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Unpopular opinion: Waiting on hull inspections kills more dives than bad weather.
Had a job last month where the inspection team took FOUR days to show up. We were all suited up and ready, just twiddling our thumbs on deck. The client was mad, the crew was bored, and the whole schedule blew up. Now I factor in a full week of buffer time for any outside checks. It's just how it IS.
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joel6857mo ago
That "hull inspections kill dives" thing is true, I read it causes most delays.
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simong797mo ago
Actually @joel685 crew changes cause more holdups than inspections in my experience.
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jason_lopez7mo ago
Man, hearing about those inspection delays hits close to home. I once managed to 'inspect' my own gear for so long that the dive master thought I was part of the safety audit (I was just trying to remember how my buoyancy compensator worked). We ended up waiting an extra hour because of my clumsy fumbling, which somehow felt longer than any hull check. So yeah, I can believe inspections cause holdups, but sometimes it's just us divers getting in our own way.
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