14 Divers You Do Not Want To Be On A Scuba Diving Charter Boat!

14 Divers You Do Not Want To Be On A Scuba Diving Charter Boat!
We're counting down some of the scuba diving etiquette faux pas that I see week in, week out on dive charter boats. I'm giving you my best advice to not become 'THAT' diver and stay in the good graces of you Charter Boat Scuba Captain and Crew.
This is stuff they just don't teach you during your PADI Open Water Course! The unwritten rules of scuba diving. Good behavioral habits to develop to be the scuba diver that everyone looks forward to having on their dive boat.
I'm drawing from my experience as a charter boat Captain, but also asked a whole bunch of my friends in the Scuba Diving business for their input on what divers do to drive them crazy! Thanks for your input!
I've been asked for this video a bunch. Let me know in the comments which diver stereotypes I missed!
Thanks for watching!
D.S.D.O
James
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14 Divers You Do Not Want To Be On A Scuba Diving Charter Boat
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[@lidiab406]

A lot of divers, you talk about, would fall into some of the categories only because they are new divers and need time and experience to know the ropes. So I would add the judgy diver , who gets upset because a new diver dared to come on board.

[@ThatCasualZach]

😂😂😂 love it

[@stucorbett]

That's a really good point. From what I've seen, the veterans are really understanding of novices . I once saw three clearly experienced divers forego their dive to look after an anxious couple who were basically brand new. These three were awesome. When the rest of us left for the dive, these women stayed back and were on the surface with the couple. The DM took the rest of us along the reef and back. When we got back to the boat, the novices were still doing their dive. We stayed a bit longer than expected and none of us had a problem with that. The novices came back and were ecstatic. A bit of patience and understanding made all the difference in the world.

[@jamesbuckle6077]

Absolutely. Every boat I've been on has been nice and chilled and everyone got on just fine with the odd newbie mistake. It kinda puts me off going to think some folks are as judgy and miserable as depicted here. 😂

[@DiversReady]

Absolutely true, Lidia! Thanks for commenting.

[@jeremymcdonald6961]

From personal experience, I have been shunned by a more experienced diver because I was new. I ended up getting buddied with two other guys who were pretty cool

[@dh5645]

🗣 How about the know-it-all-diver: I’ve been on 1.5 billion dives, my SAC rate is... my bottom time is... let me tell you about all my certifications... I once dove the Arctic and Antarctic in the same day... 🤪

[@DiversReady]

True story!

[@scubamarilu]

And at the end its the least experienced. 🤣🤣

[@__-oq8gz]

Yeah, I always roll my eyes at that. Lots of people have been doing things for a long time, and doing them poorly. Skill, awareness, etc. don't always correlate to experience.

[@kathyweigelhi-lophotovideo2984]

One woman pitched a hissy fit when I said my bottom time varies. I mean it does vary. She was twisted in the head.

[@danflaherty1132]

That's awesome!

[@illusionclassicrock6742]

I would love to see a video created for new divers going on a charter dive for the first time. How to pack the gear, what to expect on the boat, etc.…

[@DiversReady]

Great idea! I can do this dead easy!

[@MrWildapil]

@@DiversReady I just got back from a dive in Cuba. I would have loved to have seen this before I went... I saw all 14 divers in my 8 person charter... As a noob diver, I would also like to see how to best manage vacation dives

[@illusionclassicrock6742]

Divers Ready That’s awesome James! I’m going to be diving my first charter in about three weeks. I know it’s probably not realistic to hope you have a video put together by then, but that would sure be nice!! 😉 How to pack your gear, how to board the boat, how to store the gear, what to expect for the dive briefing, when to don the gear, entry and exit…etc. Pretty much a charter boat diving 101. I’m sure that would help not only me, but a lot of new divers!

[@felixruben4955]

I was very lucky on my first multi day boat dive trip to have a very experienced buddy who helped me out on how to behaive ❤️

[@nicolezhang5351]

What I love are the older, more experienced divers forgetting that they were once new divers. Giving you that "look"...casting judgement on your relative inexperience. Believe me...I've seen and experienced it. Yes, they could pay up the cash for a charter boat, but they either are either too cheap or don't have the money. So, they go out on a boat meant for 30...and are "shocked" that there are divers with less experience than them, who do not yet dive to their standards. They don't own the oceans or the waters and diving is for everyone. As long as you dive safely and follow basic rules of diving etiquette..fuck the diving elitists who believe that the sport somehow belongs to to them....

[@darrenoneill5030]

100% spot .

[@Dark-Star63A]

Agreed... A lot of the "Old Digs" fail to even realize that their over inflated egos are actually quite repulsive, I give them open attitude back in their faces.

[@nicholasmichaud5904]

Loved the video. I would add "The Critic" diver to this list. "Why would you dive that brand when this brand is better." "That dive site was ok, it was nothing like this dive site on the other side of the world."

