go Dive Tasmania – Booking Conditions

By booking any activity with Go Dive Tasmania, you acknowledge and agree to the following terms and conditions. Please read carefully before making your booking.

1. General Conditions

• All participants must complete an information and liability waiver prior to the activity. Completion is mandatory — no exceptions.
  
• You are responsible for booking an activity suitable to your certification level and confirming you are medically fit to participate.
  
• All courses and activities are conducted in English only. For safety reasons, translation is not permitted.
  
• Go Dive Tasmania reserves the right to cancel or reschedule any activity due to weather, safety concerns, instructor availability, minimum numbers, or other operational reasons.
  

3. Course Booking Conditions

Eligibility

• Minimum age: 12 years (8 years for Bubble Makers or Seal Team programs).
  
• Participants must have their own transport between dive shop, pool, lodge, and dive sites. Go Dive does not provide transfers.
  
• Many sites are in National Parks. A valid Parks Pass may be required: https://passes.parks.tas.gov.au
  

Medical & Swim Requirements

• A completed medical questionnaire is required. If indicated, doctor clearance must be provided.
  
• Divers aged 45 years or older must provide a dive medical from a doctor.
  
• You must be able to swim 200 metres and float for 10 minutes unassisted.
  
• Swim tests are conducted on Day 1. Failure to pass will result in course cancellation without refund.
  
• Failure to bring swim gear will be treated as a no-show.
  
• Re-testing may be arranged at $150 per hour, minimum 1 hour, calculated from staff departure/return to Hobart.
  

Payments, Refunds & Rebooking

• A non-refundable deposit of $245 per person applies to all course bookings.
  
• Cancellations more than 30 days prior: Partial refund (course fee less $245 deposit).
  
  Example: $645 course – $245 deposit = $400 refund.
  
• Cancellations within 14 days: No refund.
  
• Medical refunds: If you fail a dive medical and provide documentation to info@godivetassie.com.au, a refund will be issued less the $245 deposit.
  
• Refunds are made to the original payment method and may take up to 10 business days to process.
  

Combo Course Refunds

• If downgrading a Combo Course to fewer participants, refund is based on the difference in value, less the $245 deposit.
  
  Example: $1999 (4-person) – $1575 (3-person) = $424.
  
  Less $245 deposit = $179 refund.
  
• No refunds for Combo Courses cancelled within 14 days of the start date.
  

Date Changes & No-Shows

• More than 14 days before start date: One free date change allowed.
  
• Within 14 days: One date change allowed with a $245 rebooking fee per person.
  
• After one date change (free or paid), any further changes require full re-payment of the course.
  
• Not attending or not completing a course incurs a $245 rebooking fee (valid once within 12 months). After that, full course payment is required.
  
• Arriving more than 30 minutes late may be treated as a no-show at Go Dive’s discretion.
  

Course Access & Communication

• After booking, you will be contacted with course details and access to PADI eLearning.
  
• If you do not receive this, it is your responsibility to contact us. Please check spam/junk folders.
  
• Completion of online learning prior to the course is mandatory. Failure to complete may result in exclusion from practical sessions without refund.
  
• Waiver and participant forms must be submitted before the start date.
  

4. Gift Vouchers – “Buy Now, Choose Dates Later”

• Valid for 3 years from purchase date.
  
• Treated as a gift voucher. To redeem, you must provide the original receipt.
  
• Vouchers are not redeemable for cash.
  
• Dates must be selected from those listed online; custom dates are not included.