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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C2379D.B7B23D60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable When we look for a different boat hopefully we have a recommendation = from other divers as a place to start. Even if the charter operator has = been doing "technical" charters we approach the new relationship with = caution. First most operators are as full of bravado as most technical = divers. You can usually spot these sort of "captains" quite easily and = still have time to run away as fast as you can. When you find a captain = who seems competent, they generally need help understanding how a deco = is to performed competently. Most intelligent captains will understand = there is a symbiosis process at work. Generally unless conditions = clearly indicate otherwise we will do our first dive or two with a new = operator that is not too aggressive (the dives). They may be OW around = 100ft and you will be amazed how receptive an intelligent captain is = when you are demonstrating your process in conditions in which they are = comfortable operating. Once that is out of the way you make = progressively more demanding dives that allows the operator to develop = at a reasonable pace and become comfortable and productive for more = aggressive dives.=20 Much of what has been discussed in this and related threads begs the = question of what constitutes a competent captain; considering it seems = the majority of dive boat "captains" got their limited deck experience = as divemasters, cooks, or bottle washers from other "captains" who got = their experience the same way. Considering the examining and = documentation process for low-tonnage, near coastal licenses, the mere = fact someone has a piece of paper issued from the Coast Guard does not = make them a competent and informed captain. Generally the first clue = that I am dealing with an idiot is when someone insists on being titled = "Captain" and all they've done is drive dive boats around. How can you = expect these people to fully understand their responsibilities once the = boat leaves the dock? IMHO of course, Doug ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C2379D.B7B23D60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2716.2200" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>When we look for a different boat = hopefully we have=20 a recommendation from other divers as a place to start. Even if the = charter=20 operator has been doing "technical" charters we approach the new = relationship=20 with caution. First most operators are as full of bravado as most = technical=20 divers. You can usually spot these sort of "captains" quite easily and = still=20 have time to run away as fast as you can. When you find a captain who = seems=20 competent, they generally need help understanding how a deco is to = performed=20 competently. Most intelligent captains will understand there is a = symbiosis=20 process at work. Generally unless conditions clearly indicate otherwise = we will=20 do our first dive or two with a new operator that is not too aggressive = (the=20 dives). They may be OW around 100ft and you will be amazed how receptive = an=20 intelligent captain is when you are demonstrating your process in = conditions in=20 which they are comfortable operating. Once that is out of the way you = make=20 progressively more demanding dives that allows the operator to develop = at a=20 reasonable pace and become comfortable and productive for more = aggressive dives.=20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Much of what has been discussed in this = and related=20 threads begs the question of what constitutes a competent captain; = considering=20 it seems the majority of dive boat "captains" got their limited deck = experience=20 as divemasters, cooks, or bottle washers from other "captains" who = got=20 their experience the same way. Considering the examining and = documentation=20 process for low-tonnage, near coastal licenses, the mere fact someone = has a=20 piece of paper issued from the Coast Guard does not make them a = competent=20 and informed captain. Generally the first clue that I am dealing with an = idiot=20 is when someone insists on being titled "Captain" and all they've done = is drive=20 dive boats around. How can you expect these people to fully understand = their=20 responsibilities once the boat leaves the dock?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>IMHO of course,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Doug</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C2379D.B7B23D60-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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