Health declaration and SSI
Before anyone goes in the water there are a few documents.
Here is a short explanation, with links to the village's original documents and forms.
The rules themselves have not been rewritten.
Health declaration
The purpose of the medical declaration of SSI is to find out whether you need to be examined by a doctor before you take part in a diving course.
A positive answer to a question does not automatically disqualify you from diving.
A positive answer means that there is a pre-existing condition that may affect your safety while diving and that you must consult the doctor.
If there are health problems, or if you are over age 45, you must provide approval from a diving doctor only!
It is important to read and fill in the health declaration and to make sure there is no past or present history of the various conditions
- Health declaration for courses (PDF, in Hebrew)
- Health declaration for the intro dive (image, in Hebrew)
- Read and fill in the health declaration in the app.
It is important to check, and to come to the course after you have completed the health declaration in the app, correctly and in full - If one of the answers is “yes”, check the second page and get the diving doctor's approval
Filling in the medical declaration
- Go into the SSI app.
If you have not registered yet, see the detailed instructions here. - Tap the settings icon
- Choose "Personal details"
- Tap "Training records and documents"
- Scroll to the medical declaration, tap it to reveal the buttons, and tap again on "Fill in online form"
- Fill in the medical declaration in full, including your full name and a signature at the end of the form.
After completing all the details, tap "OK" - At the end of the process, the medical declaration box is marked in green
Diving doctor's approval
What is a diving doctor's approval?
The doctor's confirmation that a person has no health problems that prevent taking part in a diving course
Who needs to get a diving doctor's approval?
- Anyone who found a problem in a medical declaration before the course.
- Anyone aged 45 and over who wants to take part in a diving course.
Even if there are no problems in the health declaration
Who can issue a diving doctor's approval?
Only a diving doctor.
Not a family doctor.
The list of all the diving doctors in Israel can be downloaded from the website Medical information for divers, of the Sport Diving Authority
A recommended doctor?
Dr.
Poitch 050-5678601
(in Givatayim)
or Medi-Test: 03-7325151
Under 18
Students under age 18: must come to the club with parental consent + a health declaration, signed by the parents only
Signing up with SSI
Divers Village chose the international organisation SSI, and certifications are registered online.
We are DIVERS VILLAGE, center no. 797107.
- Download the SSI app, tap "Log in" and then "Register".
Fill in your details in English only, and choose the training center DIVERS VILLAGE (797107).
The privacy statement is required; marketing content is optional. - Under 18s sign up on the mySSI website
("Create a free account"),
choose ISR, EILAT and then DIVERS VILLAGE (797107), and only then log in to the app.
Finding your certificate
Today a certificate is digital and valid for life!
You can find the certificate on the website of the SSI organisation or in the MySSI app.
There is an option to print a copy of the diving certificate for cases where the certificate was lost or forgotten, and to enjoy the diving experience anytime and anywhere in the world.
- On the SSI website: first name, surname and date of birth in English.
The blue button next to each certification prints or saves it. - In the app: "More", "Certifications", pick a certificate, "Share", and send it to Divers Village on WhatsApp.
