Now for the Quarry Etiquette..or dive boats

[Ber Rabbit]

How about as an instructor bringing your own "E-Z UP" type awning an setting it over a table for your class. Bring a heater for the cold days. This way you can set the rules in your own "House". If you want to smoke in there fine, just don't smoke where others have to breath. As an ex-smoker, I know what it is like to jones for a fix, but I don't want that trouble any more.

As a side question, if you saw someone set up something like that would you use it while they were in the water?

I bring something like this and all who know me are welcome to just mosey in when they want to warm up. It's a no-smoking room though
Ber :lilbunny:

 

[Rick Inman]

During our DIRF class, we had a small square roped off (to go around and around and around and around....). It was obvious that a class was using it and currently in progress, when another instructor swam his class right through our area. We were out of the way, off to the east side in Cove2.

In crowded areas, go around. In Cozumel, I've actually heard of divers getting confused and surfacing with the wrong group from a different boat.

 

[pir8]

I do bring my own ezup. I don't think I would mind someone else using it provided there was no problem with them giving it up when I needed it. In reality now I also think it would be kinda crass to use someone elses table if you didn't know them.

 

[JayJudge]

I wouldn't think of using a tent someone else had put up, unless they specifically okayed it. That would be like using the tailgate on someone's truck. (I've actually surfaced to see mine used in this way, all the way to the person moving my gear) It was a newbie, so I politely explained the breach and he apologized. The one thing I did leave off, if you have a different diving style- PADI, SSI, TDI, DIR- don't run your mouth that someone is doing it wrong. Certain groups seem to have a tendency to think their way is the only way, works in every situation, etc. I'll let you decide what I mean by that.
-Jay

 

[Divin'Papaw]

As a relatively new diver I can remember my initial experiences at kitting up. It can be absolutely overwhelming. You're stressed about the dive, everything to remember, you're fumbling with all of this equipment that is very new to you and the last thing you think about is how to organize the chaos. This is where good instructors shine. They not only think of doing the minimum, they plan, are prepared and help their students help themselves. They model dive courtesy, proper ways to organize your gear and how to best suit up. Instructors like you mention just drive me nuts whenever I see them at the quarry. I stay as far away as possible from groups like this.