Steve_Dives
Contributor
I'll add an interesting scenario. Several very boats are operating close to each other, and divers board the wrong boat and are clueless to what boat they were on, where they boarded, names of the capt. or DM, etc.
The dive boat I was on most recently issued us SMB's, each one numbered, regardless of whether we had our own or not. There were only 7 of us, and they had plenty of time to learn faces.
I also count. Funny thing. When other divers see me counting, they start counting. I'd bet on a boat of 12, I'd get 4-5 people counting. Generally, that's 3 or more buddy pairs looking out for each other.
The dive boat I was on most recently issued us SMB's, each one numbered, regardless of whether we had our own or not. There were only 7 of us, and they had plenty of time to learn faces.
I also count. Funny thing. When other divers see me counting, they start counting. I'd bet on a boat of 12, I'd get 4-5 people counting. Generally, that's 3 or more buddy pairs looking out for each other.