Doctor Rig
Contributor
The following are the safety practices for promoting diver safety from Covid-19 that was obtained from a dive charter. On the surface this sounds like a good plan. Other than omitting plans for camera and mask wash tanks, this sounds like a good plan. I’d love to hear what other dive ops are doing to eliminate, if not, minimize risks from Covid-19.
Ideally everyone should be using best-practices.... but what are they!
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Dear Guests,
While we adapt to the changes COVID-19 has brought and wait for the day we can put this pandemic behind us, we are, at least, thrilled to provide you with the opportunity to join us.
In our efforts to reduce contact and possible transmissions, crew will be using Steramine and spray on all surfaces after every charter. Crew will also clean the head (bathroom) after every usage. Food and water will be handed to guests by crew members. Food will be of the prepackaged variety such as granola bars.
We will also be maintaining a strict maximum of 8 passengers per charter (normally 16). We do ask that guests adhere to the following:
• Masks will be worn throughout the duration of the charter, except during the process of gearing up and down before and after your dives.
• Divers on the main deck must gear up and down in groups of no more than 4 at a time.
• When returning from a dive, if there are more than 4 divers in scuba gear on the deck, please do feel free to remove your weights and cylinders, but then proceed directly either into the cabin or to the upper deck. Once a spot frees up on the main deck, you may return to the main deck to complete gearing down.
• If you wish to gear up partially in an area other than the main deck, you may do so provided that social distancing measures continue to be maintained.
• Individuals will maintain a 6 foot social distancing radius when not in scuba gear or in the process of gearing up and gearing down.
• Please do not crowd the dive platform. Please remain seated or standing in your approximate gear area until the diver on the platform has entered the water. A crew member will notify you when you may proceed to the platform.
• At all times, please give priority to those divers who are injured or are in some way limited in their ability to function (e.g. fatigue, stress, overheated, etc.).
• Please notify a crew member if you have used the head as we are required to sanitize it following each usage.
o For the same reason, please try to minimize usage of the head if at all possible.
(That being said, do not hesitate to use it should you need to!)
• Food and water will be made available after every dive. If you would like either, we are happy to provide it to you, but please request it from a crew member rather than retrieving it yourself. This minimizes the amount of contact and risk of cross- contamination that might occur
We fully appreciate that these restrictions and requirements present some annoyance and inconvenience. However, we hope you will agree that we are doing so only as part of our country's efforts to help limit the spread of COVID, while enabling us to continue to practice the sport we love.
Ideally everyone should be using best-practices.... but what are they!
- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dear Guests,
While we adapt to the changes COVID-19 has brought and wait for the day we can put this pandemic behind us, we are, at least, thrilled to provide you with the opportunity to join us.
In our efforts to reduce contact and possible transmissions, crew will be using Steramine and spray on all surfaces after every charter. Crew will also clean the head (bathroom) after every usage. Food and water will be handed to guests by crew members. Food will be of the prepackaged variety such as granola bars.
We will also be maintaining a strict maximum of 8 passengers per charter (normally 16). We do ask that guests adhere to the following:
• Masks will be worn throughout the duration of the charter, except during the process of gearing up and down before and after your dives.
• Divers on the main deck must gear up and down in groups of no more than 4 at a time.
• When returning from a dive, if there are more than 4 divers in scuba gear on the deck, please do feel free to remove your weights and cylinders, but then proceed directly either into the cabin or to the upper deck. Once a spot frees up on the main deck, you may return to the main deck to complete gearing down.
• If you wish to gear up partially in an area other than the main deck, you may do so provided that social distancing measures continue to be maintained.
• Individuals will maintain a 6 foot social distancing radius when not in scuba gear or in the process of gearing up and gearing down.
• Please do not crowd the dive platform. Please remain seated or standing in your approximate gear area until the diver on the platform has entered the water. A crew member will notify you when you may proceed to the platform.
• At all times, please give priority to those divers who are injured or are in some way limited in their ability to function (e.g. fatigue, stress, overheated, etc.).
• Please notify a crew member if you have used the head as we are required to sanitize it following each usage.
o For the same reason, please try to minimize usage of the head if at all possible.
(That being said, do not hesitate to use it should you need to!)
• Food and water will be made available after every dive. If you would like either, we are happy to provide it to you, but please request it from a crew member rather than retrieving it yourself. This minimizes the amount of contact and risk of cross- contamination that might occur
We fully appreciate that these restrictions and requirements present some annoyance and inconvenience. However, we hope you will agree that we are doing so only as part of our country's efforts to help limit the spread of COVID, while enabling us to continue to practice the sport we love.
at least while underway, possibly negating much of the benefit as well.
