Scarborough, Ontario            info@suci2.ca

SUCI Membership

SUCI Application for Membership (to be completed each year), and Application for Open Water Diver Training
Once your Application for SUCI Membership has been approved, you will receive instructions on completing the OUC (Ontario Underwater Council) Liability release form
Step 1 of 2

Membership in SUCI is open to all certified scuba divers and those enrolling in a PADI Open Water Diver course at SUCI. Certified scuba divers under 18 years old must be accompanied by their parent who must be a FULL Diving member of SUCI

FREEDIVING activities are NOT permitted at SUCI. Basic Skin Diving is allowed but must be in compliance with TPASC policy below

"No prolonged underwater swimming for time and/or distance. Competitive or repetitive breath holding can be deadly and is not permitted. Hyperventilation is absolutely not permitted."


Application for Membership/Renewal and/or Enrollment in Training Program.


This electronic membership form consists of 3 parts. 


Part 1 General Information
Part 2 Recent Scuba Diving Experience: Self Declaration Form (Not required if you are enrolled in a SUCI open water scuba diver course)
Part 3 WRTSC Diver Medical | Participation Questionnaire

Part 1 General Information

If you are not a student, this should be as shown on your highest Cert card.
Month is 3 letters
Membership is available ONLY to Certified SCUBA Divers and those enrolled in a SUCI Open Water Scuba Diver course
If you do not have a TPASC card, please enter all 8s (eights). The Membership Director will get you one. (There is a TPASC charge for a replacement card)

Part 2

Scarborough Underwater Club Inc., (SUCI)
Recent Diving Experience: Self Declaration Form


As part of the annual membership application, SUCI members must complete this declaration,
if they plan to participate in SUCI dives. Each diver’s assessment of their experience during the previous 12 months will give a starting experience category of either A, B or C. Please sign the self-declaration below.


This process is for your safety. Please be conservative.


Each SUCI dive will have a Recent Experience Rating (RER) (A, B or C) which is the minimum required for that dive.
This ensures that club members do not commit to dives that present any degree of personal discomfort or risk.
The Instructor or Divemaster leading each dive has the responsibility to verify the skill and readiness of each
diver as per normal diving practice and has the final word with respect to diver safety and who may participate in any given dive.


Guidelines for Answering Questions below:


Your starting “Recent Experience Category” will be determined by the least of A, B, or C for questions about your experience in the last 12 months. (C being the most experienced in the last 12 months)

If you have an "A" or a "B" answer, then "A" or "B" will be your Recent Experience Category.


If you dive early in the season to gain experience to move your Recent Experience Category from A or B to C, then you will be able to book club dives that require a “Recent Experience Category” of C.


Definitions


Cold water necessitates that a diver wear at least a 7 mm wetsuit, boots, hood and gloves or a drysuit, to ensure thermal protection.


Recreational overhead environment refers to a situation such as shipwreck or cavern diving in which a direct ascent to the surface is not possible, but a diver remains in the “light zone” i.e. natural light and is clearly within easy reach of highly visible exit points. The combination of depth plus entry must not exceed 130 ft. For example, a dive that is 80 ft. plus 50 ft. into an overhead environment.


Limited recreational overhead refers to a situation such as shipwreck or cavern diving in which the combination of depth, plus an overhead entry that is within the light zone, does not exceed 60 ft. For example, a dive that is 40 ft. deep plus 20 ft. into an overhead environment, but still in the light zone.


Limited current describes a current that a diver can swim against briefly.

 

 

 

If you have any "A" or "B" answers, then "A" or "B" will be your Recent Diving Experience>

Part 3 WRSTC Diver Medical | Participant Questionnaire (Feb 2022 version)

Recreational scuba diving and skin-diving requires good physical and mental health. There are a few medical conditions which can be hazardous while diving, listed below. Those who have, or are predisposed to, any of these conditions should be evaluated by a physician. This Diver Medical Participant Questionnaire provides a basis to determine if you should seek out that evaluation. If you have any concerns about your diving fitness not represented on this form, consult with your physician before diving. If you are feeling ill, avoid diving. If you think you may have a contagious disease, protect yourself and others by not participating in dive training and/or diving activities. References to “diving” on this form encompass both recreational scuba diving and skin-diving. For your safety, and that of others who may dive with you, answer all questions honestly.

Directions

Complete this questionnaire as a prerequisite to recreational scuba diving or skin-diving

Note to women: If you are pregnant, or attempting to become pregnant, do not dive.

* If you answered YES to questions 3, 5 or 10 above OR to any of the "BOX A to G" questions on the form, please read and agree to the statement above by signing and dating it AND take all three pages of this form (Diver Medical and the Physician’s Evaluation Form) to your physician for a medical evaluation.

IF REQUIRED, and after completing this membership form, the WRSTC Diver Medical downloadable pdf is available under the "Contact" Menu item on the suci2.ca website.

Participation in diving at SUCI requires your physician’s approval. (IF YOU HAVE ALREADY RECIEVED A PHYSICIANS "CLEARANCE TO DIVE" and have it on file at SUCI, AND THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO YOUR MEDICAL SITUATION YOU DO NOT NEED ANOTHER CLEARANCE TO DIVE)

 

email your completed and signed PDF to membership@suci2.ca

Do not send your membership fee until you have sent your medical clearance form

Membership FEE payment options:

(I will send Interac email payment to treasurer@suci2.ca) (** See note below)

** If you require medical clearance to dive from your physician, DO NOT send fee until you have received your physician's "clearance to dive" Your membership will not be active until both the Clearance to dive form and the membership fee have been submitted.
YOU MUST RENEW YOUR SUCI MEMBERSHIP BEFORE 31ST DECEMBER EACH YEAR TO RECEIVE THIS BENEFIT

One Final Step

After your application for SUCI membership has been approved, you will receive instructions for completing the OUC (Ontario Underwater Council) liability release