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My boat diving has mostly been in the US. I would ask some of the questions mentioned. Important to me is:
--How often does the boat go out.
--How dependable is the boat-- ie. If there are less than ____ divers signed up are you going to call me a day or two ahead to say it's cancelled. Bad weather is of course understandable.
--Is there a head on board.
--Do you allow collecting shells (molluscs--dead or alive)
Maybe that last one should be on top.
I can't comment on courses/instructor ability since I've known by chance ahead of time stuff about the 3 shops I've dealt wiith when taking courses (except when I took OW and of course had no clue about any of this--that was just luck I had good instruction).
--How often does the boat go out.
--How dependable is the boat-- ie. If there are less than ____ divers signed up are you going to call me a day or two ahead to say it's cancelled. Bad weather is of course understandable.
--Is there a head on board.
--Do you allow collecting shells (molluscs--dead or alive)
Maybe that last one should be on top.
I can't comment on courses/instructor ability since I've known by chance ahead of time stuff about the 3 shops I've dealt wiith when taking courses (except when I took OW and of course had no clue about any of this--that was just luck I had good instruction).