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BrianS:What personal service do you feel the DM is giving you that you feel they deserve a tip?
Granted I feel pretty confident so there is little I ask of a DM on a boat. However, here is what a DM does for me on a usual day (2 tank dive):
1. Fill my tanks
2. Lug and load my tanks in the boat
3. Clean and maintain the boat
4. Lug in ice, water, fruit drinks, etc...
5. Set the lines for descent and ascent
6. Brief me on the site and point out how to dive and what to look for
7. Help me walk from my rack to the entry site in a swell
8. Supervise all divers from the boat and eliminate potential problems (hopefully) so I can complete the entire dive
9. Help me from the water back to my rack
10. Haul in the ascent/descent lines
11. Brief on the next site
13. Ste the lines again
14. Help me back to the water
15. Supervise other divers and eliminate potential problems (hopefully) so I can complete the entire dive
16. Help me from the water to my rack
17. Haul in the lines I used to descend and ascend
18. Probably some other items I didnt consider
A good DM makes everythinbg easy and the trip smooth. By preventing problems I may never see all the hard work. If all went well from the experienced divers to the newbies then the crew did a great job and deserves at least a mere ten bucks from me.