Section 1:  Personal Fitness to Dive...	Category of Diving:
We recommend that the Standards of Fitness identified by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in the United Kingdom in the Diving at Work Regulations be the guide as their Standard currently is the highest published Standard for Medical Fitness to Dive.	Commercial ( 165 FSW or 45 MSW);SCUBA (Professional) to 165 FSW or  45 MSW or SCUBA (Recreational) to 130 FSW or 40 MSW.
Fitness recommendations may be found at the SCUBA DOC web site	http://www.scuba-doc.com
Section 2:  The Regulations...	Category of Diving:
United Kingdom Back to the top.	In the United Kingdom and the European Union (EU), the highest published Standard recognised by the Health and Safety Executive or equivalent EU Country Department will apply. Commercial and Recreational Diving is Regulated by "Diving at Work Regulations" and these Regulations ALSO apply to Recreational as well as Commercial Surface Supplied or SCUBA.
USA Back to the top.	Commercial Diving: In the USA there is for Commercial Diving the Association of Diving Contractors International (ADCI) who sets Standards based upon the Department of Labor (Federal) and the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OHSA) who set up the Regulations pertaining to Diving under Regulation CFR Part 1910:410. The US Coast Guard also have oversight in Diving related incidents for investigation for compliance to standards. Recreational SCUBA: In the USA, the Recreational Sports Council appear to have oversight for Standards and Depth recommendation. In the USA the Recreational depth limit appears to be 130 FSW.
Canada Back to the top.	Commercial Diving Standards: In Canada the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) has set Standards for this industry and the Diver Certification Board of Canada (DCBC), and programmes that are accredited to CSA Standard are audited by the Defense Research Development Canada (DRDC). Recreational SCUBA: The Professional Associations set their own Standards for certification as a Recreational Diver, and in the main due to insurance considerations follow the American Professional SCUBA Associations.
Australia and Pacific Rim Countries Back to the top.	Commercial and Recreational Divers are overseen by  the Australian Diver Certification Board and the Australian Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (AREMT) who administer the Diver Medical Standards and Training.
South Africa Back to the top.	The Republic's Department of Labour regulates in conjunction with the South African Navy commercial Diving Standards and investigations of diving incidents.
Section 3:	Category of Diving:
Theoretical Knowledge and Competency to assess Fitness to Dive. Back to the top.	The DMT Training Group Partnership are in a unique position to assist in this area. A staff member of the Partnership developed and wrote the first Competency Based Medical Training programme for training Diver Medical Technicians who today provide front line prehospital care for diving related incidents. Further, ADCI tasked the DMT Training Group with the standards contained in Section 3 (Medical) of ADCI's concensus Diving Standards in compliance with OHSA's CFR Part 1910:410. The DMT Training Group Partnership provides written Theory Examinations in Dysbaric Meicine, Diving Accident Management, Rescue & REcovery and a group of HBO disciplines. Competency Assessment is also conducted by Prehsopital and Emergency Care professionals against Industry Standards for Prehospital care and diver assessment.