The crazily clear aquamarine water, nutrient-rich currents, bustling corals, and animatic ocean creatures put Komodo as one of the top diving places in the world! Nowadays, tours to Komodo National Park doesn’t only consist of the fiery dragons. Divers and marine enthusiast begin flowing in to see the vibrant life below the water. Komodo diving liveaboard become one of the most popular vessel in Labuan Bajo to exclusively cater curious divers to the park’s best kept sites. If dive trip to Komodo is on your list, you definitely need to know the proper etiquette to have an enjoyable diving holiday.
Check the Schedules on Komodo Diving Liveaboard
Several day before the embarkation, the Komodo diving liveaboard company will send you their itinerary and complete schedules. Actually read the schedule so you know what’s coming and try to stick to it. Don’t be that clueless guy on the boat.
Listen to Boat Briefing
You will have plenty of briefing on Komodo diving liveaboard, and you’ll need to listen to each one of it. The captain would give his first brief in the first dive, covering parts of the boat where guests are and aren’t allow, a short introduction of the crew, and rough itinerary for the whole dive trip. Each morning you will have the dive guide delivers the brief of the day. Which sites to visit today, the weather forecasts, characteristics of each dive sites, and what marine life you to expect on each site. Before the dive, you will have another detailed briefing about the dive plan. It relate directly with your safety, so make sure to pay full attention. And don’t skip the briefing just because you think you are too genius for that!
Keep Your Gears Neat
No one likes to stumble upon your gears. Make sure you put them on their designated storages after each dives. If you bring personal gears, put a sign on them so it won’t be mixed up with the others. Hang your dive suits only at the designated hanging station. Do not hang your wet stuffs around the Komodo diving liveaboard living spaces.
Keep the Weights Off the Way
Almost all of us dive with weights to keep up with our buoyancy. But leaving them just on the floor after you’ve done with it? Big mistakes, man. Nobody want to trip over random weights on Komodo diving liveaboard. It’s extremely painful and it can break a knee. or a toe. Always put them on their designated area each time you surface form a dive.
Keep Your Things on Komodo Diving Liveaboard Dry
Boat spaces in Komodo diving liveaboard is limited—almost sacred. Now, you want to keep it nice and dry for a relaxing break, just sitting on the seats and enjoying the beautiful scenery. You don’t want to sit on something wet. It’s totally unpleasant. So do the same for yourself. Put your wet sandals, towels, or bikinis away. Don’t try to dry them on the chairs. Don’t bring them to your cabin—especially if you share it with a friend.
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Do Not Put Any Belonging to A Seat in Komodo Diving Liveaboard
We might need to repeat this again. Spaces in Komodo liveaboard is sacred. Always be considerate to other divers in the boat who need the seats as you do. Do not put your bag, laptop, or camera on the seat—somebody be too polite to ask you to give up on it!
Give Some Respects to the Underwater Photographer
Underwater photographer needs a great deal of patience, balance, and concentration to produce superb marine photography that invite many people to love the ocean life. They need a lot of time to set up their cameras, adjusting their lighting (bright enough for photos but not too bright to harm the delicate life), get into the perfect spots, and many other things! Just imagine if you’ve done all the hard prep and some random divers decides to jump on your sight as you’re about to press the shutter. Give some space and respects to the photographers and be mindful with your moves.
