heftysmurf
Contributor
Weird question and maybe I'm being goofy. It just struck me as odd. I've been with my LDS a handful of times to dive the Spiegel yet this time it was with a different op in the Key Largo area than we've gone with prior. With one op a few months ago, it was a supposed to be a double dip on the Spiegel but after the first dive, the captain said due to the current, he would take us to another wreck which didn't have near, if any, of a current. I thought, "Booo...No double dip but safety first" so I was overall happy.
This past weekend, the new op we went with, we get on the Spiegel and there's a solid current. It took getting down to the ship and hiding on or in it to enjoy the dive. Head up on the safety stop and masks are ripping off and people are wide eyed and it looks like ludicrous speed from Spaceballs with all the moon jellies flying past us.
Here's the rub. Got on board and they did NOT do a headcount. It just gave me a bad taste when you're in a ripping current with 20ish divers and you don't do a headcount to make sure folks are good to go.
Second dive was a little better at the wreck but the line again, ripping and definitely worse. Once all were on board they DID do a headcount and off we went back to port.
Am I wrong here thinking this won't be my operator of choice for the future? To be fair, Key Largo has more than a few great ops so I'm not losing sleep over it. I mentioned it to the 2 LDS buddies I was with who are instructors and they thought it was odd not doing a headcount, too.
This past weekend, the new op we went with, we get on the Spiegel and there's a solid current. It took getting down to the ship and hiding on or in it to enjoy the dive. Head up on the safety stop and masks are ripping off and people are wide eyed and it looks like ludicrous speed from Spaceballs with all the moon jellies flying past us.
Here's the rub. Got on board and they did NOT do a headcount. It just gave me a bad taste when you're in a ripping current with 20ish divers and you don't do a headcount to make sure folks are good to go.
Second dive was a little better at the wreck but the line again, ripping and definitely worse. Once all were on board they DID do a headcount and off we went back to port.
Am I wrong here thinking this won't be my operator of choice for the future? To be fair, Key Largo has more than a few great ops so I'm not losing sleep over it. I mentioned it to the 2 LDS buddies I was with who are instructors and they thought it was odd not doing a headcount, too.