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]
Abbreviation | DMAC |
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Formation | November 11, 1975[1] |
Legal status | active |
Purpose | Improving the medical support of professional diving |
Chairman | Dr Olav Sande Eftedal |
Website | dmac-diving |
The committee has also issued position statements on the following subjects:[2]
The DMAC diving medical guidance publications are freely downloadable from the website, and include:[4][3]
(missing numbers have been withdrawn or superseded)
DMAC approves training courses in diving medicine which comply with the requirements of the joint committee of the European Committee for Hyperbaric Medicine (ECHM) and the European Diving Technology Committee (EDTC) "Training Standards for Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine", which specifies: Level 1 - Medical assessment of divers (Medical Examiner of Divers), and Level 2D - Medical management of diving accidents and illnesses (Diving Medical Physician).[5][3]
Canadian association of diving contractors members are required in terms of CSA Z275.2-15 Occupational Safety Code for Diving Operations Items 8 and 9, to comply with DMAC guidance documents for surface-supplied offshore gas and oil diving and deep diving, including mixed gas and saturation diving.[6]