brokenbubbles:
Maybe only half a dose of the viagra next time.
Dive boat attire and etiquette
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Maybe only half a dose of the viagra next time.
StSomewhere
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Things can look very different coming back than they did going out, so I pause peridodically to look back where I came from. Just long enough to take a mental snapshot. The worse the vis, the more times I check.es601:
Iruka
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I haven't read all of these, in case this is redundant. On most boats, your "spot" is your spot for the duration of the trip. My group (3) arrived early & got our preferred spot on the boat (as far from the head as possible, ha ha). We had our gear set up & into the tank racks. As the boat (a 40-some passenger) ended up being quite crowded, some of the late arrivals had to put their BCD/tank assemblies on the deck, as out of the way as possible. When we surfaced after our 1st dive, it seems one of those divers, a little quicker on air, had taken one of OUR spots, so I had to put my tank/bcd on the deck. I happened to talk to him later, and he seemed like a nice guy, so I never mentioned that he had his stuff where mine was supposed to be.....maybe he wasn't aware of it. (On a related subject, if you break one of your fins, don't just grab someone ELSE'S fin to do your second dive...it's pretty obvious when the now fin-deprived diver sees you get back on the boat with 2 different colored fins, ha ha....but that's another story.)
Scubakevdm:
LMAO :11doh: Doh!
but remember, this is a boat etiquette thread... and as far as I know most dive boats like to keep things in the PG range....
(tries to check this reply for inadvertant double entendre, but is always sure to miss something)
Wristshot
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(I presume that the cert dives have long since been completed, but in order to increase the value of this "reference" thread)
Some excellent suggestions here (and some smart alecs!)
The best advice was to check with the dive op. Ask them all the questions that you have. Don't assume anything. If they can't or won't answer your questions, then why are you diving with them?
In Monterey, some of the boats want you suited up before you board the boat. It may be temperature related, or more likely they don't want a boat full of people flailing around trying to don wetsuits on a pitching deck. In Florida and the Caribean I usually try to get a "10 minute warning" and suit up then. To each . . .
As for Ettiquite, some good suggestions here also. (Surprisingly some serious sound advice from David - I didn't know he had it in him. The serious part that is.)
Number 1: Respect others.
Respect the crew.
Respect the boat.
Respect other people's gear.
Respect their space.
Number 2: Check that you have everything BEFORE the boat leaves the dock.(this could be part of respect)
[Corrolary] Bring everything you will need (exceptions could be tanks & weights if provided) Don't expect the crew or other divers to supply you with gear.
Help if asked. Offer help if you can. Make sure your help is wanted before you give it.
Advice is best given sparingly and only if wanted.
Don't take up more than your share . . .
. . . of space (deck space, shelf space, bench space, cabin space etc)
. . . of time
. . . of food
. . . of water (etc)
[Corrolary] Keep your stuff organized and in your little area as much as possible.
Qwuitcherbichin.
You don't need to be the first one in the water. Just try not to be the last one.
[Corrolary] If you are really good on air, do try to be one of the early ones in the water, not one of the last. No need to make everyone else wait, just so that you can impress them with your bottom time.
Remember that everyone (well, almost everyone) is there to have a good time. Try not to do anything that ruins anyone (or everyone's) good time.
You know how on every dive boat there is one really annoying jerk? Don't be that person.
If you wish to hose off after a dive, make sure that you aren't hosing other people that didn't want to get hosed off.
[Corrolary] Don't use up all the hot water!
Even if you have a boat assigned buddy, treat them with respect. If you agree to a dive plan, then stick to it. Don't blow them off as soon as you hit the water. (unless that was the plan you both agreed to)
If you want to hang out in the water after the dive, that is cool, but don't block the ladder / exit. (I like to clear my nose before I get back on board, but I always check first to make sure I am not holding anyone up)
Not exactly Boat ettiquitte, but try real hard not to disturb the reef, the sand, the sea life. The last guy through an area wants to see something besides your silt and the poop from scared away fishes.
Most of the comments here and previously posted were really covered by the RESPECT section. Live it. Be it.
Sure, there are a lot more, but that is a good start!
Wristshot
Some excellent suggestions here (and some smart alecs!)
The best advice was to check with the dive op. Ask them all the questions that you have. Don't assume anything. If they can't or won't answer your questions, then why are you diving with them?
In Monterey, some of the boats want you suited up before you board the boat. It may be temperature related, or more likely they don't want a boat full of people flailing around trying to don wetsuits on a pitching deck. In Florida and the Caribean I usually try to get a "10 minute warning" and suit up then. To each . . .