[@Findingmenno]

Love it James! One addition... Don't be the "I haven't been diving in 10 years but I don't need a refresher and now I'm a complete sh*tshow ruining everybody's trip ' diver. Just get comfortable, competent and confident first with a refresher if you've been out of the water for a while. You, your fellow guests, and your dive crew will be thankful for it!

[@DiversReady]

True Story FindingMenno! I have one coming up on the power of the refresher...

[@guillermopelaez5859]

Absolutely!!! I met once a guy (old) who were pissed off for having to take the refresh after 5y without a single dive... he had and confessed always have certain apprehension (to put it mildly) for water inside the mask!!! And he was complaining about the refresh... Completely agree with you on this one. Better be prepared...

[@adventureinc517]

Generally yes, but do take into account the rare former pro who got an office job 5 years ago... After countless dives as a DM on a working boat one probably won't need that refresher a few years later.

[@Findingmenno]

@@adventureinc517 It is indeed not black and white, and you will have to use some personal judgement. Unfortunately experience has learned me to be cautious, as a lot of people tend to 'bend the truth' somewhat regarding their dive history. This can cause unsafe situations, or reduce the experience for other divers on the dive.

[@daviddoyle9310]

Thanks for the advice about Tipping. In Australia we dont Tip and would never Tip for something we have already paid for.

[@loreseeker3783]

I don't live in a country with a tipping culture, and initially had to make a mental switch as well. When diving abroad please realise wage standards can be low, and often dive guides, DMs, deck hands etc are having a very low income. That doesn't mean you have to go around passing a note to everyone that happened to be there. You'll be amazed to see the extra service you get when tipping (let's say 10% of what you paid the shop for the dive(s) if you enjoyed it. In many countries what we consider 2 beers at home is a day's income.

[@PhilJonesIII]

Same for many places in Europe. If you cant make a living from what you charge/deliver then why are you in business? To suggest you get better quality from tipping means you have hoodwinked me into paying more. I have no issues paying top-dollar for quality service but tipping adds an extra tier that might cost my life.

[@BenTvHowman]

Our minumum wage here is also much higher to cover the difference

[@deepprey2776]

Completely agree

[@stunick1573]

@@loreseeker3783 In the USA I can't speak for other places/countries and Florida more to the point the boats "Dive Master" is not paid. the tip jar is for the DM. It's that shitty just turned pro job that gets to secure the boat to the wreck, watch for mistakes and help out with loading un loading gear. Watch Divers Ready vlog about being a Dive Master and why it sucks.

[@acemanev964]

The marathon swimming diver - diver who for what ever reason missed the whole point about the meaning of recreational diving, wants to cover 5 sq km area with one tank in less than 20 minutes... But my number 1 don't be that diver is the diver who has no space awareness and buoyancy control, always seems to crash into you or kicks you with their fins as they swim past you during the dive..

[@AlexDerange]

oh man getting kicked in the face is the worst, even more when diving it could damame your breather or any gear, if it happend to me, the guy would certainly hear about it when we would be back to the surface

[@leahyeahnah6866]

Feel like this happens mainly with new divers who just have no spatial awareness yet. Yes it's annoying but we all start somewhere so don't explode at them maybe, just tell them nicely :)

[@wherecar54]

As a past instructor who taught years ago I found a 1/3rd divers to be to fall in these categories and that’s too many. My greatest fear was the cocky diver who stretched his limits, and ignored all the basic safety rules they were the worst. Diving is very hard work if you’re teaching or being a Divemaster, and I always worried about those with minimal skills.

[@allisonbowman5724]

You should make a another video suggests the ways dive professionals shouldn’t behave, your following might be able to see both sides of the coin better that way

[@felixruben4955]

Nr. 1: The no - briefer: „Dive briefing? Why you ask? 1st dive we go left, second dive we go right.“

[@originalkk882]

Talking about not blocking the marine head, years ago I was on a surface interval on a boat on Grand Cayman North Wall. A group of (Russian) divers decided to avoid blocking the head by doing their business off the ladder at the back of the boat. The problem was, it was a very calm day, so their output didn't move far from the boat. It attracted a lot of fish, but no-one was keen to jump in for the 2nd dive from the back of the boat, nor climb back aboard via the ladder.

[@guillermopelaez5859]

Brillant!!! Perhaps I would add the judgy diver who gets mad with newbies... I have very seldomly seen it, especially among relatively experienced divers. In fact, is often the other way around with more experience divers helping the newbies. Great list. :)

[@AlexDerange]

it's always the one with a bit of experience but want to act as pros that act like douches around newbies, to show them they are better or whatever

[@scottlauer7466]

How about the guy who has every new gadget known to man clipped to every D ring. He is so proud that he can buy all this nonsense and justifies the purpose of everything to the point of over kill.

[@DiversReady]

That diver definitely exists! But I don't think he has an affect on the Boat Crew's day. It doesn't annoy the crew... they may even get a laugh out of it! But yes, try to avoid looking like a one-man-band when diving.

