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Thursday 13 December 2018

60 minute dives on charter vessels

When you are diving on a charter vessel and the dive team set a 60 minute maximum dive time, I ask myself "why do people flaunt such rules?" Why do they care so little about everyone else's dive experiences to serve themselves?


Even worse, diving from a tender and the whole dive crew surface and are waiting in the tender except for just two divers. People are sitting in the sun, they might need to use the toilet, lunch or breakfast might be served and just two people are holding the team up. This is a common courtesy but some people are so self-centered that they believe everybody should wait for them.

It is really not good enough and everybody else shouldn't be so polite as to not bring up this issue that is inconveniencing everyone else. Maybe it is time to start punishing such blatant self-serving behaviour with missed dives, bans or extra costs. I also understand the economics of the situation, the dive operator needs to look after its paying customers and you need to talk to people in a respectful manner and also respect the other customers who have also paid the wages of the dive staff.

1 comment:

  1. Excellent point, Jeff. The "The Attribute of Altruism" chapter in my new book Scuba Exceptional addresses this issue.

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