Diving in france

Jakobso · Jul 26, 2013

Hi! I'm traveling to france in half a week and i thought of diving there.. We are going to stay 30 min outside Montpellier. We are willing to go for a drive to get to the place where it is best to dive. we does like to dive in different sceneries. we are just hobby divers and like the guided tours where you can rent equipment, are there any of these "shops" around montpellier?
sincerly Jakob

altaskier · Jul 26, 2013

Not super close to Montpelier, but I did some dives on Porquerolles Island once. Fun variety!

elan · Jul 27, 2013

You also need a valid medical form from a generaliste to dive. We paid about 20eur for 2 people.

DuboisP · Jul 27, 2013

Jakobso:
Hi! I'm traveling to france in half a week and i thought of diving there.. We are going to stay 30 min outside Montpellier. We are willing to go for a drive to get to the place where it is best to dive. we does like to dive in different sceneries. we are just hobby divers and like the guided tours where you can rent equipment, are there any of these "shops" around montpellier?
sincerly Jakob

nothing to dive near Montpellier.
all this area is sand.
small rocks, 14 m deep, at Frontignan.
You need to go nearly Marseille (in Carry-Le-Rouet) or nearly Banyuls (spanish border)

Peter_C · Jul 27, 2013

elan:
You also need a valid medical form from a generaliste to dive. We paid about 20eur for 2 people.

Say what? I to am headed to France in a couple weeks and was hoping to do a couple of dives while we are in the Mediterranean. What is the deal with the medical form? It is a requirement to dive? Where do you get one?

DuboisP · Jul 27, 2013

Peter_C:
Say what? I to am headed to France in a couple weeks and was hoping to do a couple of dives while we are in the Mediterranean. What is the deal with the medical form? It is a requirement to dive? Where do you get one?

yes, it is generally asked, as required by our regulation laws
in a lot of countries, you sign a discharge of responsability. This discharge has no legal value here.
so, you need a certificate from your physician assuming you're able to dive.

see english forms
i think something like will be OK, but i can't assure it.

http://medical.ffessm.fr/wp-content/uploads/CNCI_french-anglais.pdf
http://medical.ffessm.fr/wp-content/uploads/scubadiving_contraindication2009.pdf

gekodivebali · Jul 27, 2013

I vouch for Port-Cros. The first marine park in Europe is now teeming with life, from schools of barracudas to large groupers. The only place I've been in the med where the biomass is comparable to tropical seas.
It may be too far from montpellier though...

elan · Jul 29, 2013

Yes it is required by a dive charter. We got ours by visiting a clinic which was close to the port when we were diving in Marseille. The charter would not let us on board otherwise. If I remember correctly it was valid for half a year.

Peter_C:
Say what? I to am headed to France in a couple weeks and was hoping to do a couple of dives while we are in the Mediterranean. What is the deal with the medical form? It is a requirement to dive? Where do you get one?

Peter_C · Jul 29, 2013

Thanks folks. Sounds like we will be visiting my partners doctor in Frigac, before we head further South.

Jakobso · Jul 29, 2013

Thanks for so good response! seems like we have a lot to wait for! I'm really excited, long time ago now since i've been diving. But I have another question about the medical form, is that needed even if we have our PADI certificates?
Sincerly, Jakob!

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