Scuba Diving club,
Southern California
Sea Sabres
Boat Etiquette
Sea Sabres Safety & Education Talk
April 10, 2003
One of the things to
consider when diving on a charter boat is that everyone has feelings and if you
are not careful you will damage a relationship. When we first get on the boat, try to see where you will store
your gear. Make sure that you are not
moving or crowding someone else. Also
if you are not familiar with this boat, ask questions, such as where do I store
my gear, where do spear guns go, where can I place my camera equipment and so
forth. If you do not know about this
boat and/or crew try to ask some questions about how the dives will be handled,
how many dives will we make, etc.
Once
the boat is anchored for the first dive, the captain will usually announce the
conditions. If he does not fill you in
completely, make sure you check with the crew or the captain. The worse thing that can happen is to expect
a shallow dive, and then find out that this was a 100-foot dive that you would
just as soon skip. Additionally, find
out if there is a current. Why does
this fall into etiquette? Because
someone may have to swim out to get you, or the boat will have to motor out to
pick you up. Either way, you delay the
diving, causing the dive schedule to be delayed. This does not set well with other divers and the crew.
What
is the most irritating thing for someone to do? Be the last one in the water, be the last one to get back on
board, just because you have a 100 cubic foot tank and you do not care who has
to wait for you!! We have all set
around grumbling about a diver, who comes up last when we are anxious to get to
the next dive spot. Remember, try to
help the new diver, you were one once.
The main thrust of this talk is to get you to think and “Do unto others,
as you would want them to consider yourself".
Jeff Shipley Sea Sabres President
Posted April 17, 2003
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