Health and Saftey Standards

At AQUARIUS we are constantly reviewing the requirements for continuously improving health and safety, ensuring compliance to travel organisation needs, PADI standards and travel insurance requirements. Throughout your time with us it is our responsibility to take care of you at our centre, on our boats, catering and, of course, during diving.

All our staff receive ongoing training and all our guides, Dive Masters and Instructors are Emergency First Response trained and are fully conversant with the local support operations from Doctors to Hyperbaric Chambers.

Medical Statement

Prior to diving, you will be required to complete a PADI Medical Statement form. If you are in any doubt about your medical status for diving do review this form before coming over and if needed see you physician for his advise and medical statement giving you clearance to dive.

However, should you have a medical problem concerning diving we will be happy to help you consult the local diving physician.

Safety Procedures

Safety, for you, your buddy and us, is of paramount importance. You will be required to assure us that you will follow the PADI and local safety procedures for diving.

On Boats

Our boats are equipped with VHF radios, linking them to the official Search & Rescue operation, in order to take the proper measures according to the emergency plan we have established. In addition to the VHF you will find on the boats an emergency first aid kit and oxygen cylinder. Our guides undergo a rescue drill twice a year to keep their rescue and EFR skills at the highest level.

Diving

No matter your diving level, before going on a diving trip you will do a check dive off the house reef or from one of our local dive boats. The check dive is to ensure your mastering of the basic diving skills and to make sure you are weighted correctly. Our guides will always give you a thorough briefing before all dives, in which they will limit you to non-decompression dives and a maximum depth of 30 metres, as ruled by Egyptian law.

Health and Safety Details

Customer Insurance:	DAN Europe Insurance
Boats:	Certificated, Life Jackets, Fire Extinguishers, First Aid supplies including Oxygen.
Diving Limits:	Maximum depth 30 metres, dive duration 1 hour.
Search & Rescue:	From Hurghada (24/7)
Hospitals:	Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada, Safaga and Marsa Alam
Hyperbaric Chamber:	Sharm El Sheikh 5 km (24/7), Safaga 30km (24/7); Hurghada 5km (24/7), Marsa Alam 15 km (24/7)

Medical Restrictions

As with all diving you need to be reasonably fit and injury and ailment free. Diving here can be as strenuous or laid back as you wish so you can have some fantastic diving without having to be an Olympic athlete.

Should you have a prevailing medical condition that causes you concern do discuss this with your instructor or guide. They have the training and experience to give you the right advice or direct you to one of many medical resources and facilities we have in the area.

For most this area will be considerably warmer than their homeland and dehydration is a common ailment. Very low humidity and warm to hot weather will give you the need to ensure you drink lots of mineral water to keep your body in balance.