[@ginetteaucoin2172]

And every single gadget is so shiny there will be nary a marine animal within 30 feet!!!!

[@reedscuba]

On a trip to Belize, we had a whole dive club from NYC on our boat every day and they all tried to outdo each other with how much crap they could clip to their BCDs. when they got up to jump in, they all sounded like junk wagons.

[@peakecentral]

Can't believe the diver with the tank banger didn't make an appearance James! Total PITA.

[@1badsteed]

Are those frowned upon? I am assuming you mean the signaling device used on your tank.

[@sameermohideen4913]

1badsteed Banging for every single fish you see is annoying as hell. My view is, bang only if you see something that everyone would absolutely want to see. Or if you’re about to die.

[@KyleBoise]

@@1badsteed people don't like to be troubled by your dying should you need to get their attention lol.

[@antonioaguilar3257]

I admit I may have been all 14 at some point 😆😆😆 but I’ve learned 😎👍

[@speeddemon4579]

A tip my instructor gave me about the work shop diver part. I always carry a spare hose for my regulator, a spare inflator hose, as well as an extra o ring for both ends of my regulator hose, an extra o ring for my inflator hose, an extra o ring for my tank, and the couple of wrenches to remove and reattach the hoses to my 1st and second stage. All that fits in my small snack backpack which is about the size of a 1 gallon water jug

[@quickdry3]

I understand that on a practical and immediate level, dive operators might grossly underpay their dive crew and thus they need tips - but it's a shame that bigger voices in the industry/around the industry can't be pushing towartds paying properly and having the up-front price to divers set appropriately. If I pay 80 for the dive and 20 as a tip, it's 100 all up - just charge that in the first place since it's what we're expected to cough up for the dive. Give the dive crew the dignity of not begging for scraps, and the divers the certainty of a defined price.

[@rontourage7384]

I agree with pretty much everything you’ve stated--However!!! 14. Don’t be a money hungry Capn and over pack the boat 13. It’s 2020, have a better plumbing system on a boat-yes, I understood your point about doing the business before you get on the boat and I practice that method quite well, lol! 12. Don’t be an ass to the customer as a dive employee 11. Don’t be a crabby ass capn to your guests 10. Cancel the dive if it’s clearly to rough, unlike some boats I have been signed up with at 7-8 foot swells and have never been asked if I would like to stay on land and receive a credit for another day. It’s not like they will turn around when you are on the boat. 9. Don’t tease us by saying we are going to a particular wreck and only do drift dives. (Yes, I understand currents can change things). I am referring to the company who likes to save gas. 8. Be on time or early they say,....do you know how many times we have left late just sitting there? Lots. And, I am not the person who is never late. 7. I understand the tip thing, but that’s really not the guests responsibility to pay the crew if they didn’t understand the rules, especially when there is no clear sign of a tip jar. The company should pay the crew imo. And, the crew are in such a hurry that they disappear so fast you don’t have a chance of finding them to tip them. 6. Bubble watchers should be treated a little better especially when they pay just as much as the diver. Give them a bad experience and they won’t come back nor try to experience scuba. (If you don’t want bubble watchers on your boat, then don’t have it offered on your website), I have witnessed that one a lot. Granted some of them can get in the way, but with a nice verbal command, they will do what you need at the moment. 5. Stop packing in dive shops doing certifications with already experienced divers. 50% on one side, and 50% on the other. I do understand that is a great way to take in revenue that’s guaranteed! 4. Never argue over who has the best pizza on a dive boat! Chicago or New York. You could get thrown over, especially if you’re old. 3. Can u make sure both persons tanks are next to each other! Not one in the bow and the other on the stern on opposite sides please. 2. Can you explain what the shower spigot is for? I was literally yelled at for just rinsing my face. Really. 1. Never judge a diver throwing up overboard, it could be you one day!

[@DiversReady]

Rontourage! Thanks for watching buddy! I have to ask what kind of dodgy boat operators you've been going out with to come up with such a list!!! People actually pull this stuff!!!? Wow! Great list, but damn! James

[@rontourage7384]

Divers Ready it’s in your backyard so to speak and I would rather not say. I even gave them multiple try’s thinking maybe they were just having an off day. However, a couple of these were also from the keys. Over the years, I have learned that is how things can go I guess. At one point I even said to myself If I owned a boat and chartered it out that I would have so many referrals and comebacks as long as I didn’t do it that way.

