Apparently, the industry is trying to redeem our image. I'm not sure what this initiative is calling for... https://www.dema.org/page/DIVEBOATActResourceCenter
Split from Conception Captain Guilty--Insurance Changes
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I think it might be more to do with day boats that are getting hammered by the new regulations born out the the Conception fire. I haven't looked at the regs myself, but talking to my former boss that owns (owned?) a dive boat in Lahaina, day boats now require 2 licensed people on board at all time. No more Master stays on board and dive masters/guides get in the water. You have to have a Master AND some other licensed person boat sit. On a 12 pax boat, that is one less paying passenger and one more crew that has to be paid, that is the entirety of a lot of boats profit margin. That will probably lead to a lot more operators running uninspected boats as six pax only.
Again, I haven't looked at the regs, but that is how I understood the changes.
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