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All Truk wrecks are protected by law There is a recompression chamber in
and anyone caught with artifacts will the local hospital a short drive from
not only be banned from diving, but the resort. It is assumed that
will also be prosecuted. The great everyone is Þt medically and it is your
thing is that you will see artifacts responsibility to contact us if you
strewn all over these fantastic don’t feel right after diving. Our
wrecks. If someone took a piece of Hyperbaric Physician on the trip will
porcelain off the wreck, soon it will be there to offer assistance for all
just be an empty shell. So please diving and non diving related medical
respect this. Get a camera and take emergencies. The medical facilities Katsuragisan Maru
loads of pictures! are very limited so please take this
We are all out for a great, safe time
into account before doing something and as long as people don't abuse
crazy!. Please understand that when
safe diving practices and the rules
we mean limited it really is Basic. So I
set forth for such trips we will have a
would recommend that you bring any
great time.
personal medicines you require. To
ensure your health and safety is our How many dives will we do?
highest priority. . We have an
extensive emergency medical kit for We will be diving for 12 whole days
basic medical needs cuts, etc etc. whilst in Truk.
Shotan Maru This will cover most basic What normally happens is that we do
emergencies but obviously there are two dives a day. First dive in the
What are the risks on a trip limitations to what we can do. We morning normally starts round
like this? would strongly recommend cold and 8:30am and will be one of the deeper
ßu tablets and ear medication wrecks. Afternoon dives normally
Luckily Truk is not as isolated as a lot (swimmers ear is very common). start round 2pm. This gives everyone
of dive destinations. But it does come a good surface interval and long dive.
with its risks. For recreational diving groups we can
arrange more diving opportunities in
A lot of the diving that is being done each day if you want them.
is extended decompression diving
and it if for this reason why we bring What about runtimes?
a Hyperbaric Physician with us on all
our trips. Not just diving emergencies Dive planning is left to you. There are
but also medical ones too. We also no restrictions in run times (within
have a comprehensive medical reason!!). The thing that we take very
emergency kit (we cant take your San Francisco Maru seriously is safety, so please consider
appendix out bit will have the gear to your dive times conservatively.
Once you sign up for the trip we will
attend to fairly large medical
send you a comprehensive medical
emergency or the smaller ones that brief to help assist you in preparing
can easily become large problems if
yourself for the trip.
unattended)
Dive Medical Insurance
So with this in mind you really need
DAN insurance is MANDATORY!
to pay special attention to looking
Please make sure that the policy
after yourself. If you are in question
covers your deepest depths you are
about your health or have special
needs, you need to talk to your going to be diving. We also strongly
recommend travel insurance. You
physician very carefully.
would be really lost without it.
If you are not familiar with the DAN
insurance check out their site
www.diversalertnetwork.org
Having a chamber in Truk does not
Safety is our Highest issue us all with a “get out of jail” free
priority! card!
This goes without saying. On all L4R The medical personnel we bring with
Trips we have medical personnel onboard us are all acting in a “Samaritan” role
along with an extensive emergency so it will be totally your decision to
medical kit. We can deal with many get treated onsite or we can arrange
emergency medical events.
for an evacuation if you are not happy Fujisan Maru
with being treated in Truk.

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