[@loreseeker3783]

Ouch. Having experienced 14, 9, 8, 6 and 5. 14 and 5 is usually the dive shop and not the captain. #8 is usually those other dive guests being late, or boat breakdown bake in the sun for an hour while we try to fix this or while deck hand x drives to the other side of the island for a gasket. Don't agree on #7. #4: is simple to resolve. Good pizza you find in Italy, not the swimming-in-grease USA tomato sauce disks ;))))

[@rontourage7384]

LoreSeeker, just for the record, I tip every time. On average $20, or if in a group we all pool up. Chicago style pizza is the best, lol, but New York style is great after a few beers or drinks after a night out! Sorry, couldn’t resist. 🤣🤣

[@bubblesandboats4010]

We have all definitely fallen prey to at least one of these during our dive career, excellent reminder for everyone. Thank you for the entertaining video James

[@OceanPancake]

It's good to educate people about the etiquette, but for most of us who have had lots of experience, it's important to be open and accepting to them. Also, I have found a lot of people aren't a fan of tank bangers and rattles haha

[@myoceanadventure3367]

Wind & Waves Can Tip The Ship But Only You Can Tip The Crew Loved it james Another1 🌊🐳

[@dh5645]

🧔The-Single-Guy-Diver who wants desperately to buddy up with 👩 The-Unicorn-Single-Girl-Diver and annoys her and everyone on the boat by hitting on her. 🙅‍♀️

[@DiversReady]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA I love that you used the bearded guy emoji for the single guy! HAHAHAHAHAHA James

[@Teampegleg]

Single girl divers exist?

[@dh5645]

Team Peg Leg 🦄 yes although slightly more rare then diving with a Great White shark off Palm Beach, Florida and slightly more exciting 🦄

[@YuriyDel]

@@Teampegleg I've met only one from what I can recall. Family dive trip (theirs). The unicorn is accurate. Edit: Her brother ended up being my keeper for lionfish hunting on one of our rides, nice family.

[@peakecentral]

@@Teampegleg Several in our local club!

[@misplacedmemories22]

The tank blaster one got me called out because the dive shop I trained with told me that’s what I am supposed to do. I was not aware that I wasn’t. So thank you for informing me on this.

[@jefferyschlicht5920]

I love your channel I've been diving for 40 years. I have never laughed so hard as I had here. You're great! Divers ready!

[@lmlmd2714]

"Wind and waves may tip the ship, but only you can tip the crew" - lol, love it!

[@dazzafett3331]

Great video and fantastic channel James. I certified OW in Jan so am starting out and it’s these sort of videos that are invaluable for new divers like me. The tank blast to dry your dust cap was the way I was actually taught as the correct way to do it on my OW course by the instructor! So glad I have now seen this so as to not start a bad habit before I have annoyed someone with it or It has become ingrained. Keep the great videos coming.

[@michaelman8385]

I remembered the very same thing when doing the OW course, though the instructor had advised about opening the valve just about you hear the hiss and place the dust cap right next to the tank outlet. Wonder if it's gonna help.

[@tonyvelasquez6776]

@@michaelman8385 sleepy Joe makes my stink hole leak brown sludge!

[@lipedivers41]

You missed the im a Dive pro on holiday and can do anything i like diver. The ones that ignore the briefing of the Crew and disappear on the dive causing the guide/DM to panic and start the missing diver protocol .

[@zacknelson8918]

To avoid sea sickness to focus on one thing with the rocking of the boat keep looking around and talking and everything keep your mind working, Coming from a sailor

[@troymiller1524]

Awesome video James....How about the diver who wants to put his hands on my rig...I've had this happen several times, My gear is assembled, tested and neatly taking up the least room possible..hoses all tucked on the inside of the webbing and such...everything is in its place where i don't have to look for anything when its time to dive....then get out of the way so others have room to assemble their gear..To my horror I look up to see some jackass with my second stage in his hand saying "Wow this is a cool reg" or something to that effect...DON'T TOUCH MY GEAR!!!

[@mikkosport2300]

You could simplify the message in form: take the others into account, both crew and fellow divers!

[@grene1955]

Amen, brother! I would add...be courteous to all. The captain and crew and the other divers. That alone would solve a lot of problems!

[@karenjustice6963]

I was certified in 1984 and had over 300 rec dives until health problems caused me to stop about 15 years ago. Things change, and I'm wondering: we used to do a "precautionary" stop at about 20 feet for 3 minutes, on non-deco dives longer than 30 minutes or depths over 60 feet (I trained pre-computer, using Navy dive tables, which explains those particular limits). Is this still done? I remember a trip to Fiji where we were "hanging 10--or 20--and a group of Japanese divers pulled themselves up the anchor line, literally hand-over-fist, one of whom stepped on my head!

[@tonyvelasquez6776]

Yes, it's called a safety stop these days. 3-5 minutes at ~15ft

[@momoniji6439]

Lifting a couple tanks and cleaning seems very hard and deserves tips. Not like construction workers who work 8 hour shifts in the blaring sun non stop lifting all day hammering away is hard work or anything, they don't deserve any tips. But sure lets tip the person that walks the food a chef made out to you because that's so difficult, lets tip the crew that helped me lift my single tank.

