How is YOUR diving etiquette?.......

[Sasquatch]

These are FINS dammit! Flippers are what marine mammals have and I'm a...well, er...a fish? Hey, look I'm a fish!

Like one of the earlier posts, I like calling them flippers to watch the sour looks I get. Seeing this early in the article in bold print just encourages me to continue...

 

[Sas]

These are FINS dammit! Flippers are what marine mammals have and I'm a...well, er...a fish? Hey, look I'm a fish!

Like one of the earlier posts, I like calling them flippers to watch the sour looks I get. Seeing this early in the article in bold print just encourages me to continue...

Oh also say 'goggles' for mask too

 

[Sasquatch]

Oh also say 'goggles' for mask too

Brilliant. I'm on it!

Goggles...

 

[Diver0001]

• Please don’t try to be in charge unless the DM or crew requests your help. You may very well be the most knowledgeable, highly certified, physically fit, geographically erudite, ultimate diver who ever lived but here and now you’re one of the group, so sit back, relax and enjoy it.

I think if you see someone having trouble with something it's everyone's responsibility to be alert for it and step up to help. Laying back and thinking, "this is the crew's problem" is bad style, if you ask me. Especially newbies may feel more at ease if one of the other divers gives them a friendly hand as opposed to the crew.

About the quote above: I generally go as low-key as I can on charters but it can happen that I have more experience than the people leading the dive and/or anyone else on the boat. As such, I occasionally get asked to do things that I'd rather not do when I'm trying to "relax and enjoy it." In terms of etiquette, I think the author missed a point for the crew which is not to assume that the experienced divers onboard will automatically want to dive with the people they worry about....

A third point is that I have a personal allergy for divers who assume that the crew will not only hump all of the tanks but also their personal gear. In Mexico I one had a pair of divers ask to join our group when we had self-organized a boat via some fishermen. Initially I said no but then agreed when they offered to pay us. One of the divers then assumed since he had paid that I would carry not only tanks but also his gear from the shop to the boat. Needless to say a discussion ensued when I said to him, "if you're planning on diving today, you better make sure your stuff gets onboard."

Finally, flippers? fins? who cares. I call my flippers flippers. It's just a word.

I think RJP summed it up nicely.

R..

 

[Diver Tim]

I think RJP summed it up nicely.

+1

I was going to leave it at that, but the Scubaboard police said I needed at least 5 characters in my post.
olice:

 

[Divor]

Read this story from Stacy Amberson of DiverWire.com. Can't say I agree with everything she says, but she DOES make some interesting observations. Anyone care to comment?

1300 words to state the obvious. MAN, I'm happy I'm not married to that one.

 

[austin.takahashi]

I'm new to diving so this is perfect for me. But yes, I guess some of it is common sense if you know your way around people. But it's still very helpful! Thanks!

 

[marcopalla]

definetly not her best article...

20% bullshots (my fins?)
70% personal tastes / rant
10% politeness
0,0% etiquette

 

[Jim Lapenta]

I hate the term flippers. I like "these big floppy thingies" and googles are out. I use "seeing uw glasses" with the rubber thingie for your head. And as for the obnoxious DM another poster mentioned- these are the people I have no trouble telling to shut up so I can gear the DM. And if it's that bad, for them to stay off the damn boat and go dive by themselves.

 

[Jack Scuba]

It is sort of rant like...but I enjoy a good internet rant. Especially when it is something so inconsequential like flippers/fins.

There is value in this for new charter divers and for those people who don't 'get it'. To be cliche - common sense isn't very common anymore.