Diving

DIVING PORTUGAL HEALTH




HEALTH


Medical fitness

Before diving in Portuguese waters everyone must have a medical assessment showing that they are fit enough to dive. However, there are dive centers that accept self certification. Some factors that may disqualify for diving are asthma, diabetes, epilepsy.


Hyperbaric units

Centro de Medicina Hiperbarica
Campo de Santa Clara, 1149-061 Lisbon
Tel.: +351 218840822
Fax: +351 218840802
E-mail: hm.hiperbarica@mail.marinha.pt

Hospital Da Horta
Estrada Príncipe Alberto Mónaco, 9900-038 Horta
Azores
Tel.: +351 292200100
Fax: +351 292293144
E-mail: luis.quintino@mail.telepac.pt


Diving emergency

DAN Europe Office Ibérica
CRIS Unitat de Terapèutica Hiperbàrica
Dos de Maig 301, Hospital Creu Roja
08025 Barcelona, Spain
Tel.: +34 933477366
Fax: +34 934503736
E-mail: iberica@daneurope.org


Vaccination

There are no essential vaccination requirements for Portugal.