Effect of the new medical system (starting 1 March 2000)
| Old medical system | New medical system | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Values in parentheses are percentages of the total number of divers in each year. | ||||||
| Year | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
| Number of members | 1796 | 1809 | 1931 | 1896 | 1950 | 1896 |
| Number of forms requiring review by medical referee | 10 (0.6) | 23 (1.3) | 24 (1.2) | 109 (5.7) | 135 (6.9) | 146 (7.7) |
| Passed without clinical assessment | 3 (0.2) | 14 (0.8) | 10 (0.5) | 70 (3.7) | 83 (4.3) | 86 (4.5) |
| Passed after clinical assessment | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.2) | 14 (0.7) | 9 (0.5) |
| Passed after investigation | 2 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) | 17 (0.9) | 9 (0.5) | 13 (0.7) |
| Subtotal | 5 (0.3) | 17 (0.9) | 11 (0.6) | 90 (4.7) | 106 (5.4) | 108 (5.7) |
| Failed outright based on form | 4 (0.2) | 3 (0.2) | 7 (0.4) | 5 (0.3) | 7 (0.4) | 20 (1.1) |
| Declined assessment | 1 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 4 (0.2) | 14 (0.7) | 19 (1.0) | 15 (0.8) |
| Failed after clinical assessment | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.2) | 3 (0.2) |
| Subtotal | 5 (0.3) | 6 (0.3) | 13 (0.7) | 19 (1.0) | 29 (1.5) | 38 (2.0) |