The Chairman
Chairman of the Board
OK, we've all had them on at least one charter: a first mate that was incompetent, didn't care or was generally clueless. Generally, they are full of themselves and have no idea that they are a problem: not a solution. Yes, I had a run in with one of these Gilligans recently and while the whole boat was laughing at his shenanigans, it was kind of tragic. Here's a partial list:
- Barking at other employees in FRONT of the customers.
- Loaded a bunch of air tanks on a boat where EVERYONE was diving NitrOx. Left them there IN OUR WAY for the entire time.
- Could not (would not???) deal with the NitrOx tanks, causing the boat to leave late. Of course, he blamed others for this.
- Always asked the customer to accommodate him and not the other way around.
- Told us how competent he was in a different industry (skiing).
- Had to have help setting a mooring line.
- Didn't advise us of a RIPPING current on a wreck and left out a lot of other pertinent information.