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I've done a few dives with him in the past.
Knowledgeable. Very... loyal group of customers...
I wonder if a closed sticky in this forum might be appropriate. One that users could submit to a staff member a "review" of procedures on local dive boats and they could be pasted into the thread for information.Hi @JimBlay
Thanks very much for your report. This kind of information is very important for folks deciding when to go back out diving and who to dive with. I would have to fly down to West Palm in addition to choosing operators, so my decision is a little more complicated.
I am in complete agreement with your analysis of your recent trip. I believe that operators are limited to 10 individuals on the dive deck. This might not include the captain if he/she is on a flybridge. That leaves room for 7-9 divers along with a mate and/or guide and/or captain. However, the boat can really only take a half load to maintain distancing between divers with an open dive position between each. In addition, all divers and crew should wear a mask or equivalent at all times while not diving. For reasons stated above, that's the only way everyone will be protected. There also needs to be a policy for water, snacks, and hand sanitation.
I am aware of several operators closely following guidelines. If practices are not specifically posted on an operator's website, I suggest calling ahead to check.
Take care, stay healthy, good diving
It would be great if others would post their recent experience in this thread.
Beautiful day diving yesterday with Diversity off of Highland Beach and Boca Raton. Calm west winds, seas less than 1', mid-80s air temp, 80 degree water temp, 50-80' visibility. We did Finks Grouper Hole and Brighton Ledge.
You summarized this operator very well.
On the call earlier there are many places in Broward where stores are requiring the face mask to go into stores, but once inside people remove the masks or children are not wearing them.Oh. Sorry. Now I read more of your posts.
Pura Vida Divers take the mask ordinance seriously and only allow 8 divers per boat. It feels like a luxury.