Welcome to Dive Safe
An interactive interface for divers, Dive Safe is intended to serve as a resource
for sharing information relevant to divers, thereby adding to the growing knowledge
of divers, instructors, boat operators, or indeed anyone with an interest in diver
safety.
News
News, views, updates, events, and anything else we feel may be of importance to
you. Latest: NZUA Best Practice Guidelines for Recreational Diving Health
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Qualified Recreational Divers Health Status Screening Questionnaire
This questionnaire is a screening tool for current divers. It has been designed
to detect important medical risk factors in diving and therefore to determine whether
a medical review is advisable.
Download / view the questionnaire (pdf 54kb)
Please report a diving incident or near-miss
To assist in the promotion of safe and enjoyable diving, New Zealand Underwater
collects, analyses and reports on diving incidents and accidents in New Zealand.
All information is strictly confidential.
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Medical & Educational
Provides educational information on topics relevant to diving medicine and safety.
Some articles are of general interest to help improve diver safety, whilst others
provide information on specific medical conditions which can have safety implications
within the diving environment.
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Dive
incident statistics and reportsr
This is where you will find summaries of actual incident reports. For example, the
number of diving incidents per year by gender, or expressed in relation to diving
experience and level of training.
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0800 4 DES 111 Divers Emergency Servicer
Find out what happens when you phone the 24-hour divers emergency service freephone
helpline. You can also view how many calls the number receives each month, from
which areas of the country and the mainr reasons for calling.
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