Griffo
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Not a chance if I was paying for it. I might consider it on a personal boat on a large lake, but never offshore.
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For hire: no way.
Offshore: no way.
Inshore: yep, do it frequently with my own boat.
What I was scratching my head over was the mate and the captain both dove, leaving the boat completely unattended. Everything I have read has stated that this was a safety issue. When I raised my concern the captain stated that there isn't much current and it has never been an issue. All the diving magazines I have read has stated that when diving the boat should never be unattended.
I was not comfortable with the situation. My question to Scubaboard is; Would you be OK diving from a boat that was left completely unattended?
Outboards have a manual release to lower them by hand..