[@pauldarnbrough9334]

As always AWESOME JOB JAMES ... like to add one to the list ... the BULL HORN DIVER ... the person who talks so loud everyone on the boat hears every word ... usually telling their dive buddy how they do things or what they did yesterday .. Keep up the GREAT JOB

[@loreseeker3783]

I thought you were referring to the "I brought my rattle, bell, shaker, tank banger and underwater air horn for you guys"-diver :)

[@pauldarnbrough9334]

@@loreseeker3783 ... lol... some call it their OUTDOOR VOICE ... l dont need to know your mom called last week or what you had to eat on the plane 3 days ago ... Dive safe and dive quiet.

[@DiversReady]

Good call!

[@interestedbystander196]

One more you missed: 14. The Gear-Hound. "I see you're using the Gerber Floegelstrappengoffer. Nice choice. For myself, I use the U-Boat 9000. It has been specially designed by NASA to withstand typical dive conditions on Venus. True story, bro."

[@bernielucansky1645]

Very embarrassed to have learned too late about tipping and the very marginal income of diving pro's. As hiddenmic1978 mentions in this thread, it should be a mandatory topic in all courses. Thanks much James for this and the other "less than optimal" examples here. You are a beacon.

[@DiversReady]

thanks for sharing!

[@WetSouls]

Nice, crisp and to the point! Enjoyed. Love the new cpu diver ;)

[@RockAvernus]

Calculate an average tip through the season, adjust your price accordingly, advertise your service with "Don't tip, we pay our emplyees good wages" I'm gonna be the first one in line to use your service.

[@Grayto]

Ive only been on like 70 dives, and all these things happen to an extent, but I have to say, nearly to a person, everyone who was on the dive boat were pleasant and considerate people.

[@divingadventures121]

The guy that bought every piece of equipment u can think of and has to bring it with him on the dive. Had a guy do that on a drift dive. Tickle stick, snare, zoo keeper...etc. he was dragging all his crap all over the coral. The current was way to fast to lobster hunt. Not to mention THIS WAS A DRIFT DIVE.

[@Plantandpeoplecarer]

You don't need to tip in Australia..... We have a decent minimum wage....

[@ninjaswordtothehead]

As someone just starting to learn to dive, so much of this sounds like common courtesy and proper preparedness that goes with any risky activity. That said, I'm watching all these kinds of vids in hopes of just looking ignorant and not stupid.

[@DaveVT5]

I just experienced a tank blaster diver. Nearly blew out my eardrum doing it right near my ear. People three seats down were rubbing their ears after. 🙉

[@WordizbonDon]

This one was informative and funny

[@BrianMasek]

Man this is great stuff. I’m recent AOW and I still rewatch this every couple months. On a dive last week a diver on our boat was a total disaster. New computer and gear he didn’t know how to use. When the divermaster said “this is a no deco dive!” And he said “what’s that I knew he was in trouble. I saw him at the safety stop sharing air and I think he came up basically empty. Luckily he was grounded for rest of day. Tip #15 (prob higher) if you haven’t dove in years take a refresher course! Holy shit he prob would have been in big trouble had it not been for his buddies. And this was a deep dive!

[@DiversReady]

Thanks for sharing! We all have lessons to learn every dive.

[@tonyvelasquez6776]

Insane, most agencies recommend skipping safety stop in out of air situation.

[@BrianMasek]

@@tonyvelasquez6776 good point. they were legit guides though. He prob was just really low. We were at 100ft

[@christopher399]

​@@tonyvelasquez6776There is no need to skip safety stops if you are sharing air with someone who has enough air. I've had to borrow air from someone, and I've had to let someone else borrow my air... on no occasion have we ever skipped safety stops. Although it would most likely have been fine, that's just a unnecessary risk. You skip the safety stop if you are out of air and you have no reserves. If you have 100 bars available, just take those extra few minutes on the safety stop.

[@christopher399]

I suspect a lot of people who are new do not know what a deco dive is. That's fine, because they're not supposed to do those dives anyhow. They only need to know to ascend before the bottom time reaches its limits. (Though it would be nice to know how to deal with accidental deco. I learned how to do deco stops by accidentally ending up on deco and having to figure it out 😂)

[@JFHE83]

Great video, just not suited for my lunch break 😳. You forgot the “I forgot to bring my (insert piece of dive equipment here), do you have a spare one? Diver”.

[@HarleakinSimi]

tipping....a never ending Story between American and European Divers....don´t get me wrong, i tip usually because most of the Guides are awesome! They deserve it! But only when they deserve it! (i never had a Vacation i didn´t tip the Guides!)

[@DannyB-cs9vx]

Another way to look at a charter wanting tips Is they want to advertize a low price to attract customers, but inflate the price later. If you want an exstra $20 a piece, just charge it. Upfront honesty. if they do tip it is bonus, if they don't, you got a fair price for your service.

[@johnbspringer]

My friends want me to use my boat and take them on some upcoming dives to which I will be sitting out. What are some details that I need to know WRT driving a dive boat. I know I need a dive flag, O2, sat phone, but should I be expected to drive the boat to an emergency ascent driver, what happens if multiple divers surface in different locations to check on their buddy, seems like a potential to hit them. I feel like I want to anchor and not move until they are all surfaced. what do I need to know before I agree to this.

