Murphy in NC
Contributor
I recently went on a fossil dive in Fla.
There were a couple things I didn't care for. The boat had two outboards but one wouldn't go down so we went out with one, Captain gave this long intro about what to do if he died during the trip (bizarre).
Overall I didn't love fossil dives, it's more solitary and the vis is low, so not my thing, I tried it, all good.
What I was scratching my head over was the mate and the captain both dove, leaving the boat completely unattended. Everything I have read has stated that this was a safety issue. When I raised my concern the captain stated that there isn't much current and it has never been an issue. All the diving magazines I have read has stated that when diving the boat should never be unattended.
I was not comfortable with the situation. My question to Scubaboard is; Would you be OK diving from a boat that was left completely unattended?
There were a couple things I didn't care for. The boat had two outboards but one wouldn't go down so we went out with one, Captain gave this long intro about what to do if he died during the trip (bizarre).
Overall I didn't love fossil dives, it's more solitary and the vis is low, so not my thing, I tried it, all good.
What I was scratching my head over was the mate and the captain both dove, leaving the boat completely unattended. Everything I have read has stated that this was a safety issue. When I raised my concern the captain stated that there isn't much current and it has never been an issue. All the diving magazines I have read has stated that when diving the boat should never be unattended.
I was not comfortable with the situation. My question to Scubaboard is; Would you be OK diving from a boat that was left completely unattended?