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& S Fee
ENVIRONMENTAL
& SAFETY FEE
 The
Environmental & Safety Fee has been established
for two primary purposes:
To ensure the continued availability of a hyperbaric recompression
facility in Papua New Guinea, help fund operating costs,
training programs and to treat Papua New Guinean divers.
To sustain and expand the capacity of the PNG Divers Association
to participate in a range of programs and activities in
support of ensuring implementation of the Environmental
Code of Ethics, and the protection and management of Papua
New Guinea’s unique marine bio-diversity.
The E&S Fee is US$3 (US$5 in 2009) per diver per day.
The E&S Fee is NOT an insurance but rather an industry
support fee.
Hyperbaric Health Australia (HHA) operates a Twin Lock
unit to international guidelines. This facility is centrally
located at Port Moresby Medical Services, with easy access
to the country’s major dive locations.
Port Moresby Medical Services is a private hospital with
in-patient facilities for continuous patient care. Port
Moresby Medical Services also operates a medevac service
ensuring prompt delivery of injured divers for immediate
hyperbaric treatment. Evacuation with nursing support
for injured diver stabilization and oxygen therapy is
arranged using pressurized jet aircraft.
As well as PNG, Hyperbaric Health operates chambers
in Australia and other locations throughout the Pacific
and Asia.
In
the event of a diving accident, patients are accepted
for treatment and HHA takes responsibility for insurance
billing instead of charging directly at the facility.
In the absence of any insurance coverage, the patient
will be required to provide a guarantee of payment for
services, prior to any treatment being conducted.
PNGDA
& HHA do not meet evacuation costs, which can be high.
For this reason it is strongly recommended that divers
in Papua New Guinea hold full medical and evacuation insurance.
The
Papua New Guinea Divers Association thanks you for your
support of the Environmental & Safety Fee.
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