[@graememckay9972]

I'm a UK diver and have never seen a tip jar on any boat I've used in the UK

[@ABCDiver]

I agree with everything except the last point. Why WHY can we not set the prices such that everyone gets compensated properly? In the end you're paying the same amount anyway, except there's the added pressure and guilt. Why can't we just have a pleasant transaction, I give you whatever you ask up front and I don't need to worry about keeping bills dry in the middle of the ocean? There is another type of diver: the bragging card collector, he will make sure to tell you about his altitude dry suit ice diver deep speciality card while you're out on a 40ft reef in the Caribbean.

[@ibrahimhaneef6684]

Very true, a very hard job to do. I salute to them all.

[@jamesthompson2712]

Oh... When you're watching the video with your buddies and they all look at you for diver 2. Thanks James! Great list.

[@DiversReady]

Hahahahahaha! We've all been there!

[@johnw391]

I got sick one my four dive from bobing up and down waiting get on the boat but below the service I love it. But the other divers and crew helped me alot with ginger crows, peppermint oil , motion sickness bands

[@neomasterc]

Highly recommend everyone read Scuba Exceptional by Simon Pridmore.

[@QarbitraryQ]

Hahaha tipping. Make sure to tip your pump jockeys, your couriers, or we could just stop tipping all together and have the owners pay their employees properly.

[@sammillis3989]

A lot of these points I completely agree with but saying you should have a crap before boarding is easier said then done, if you’ve got inexperienced divers on board who will be nervous sometimes they’re gunna need to go! Just tell them to double flush the boat head to minimise blocking the plumbing. The attention hog diver, yes can be annoying but if they need help then let them get sorted by the crew. Some divers don’t need any help at all! Good points over all tho

[@starfleethastanks]

+1 for Picard cameo

[@TheAshantidutch]

the I am a photographer, so your are my buddy but your on your own and that is if I bother to look at you at some point, drop this to save you, what do you think bud. lol

[@razorr3751]

yeah that's bad... the 'i am photographer' deffinetly met some people like that but not to the point where they don't care at all

[@TheLastRoman0000]

I saw a guy puke in the dead center of the deck. The best part was how he acted like it was someone else's mess to clean up.

[@sharkman4928]

Happy to report that I am not "that" diver. I am very prone to seasickness and I do all I can to keep it under control. However, we were on a very small boat once in some very big waves and I did puke....I fed the fish like you suggested and all was good. Another good video would be the top 10 things divers hate about dive boat captains and dive masters.....I have a few things I would add to a list like that.

[@karenjustice6963]

get to the center of the boat and downwind (stern, usually, if boat is in motion)--puke goes in ocean instead of landing in the boat and causing everyone else to yak.

[@robbiemurderingminion2556]

I would only tip on a live aboard. As these people have looked after you all week. As an experienced diver I turn up set up and get in and out the water on my own. As a professional diver as well I never give in my professional qualifications. Normally my rescue diver card and any relevant qualification for that particular dive. I would however go on to say some boats charters pick you up and give you far to little time to set up.

[@adventureinc517]

How about the guy with his brand new 7mm semi-dry suit with weights for his 3mm tropical suit who then ends up head in the water but fins in the air? Conversely you get the guy wearing a shorty who hits the bottom like a lawn dart because he's packing weights like ammo belts in a war movie.

[@karenjustice6963]

saw something similar many years ago. Diving in Cozumel (before cruise ships ruined it), a PADI group on its first open-water checkout dive was on the boat. Divemaster said get in and hold at 60 feet, then we'll do a reef drift. My buddy and I, YMCA/NAUI/CMAS master divers (yeah, I'm a snotty bitch, but it's relevant to the story) agreed to get in first, as our observations of the other group was unnerving. So we're holding at 60', and these yahoos jump in and plummet directly to the bottom--about 90 feet--and start taking pix of each other! Divemaster is signalling to them by pointing to his depth gauge and thumbing "come up"; novices grin away but ignore him. I didn't know--still don't--how to salvage the situation but, needless to say, that dive was terminated prematurely!

[@sirpatte]

Great movie :). Met some of them nice personalities. So I will take you up on a Sea sickness movie and how to avoid or just calm it down that will be great.

[@kimm.5514]

Jus take sea sickness meds before any chartered dive. I heard this from an instructor that did charters. It's better to be safe than sorry!

