Re: Malta Dive Permit & Medical - No Longer Required

Jason <jason.news.nospam@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:<pan.2004.08.04.17.48.22.342217@ntlworld.com> ...
> This is certainly the case with similar activities. It's a few years
ago
> that it made the papers, but the French require a licence for jet
skiers.
> However, they were able to rent out jet skis to any British holiday
maker
> in France because they satisfied the UK's requirements for driving a
jet
> ski, because there aren't any.

I suspect that's because a jet ski is considered a vehicle, and so
comes under the same laws for licensing as cars etc, which are designed
to ensure that drivers don't need a license in every country they go
in.

Diving isn't similar in that way.

Alun Harford

>
> I suspect that's because a jet ski is considered a vehicle, and so
> comes under the same laws for licensing as cars etc, which are designed
> to ensure that drivers don't need a license in every country they go
> in.
>
> Diving isn't similar in that way.

You are maybe correct but I can't dive a rib in Holland without an
international licence, no licence or my Diver Cox cert which would probally
do in the UK won't work there.

Paul

On Thu, 05 Aug 2004 01:48:10 -0700, alunharfor wrote:

> Diving isn't similar in that way.

No but skiing is. France got taken to the European Court for refusing to
let UK ski instructors work there. They probably ignored it like they
usually do.

There was mention of some EU harmonising of dive regs in last quarter's
PADI bulletin, so it may have something to do with that.

Mind you, a lot of operators in Spain used to say it was the law that you
needed a medical. It wasn't, they seem to have stopped saying it now that
most UK divers don't have one and it would cost them money.

Jason

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