A diver stepping off the dive boat into open water
DiveSlip
PADI · SSI · NAUI · RSTC

Scuba medical clearance. Signed online.

A board-certified physician reviews your case on a short video visit and signs your scuba diver medical form the same day.

The problem we exist for

Your doctor won’t sign it. We understand why.

01

A niche form

Most primary care physicians see a scuba diving medical form once a decade, and many decline to sign it. Meanwhile your course starts Saturday.

02

A real evaluation

Your records plus a live video visit, every time. No scuba medical clearance is ever issued from a questionnaire alone.

03

Honest by design

If you can’t be safely cleared online, we say so, refer you to in-person dive medicine, and refund every dollar.

Dr. Adam Z. Kawalek, MD
A real, named physician who dives

Meet your dive doctor

“I’m a PADI certified diver myself, with dives logged in Belize, Hawaii and Bali. I read your questionnaire knowing what the open water asks of a body, and every form is signed under my own name, NPI and state license. If I can’t clear you safely online, I refer you and you don’t pay.”

Dr. Adam Z. Kawalek, MD
Board-certified internal medicine · 29 states · PADI certified diver · Belize · Hawaii · Bali
NPI
1326223306
Specialty
Internal Medicine
Medical school
Mount Sinai
Residency
Cedars-Sinai · NYU
A diver descending through blue water under shafts of light

The ocean asks a lot of a body. So do we.

Three steps, most within a day or two

Scuba diving medical clearance, without the runaround.

The DiveSlip intake form on a laptop
01

Answer the questionnaire

The standard diver medical questions, plus any records that relate to your yes answers.

A physician reviewing records at his desk
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Meet the physician on video

A scheduled visit of about 15 minutes with Dr. Kawalek.

A diver gearing up on the boat deck
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Signed form, same day

Your completed scuba diver medical form lands in your inbox. Go dive.

What lands in your inbox

The form your dive shop is waiting for.

You receive a signed DiveSlip diver evaluation letter, plus your dive shop’s own medical form completed and signed, by email the same day. The letter carries a code the shop can check in seconds.

A specimen DiveSlip diver medical evaluation, signed by the physician
One price, nothing after it
$91flat
  • Your records, read before we meet

    Send whatever relates to your yes answers. The physician reads it before you meet, so the visit is a conversation and not paperwork.

  • A live 15 minute video visit

    With Dr. Kawalek himself. A named, board-certified physician, not a call center queue.

  • Your signed scuba medical form, the same day

    The completed Physician’s Evaluation Form, under his own license and NPI, with a verification code your dive shop can check. It is the scuba medical certificate resorts and liveaboards ask to see.

  • A full refund if he refers you instead

    If you cannot be safely cleared online, you get the referral and every dollar back. Automatically, without asking.

Book your evaluation
An honest service has to be able to say no

What we clear online. What we refer.

The physician’s judgment on your records decides every case.

Often clearable with records
Mild, well-controlled asthma with recent normal spirometry
Controlled blood pressure on non-sedating medication
Type 2 diabetes, well-controlled without insulin
Resolved ear or sinus surgery, fully healed
Remote orthopedic injuries with full function
Divers over 45 with a normal cardiovascular history
Well-managed thyroid, cholesterol and similar conditions
Referred in person, fully refunded
→Coronary disease, arrhythmia or unexplained chest symptoms
→History of collapsed lung (pneumothorax)
→Lung surgery in the past 12 months
→Seizure history
→Insulin-dependent diabetes
→Pregnancy (clearance deferred, not declined)
Coverage

Licensed where you dive from

Dr. Kawalek holds active licenses in 29 states. You book from the state you’ll physically be in during your video visit, not the country where you plan to dive. Not listed yet? Leave your email and we’ll tell you when your state opens.

Dive medical questions

Frequently asked questions

What is the PADI / RSTC scuba diver medical form?−

It is the standard Diver Medical Participant Questionnaire used by PADI, SSI, NAUI and most training agencies worldwide. If you answer yes to any screening question, the dive shop cannot train you until a physician completes and signs the Physician’s Evaluation Form. That signed scuba medical certificate is what DiveSlip provides.

My doctor refused to sign my scuba diving medical form. Is that common?+
Do I need to find a dive doctor near me?+
Is an online scuba medical evaluation legitimate?+
Can I get scuba medical clearance with asthma?+
How fast do I get the signed scuba medical form?+
How long is a scuba medical clearance valid?+
What does scuba medical clearance cost?+
I answered no to every question. Do I need this?+
Which states do you cover?+
What records should I have ready?+

The water is waiting.

$91 flat. Records review, video visit, signed scuba medical form.

Book your evaluation
Full refund if we refer you instead