If helping loading/unloading a boat and issuing equipment is too much to ask in exchange for not paying to go out and dive, then maybe it's better you just stick as a recreational diver!
Thought that was what was implied by the dive free for life, free recreational diving, not working.
Many divers, myself including have no problem helping out, it's when it becomes a requirement there is a problem.
Also,
By chance is the complete fun dive for free thing out in writing somewhere ? Was it there in 2002?