Independent organisation of diving medical specialists from Northern Europe
Diving Medical Advisory CouncilAbbreviation | DMAC |
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Formation | November 11, 1975; 48 years ago (1975-11-11)[1] |
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Legal status | active |
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Purpose | Improving the medical support of professional diving |
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Chairman | Dr Olav Sande Eftedal |
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Website | dmac-diving.org |
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The Diving Medical Advisory Council (DMAC) is an independent organisation of diving medical specialists, mostly from across Northern Europe which exists to provide expert advice about medical and some safety aspects of commercial diving. The advice is published in the form of guidance documents, which are made available for download.[2][3]
The committee has also issued position statements on the following subjects:[2]
- Commercial Diving and Health (October 2006)
- Health Surveillance of Commercial Divers (April 2008)
- Exercise Testing in Medical Assessment of Commercial Divers (October 2009)
- Requirement for Air Diving to 50 msw in Commercial Diver Training (March 2013)
- Deep Saturation Diving (April 2013)
- Education and Training in Diving Medicine (November 2014)
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