I've worked dive boats before, but mostly as the on-board marine biologist who got to dive and then talk with the passengers to help ID and give the natural history of what they saw.
The one time I worked as a deckhand for tips only, we had 33 people on board (a full load but well within the boat's capacity) and it was a 10 hour day due to the number of divers. The captain, dive master and I split $103 in tips three ways (an average of just over $3 per diver for a full 10 hour day). Needless to say I never did that again!
Regardless of where I dive, I usually tip the crew although it is rarely more than $10 since I'm a dive bum and not earning the big bucks.
The one time I worked as a deckhand for tips only, we had 33 people on board (a full load but well within the boat's capacity) and it was a 10 hour day due to the number of divers. The captain, dive master and I split $103 in tips three ways (an average of just over $3 per diver for a full 10 hour day). Needless to say I never did that again!
Regardless of where I dive, I usually tip the crew although it is rarely more than $10 since I'm a dive bum and not earning the big bucks.