[@leeshdee9269]

I work on boats. Best advice I can give you to help calm sea sickness: First of, prevention is always better than a cure. Take sea sickness tablets, and make sure you take them correctly! Sea sickness medication needs to be taken at minimum half an hour before the boat starts departing (ideally one hour before). This allows for the medication to kick in. By the time the boat starts moving the trigger for sea sickness starts so often too late to take it, and by the time you start to feel sea sick is really is far too late and no point taking it. Any questions about sea sickness medications talk to your pharmacist about the best ones for you. Other tips to help calm sea sickness: - Make sure you eat, and eat "neutral" foods. A lot people think if they don't eat, they can't get sick because there is nothing to vomit up. But sea sickness doesn't work that way and that is the exact opposite of what you should do. Eat a hearty breakfast, and the best things to eat are dry toast (maybe a bit of peanut butter or butter), bananas, crackers and apples. Avoid dairy products, and its best to skip that cup of coffee as coffee has a compound that triggers sea sickness. - Take along some ginger biscuits/cookies. Ginger is a great natural remedy that helps quell nausea, and the act of chewing helps with sea sickness too. Ginger tea is a great alternative to your coffee in the morning. - The best place to sit on a boat for motion sickness is the lowest deck towards the rear, and face sitting in the same direction the boat is traveling. - If you do start to feel a bit queasy and funny, do not fight the feeling. You can not fight sea sickness. As soon as you start feeling a bit unwell, the best thing to do is to go outside to the lowest deck of the boat, at the very back (the stern). The lowest deck and the back/stern of the boat is the most stable part, and being outside in the fresh air helps. Suck some ice cubes, and place a cool damp cloth around your neck.

[@apacheattackhelicopter8185]

Did you know that there are diving agencies that allow decompression in recreational diving? Also, tipping on a day trip is not expected outside of North America (it is expected on a liveaboard though).

[@dannyholden5361]

Timofey Vlasenkov exactly. I’m a rec diver and been doing deco for years since my second qual.

[@Sgyozo]

If the qualifications allow it, then OK, but this should be a planned dive, and not just a quick decision at 30m down. "Hm, what a nice shiny fish, i'll watch it for 5 more minutes, i'll do some deco what my computer says and it's fine."

[@DiversReady]

Technically speaking, going into deco means it is no longer a recreational dive. It's now a technical dive. There are different rules and protocols for going past your NDL and for good reasons. So no, I don't know any modern dive training agencies that allow deco on 'recreational' dives, because that is an oxymoron. But if the Captain says this is recreational, no decompression diving and someone goes into deco and makes everybody run late, they're the one I made this video for!

[@zorankos9883]

Where can I get a T-shirt like yours, with a diving helmet?

[@americanazheck]

Dive boat diving isn't that difficult. Show up, stow and secure your gear, check in with divemaster to make sure you're on the roster, listen to the dive brief, use the anchor line going and coming, keep regulator in mouth until safely aboard, be seated and secure you're gear. Listen to divemaster for roll call.

[@kurtborkman9472]

I'm guilty of being the pooper /stop up the toilet diver. When you got to go, you got to go. One advantage of being on a liveaboard dive ship, is you have your own toilet.😃

[@amadeuss3341]

There is also - Mr. Pro diver. He tells you that he have at least 500 dives, you jump in the water and ... eah probably 5 not 500 🤣

[@jimbrouwer5883]

Don’t be that diver that slaps everyone in the face. Keep your hands to yourself and no one has to worry about getting their regulator smashed out of their mouth. Fins are your propellant, not your hands

[@robkstatistics8224]

Not quite sure what the reaction would be if I tried to tip a skipper in the UK....

[@djl8841]

This was great. I must say I broke 1 or 2 of these in my early days. Thanks for the content

[@rosco1pug]

it's the ones (always more than one of them on every dive) that just ignore their trim. Have their octo, SPG and sundry bits of gear dangling and banging on the coral, typically their fins too. Never mind how they approach a swim through ..

[@matthewborland9011]

I guess I failed the vomiting one. Just the other day it was bad out at Jupiter, fla. I just got on to the boat after the first dive, deck hand secured my tank, I was trying early fast to get out of my gear but just did not make it in time. I hurled directly in front of myself twice.

[@azymasger9088]

You missed the diver who complains about everything or the faultfinder 😂

[@stevefischbein6154]

As usual damn good video and too funny!

[@TreasureDivers]

Hey James, Great channel , keep it up mate :-)

[@omegadivingacademy7937]

Can't believe anyone would thumbs down this one?????

[@hawkeye5469]

👏 Great video, James! You hit on this a little with the space hog but it may be with mentioning that Tec diver that brings their full technical diving rig w/ long hoses + stage on board for a pair of recreational, no-decompression dives? As an instructor and hopeful future dive boat captain, this one grinds my gears too. It can take up tons of unnecessary space on a small boat and usually this diver will need extra help in/out of the water, which costs the crew time. Strap on a single and enjoy the scenery! Your knees, back, and crew will appreciate it. 👌

[@hawkeye5469]

If they keep it to just a set of twins and can manage their kit without assistance, it's really a non-issue. However, experience has shown me this person is often out of shape, too - which adds to the conundrum 😬

[@nicholasmanuel]

I was literally taught to do number 9 in my open water course.

[@aopa1070]

Yeah I too was taught to do the same thing, even though I thought it was annoying.

