Question about working as a crewmember on a liveaboard

[EverElusiveBatStar]

I recently scored an interview with a liveaboard that I'll be going to in two weeks, and I'm stoked! It would probably for a deckand or steward position since I'm not a divemaster. My question is, if you get a job as a crewmember on a liveaboard and you're not specifically part of the dive staff, do you get to dive occasionally too? I understand that it's a job that's a lot of work with very little free time, so I wasn't sure.

 

[Wookie]

I couldn't keep staff if I didn't let them dive. Why else work for lousy wages and tips 16 hours a day????

 

[EverElusiveBatStar]

Awesome! I figure that as a soon-to-be college grad who wants to dive but doesn't have much money, this would be perfect.

 

[Shasta_man]

Sounds like you have a good job prospect in FL now as well

 

[Wookie]

Sounds like you have a good job prospect in FL now as well

I have all of the non-DM certified crew I need. Looking for DM's now....

 

[EverElusiveBatStar]

Haha, I may end up diving Florida eventually, but the the one I might be working on does dives in the Channel Islands and Baja.

 

[Jim Lapenta]

I have all of the non-DM certified crew I need. Looking for DM's now....

Rats. Not a DM. Just an Instructor.

 

[dmoore19]

If I was XX years younger.....................

 

[ElGaucho]

DMs get all the girls. Us lowly instructors just get to chat with old fat people that are afraid of water. Oh well.

 

[H2O Gal]

Hey, watch it....not all of us old fat people are afraid of the water....grrrrrr....


Here is a stupid question....can an instructor not act as a divemaster? I would think one that can certify people could act in a DM capacity...