As for Ettiquite, some good suggestions here also. (Surprisingly some serious sound advice from David - I didn't know he had it in him. The serious part that is.)
Number 1: Respect others.
Respect the crew.
Respect the boat.
Respect other people's gear.
Respect their space.
Number 2: Check that you have everything BEFORE the boat leaves the dock.(this could be part of respect)
[Corrolary] Bring everything you will need (exceptions could be tanks & weights if provided) Don't expect the crew or other divers to supply you with gear.
Help if asked. Offer help if you can. Make sure your help is wanted before you give it.
Advice is best given sparingly and only if wanted.
Don't take up more than your share . . .
. . . of space (deck space, shelf space, bench space, cabin space etc)
. . . of time
. . . of food
. . . of water (etc)
[Corrolary] Keep your stuff organized and in your little area as much as possible.
Qwuitcherbichin.
You don't need to be the first one in the water. Just try not to be the last one.
[Corrolary] If you are really good on air, do try to be one of the early ones in the water, not one of the last. No need to make everyone else wait, just so that you can impress them with your bottom time.
Remember that everyone (well, almost everyone) is there to have a good time. Try not to do anything that ruins anyone (or everyone's) good time.
You know how on every dive boat there is one really annoying jerk? Don't be that person.
If you wish to hose off after a dive, make sure that you aren't hosing other people that didn't want to get hosed off.
[Corrolary] Don't use up all the hot water!
Even if you have a boat assigned buddy, treat them with respect. If you agree to a dive plan, then stick to it. Don't blow them off as soon as you hit the water. (unless that was the plan you both agreed to)
If you want to hang out in the water after the dive, that is cool, but don't block the ladder / exit. (I like to clear my nose before I get back on board, but I always check first to make sure I am not holding anyone up)
Not exactly Boat ettiquitte, but try real hard not to disturb the reef, the sand, the sea life. The last guy through an area wants to see something besides your silt and the poop from scared away fishes.
Most of the comments here and previously posted were really covered by the RESPECT section. Live it. Be it.
Sure, there are a lot more, but that is a good start!
Wristshot
One day I was on the boat I used to work on but as a passenger and on the way out to the reef someone's tank fell out of the rack and landed on it's head cracking the yoke on the regulator 1st stage. Luckily there was spare gear and we got her up and running and in the water for the first dive.
During the first dive a call came in to the boat that there had been a minor car accident in the parking lot, someone had backed into one of the cars and they surmised it was someone on the boat. Sure enough when all the divers were back on board and the captain asked if anyone had that particular vehicle, it was the same family as the cracked yoke.
After the second dive I saw the mom reach into their cooler and bring out 2 bananas.
2 bananas = one cracked yoke + one wrecked car
Made a believer out of me! No bananas on my boat
Rachel
During the first dive a call came in to the boat that there had been a minor car accident in the parking lot, someone had backed into one of the cars and they surmised it was someone on the boat. Sure enough when all the divers were back on board and the captain asked if anyone had that particular vehicle, it was the same family as the cracked yoke.
After the second dive I saw the mom reach into their cooler and bring out 2 bananas.
2 bananas = one cracked yoke + one wrecked car
Made a believer out of me! No bananas on my boat
Rachel
ItsBruce
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Rachel, you're scaring me. As the owner of a yellow boat with yelllow crew shirts, I like yellow foods, including bananas. (If you're going to do something, I always say do it to the point of obcession.) However, now I may have to reocnsider.
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Xanthro
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biscuit7:One day I was on the boat I used to work on but as a passenger and on the way out to the reef someone's tank fell out of the rack and landed on it's head cracking the yoke on the regulator 1st stage. Luckily there was spare gear and we got her up and running and in the water for the first dive.
During the first dive a call came in to the boat that there had been a minor car accident in the parking lot, someone had backed into one of the cars and they surmised it was someone on the boat. Sure enough when all the divers were back on board and the captain asked if anyone had that particular vehicle, it was the same family as the cracked yoke.
After the second dive I saw the mom reach into their cooler and bring out 2 bananas.
2 bananas = one cracked yoke + one wrecked car
Made a believer out of me! No bananas on my boat
Rachel
You are joking about the making a believer out of you, right?
ItsBruce
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Don: I'm up on all the yellow vegetables and serve them regularly, especially to certain of my crew who are vegitarians. Also, I've got yellow hats, yellow shirts, yellow gear bags, yellow fins, etc. At one time I even had a yellow car. Unfortunately, no one makes suitable cars in yellow. Either they are real low end or real high end. Nothing in the middle.
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