[@nicholasmanuel]

@@aopa1070 as long as you just do it really quick it doesn't annoy me. I've been on dives though where people open it up for like a minute.

[@BulldogRockandSoul]

James, Love your videos.

[@DiversReady]

Thanks Carl!

[@CR014]

OMG. I was late to a boat once. I misunderstood the time so I was about 20-25 minutes late to the boat. I told the caption (and the dive shop who called me) that if they needed to leave without me then they should absolutely leave without me -- it was after my mistake after all. They were all really really kind about it, and ended up waiting for me but I felt HORRIBLE. I don't understand those who are consistently late to the boat. Also, I feel like you missed one. The "I know what I'm doing" then ruins the dive for everyone diver -- you know, the one who claims they've got hundreds of dives, no one needs to worry about them and don't listen to the briefing to get into the water and either go to deep, can't descend or is having some other issue and immediately needs help. Had a group of these divers last year and it was so bad the DM called the dive after 8 minutes. It was really disappointing.

[@Dreadlock1227]

Is tipping the dive crew customary everywhere? Or is it just a US thing?

[@grumpycricket]

You're funny & informative ... subbed!😊

[@yellowhammerwoodcrafts]

As a newly certified diver, this video makes me to not want to go on a charter boat for a very long time. Sounds like a lot of judgement.

[@chefwarthog]

Like your video the way you do it… perfect!!

[@DiversReady]

Thank you so much! Appreciate you, Chefwarthog. James

[@ricardobufo]

😂ha Ha HA! Having worked in both the biggest liveaboard in Oz, MBDE, and perhaps the smallest, Paradise Blue, skipper, wife & me, I can relate to everything you say :) But I think you underestimate the patience & understanding of experienced divers towards new ones. eg BSAC Dive Leaders' principle role diving in the UK is to buddy with Novice divers. I'm a PADI (sorry for swearing, James) MSDT now nearly 70. But even diving for fun, I still feel obliged to buddy with nervous divers and give them a good time. Most old UK divers I know feel the same. Last dive, I took 10min to help someone with difficult ears down the anchor line and then treated him to what he said was the longest and best dive he'd done to date 🙂And BTW, the skipper & I drew lots for unblocking the head 🤑

[@stevesscubaschool5330]

The fix it Felix (apocalypse) diver what always brings stairs and repair kits for everything

[@calebcoale896]

Can you do one about liveaboards.

[@chefwarthog]

A fresh open diver showing up whit a 5000k kodak….. LOL can't hold still, on boyancy control, and stick to a seahorse for 10min holding the group and finish his tank in 40min!!!! (in this situation… I always find my self looking at my diving knife ;-)

[@Teampegleg]

It is even better if they are a fresh open water diver who has never dove in the ocean before.

[@jamesbuckle6077]

Hey I finish my tank in less than 40 mins even when I'm mooching about slowly and concentrating on reducing my air consumption, I'm a fast air user - we can't all be mouse-lunged! Don't be that judgy asshat! :)

[@ajunsubroto6173]

chefwarthog You should dive alone then ;(

[@rabbieburns2501]

@@jamesbuckle6077 dive shallower, slow count to 3 on inhale, pay for 15 litre tanks, .. should always get more than 40 minutes .. no matter lung-size.

[@MrSonnyProductions]

I know I'm late but, number 11 was great 😂👌

[@MatthiasLebo]

Great video James 👍🏻 and so familiar... 😉

[@JesusLivestech]

“don’t take a shit” ill remember that along with dont breathe too much and never go in a charter boat

[@theochrist9453]

You missed the I come so often diving with you, I own the place diver and the I am 87, can"t walk on my own, let alone get back on the boat, but push me in the water and I will be fine and the I need to take a picture of everything, no matter how many divers I need to push away, or how many Manta Rays I scare away by diving through the cleaning station and the Rescue diver, who asks for a band aid, because he has no personal first aid kit

[@itsyaboimat2393]

hey James do you have any videos for dive buddies because I'm going to be taking my adaptive diver OW course (I have Cerebral palsy) and my sister is going to be my dive buddy and has never dived before and a video from you would help greatly

[@MrHunterseeker]

Tips: I hate this shit. Increase your prices if you want more money. If your product is worth it people will pay. Otherwise screw tipping. Just call me bug eye Steve Buscemi.

[@UNgineering]

the diver who's in the water before the briefing (explaining that we're in a 6-knot drift) is over.

[@alolangi5007]

I was almost all in those list and its true,is expencive to learn mistakes by your own,i wish i watch you video before that,thank your for great video,im your new subsriber (sory english) 👌

[@elainemorgan5629]

I would add that the toilet is not for applying your make up after a dive. If you must number 2 and it doesn't flush; ask a crew member for a bucket of water and sort it out yourself. These guys are not paid to flush your poo and neither are the other divers on the boat. Good video.

[@gibanez1]

Do you have a diving outfit that you recommend in South Florida, most specifically the Key largo area or Miami?