johndiver999
Contributor
Is the OP a diver? Not that it is essential, but on the other hand, if he is not a diver and has not done a good bit of local diving, he may benefit greatly from gaining that kind of perspective.
Dealing with divers and all their problems, their heavy gear (that beats the hell out of a boat and crew) and all the many safety issues and increased supervision and monitoring that is required - versus say fishing might be surprising, if someone hasn't seen all this stuff first hand.
I assume the season would be May through October at best. I would be most worried about the relevant weather windows and seasonality of the venture. People can more easily fish after a storm when the visibility is zero, but divers aren't gonna want to go in those conditions (even if it is flat calm) and if you take out too many people in crappy conditions, the captain will be blammed.
Dealing with divers and all their problems, their heavy gear (that beats the hell out of a boat and crew) and all the many safety issues and increased supervision and monitoring that is required - versus say fishing might be surprising, if someone hasn't seen all this stuff first hand.
I assume the season would be May through October at best. I would be most worried about the relevant weather windows and seasonality of the venture. People can more easily fish after a storm when the visibility is zero, but divers aren't gonna want to go in those conditions (even if it is flat calm) and if you take out too many people in crappy conditions, the captain will be blammed.