Never leave a diver behind

[djanni]

See, one thing I like about the tag placement is that the dive boat operator can look at the tag without touching or moving and calling a persons name.

It gives an instant visual alarm and instantly generates other methods of verification.

Actually, I'd like to see something like this incorporated in the divining industry just as c-cards have become an industry standard.

Whadda ya think. Think we should start pressing this issue???

This is as good a forum as any to get this kicked off.

the K

I'm all for it!!! I talk about it evey chance I get including hear on the board.

 

[The Kraken]

More thoughts???

It can't cost the operators more than $100 to incorporate something like this.

the K-ounter

 

[ClayJar]

As for the tag board, DAN's Diver Identification System is *given away*. ("The Diver Identification System is funded by DAN Donors.")

Perhaps augmenting it by tagging the spots on the board with the divers' C-cards (or just nametags) would make it even more directly useful, but the basic boards are just waiting to be asked for by the dive ops, apparently.

 

[wreckchick]

I'm going to do one better, a little flag that I can put at my seat that says "I'M NOT BACK YET!!" and I'll take it down when I'm on the boat

Rachel

 

[The Kraken]

The individual's C-card is out. So many of them are encapsulated in dive logs, etc.

All the boat captain/LDS has to do is have some plastic dry-marker cards made up.

Have a number painted upon a 2"x3" piece of dry-marker piece with a hole in the top.

When the diver signs the waiver, s/he is given the little tag, that number is recorded on the waiver. The diver, when signing the waiver, PRINTS Her/His name on the tag on both sides.

When the diver board the boat, the DIVER places the tag on the "ON" board. When the diver gears up and heads to the entrance, the DIVER moves his/her tag to the "OFF" board.

The divemaster should ask the diver before s/he enters the water if s/he has moved the tag.

This could easily be incorporated throughout the industry.l

the K

 

[The Kraken]

Things left in or on seats have a way of migrating or getting blown away.

the K

 

[Geoff_H]

No it isn't. At least not all the time, every time. A system that depends on folks staying still is not foolproof enough.
Rick

Then do not leave the dive site until everyone is still enough to count.

You would find peer pressure stops people moving around for 1 minute while a count is done if there were actually delays. Personally I don't think people would have a problem being still for a minute if the reason was explained at the start of the trip and the captain explained the boat won't move until the visual roll call is complete.

 

[The Kraken]

Ya do that, then all of a sudden you have the little Momma's saying and screaming, """Oooooh my Gaaaaawdd !!! They run that boat like a Marine boot camp!!!!"

OOoughhh-Rahhhh

although I'm not a jar-head (thank Gawd)

the K-opter Pilot

 

[Teamcasa]

I'm a fan of boat provided numbered tags that the DM assigns and clips to everybody's BC onboard. Tags are removed from your BC after each dive. Only when all of the tags are back on the board and a roll call, does the boat move. On the next dive, you pull your same number off the board if you plan on diving. Rinse & repeat. Simple, easy and accurate.

 

[The Kraken]

We need to come up with a good, easy hybrid of all of these ideas and put them forth to the dive boat industry.

All it can do is help ALL.

the K