Rules and things

There are rules and these are what the boats are licensed by so they are not negotiable. Actually they are quite obvious and no worries. Don't touch the coral. Why not? It kills it. Don't take specimins. You can't take them home and you can't put them back so again you are just killing something. No fishing or spear fishing. Don't feed the fish. Very specifically don't feed the big fish. Who wants to meet a 20 foot shark that has been taught that divers mean food? People used to and they are a problem. Sharks learn tricks like that quickly but never quite mastered forgetting. Don't trash the sea somebody else might want to use it later. And one for the captain - no anchors. Hence most places had fixed bouys and the boats tie off to other boats to quite bizzare lengths.

The boat rules

Observe max depths from the briefing. This is normally 30m but 40m sometimes.

No alcohol before diving. Drink when you like but please, that stops you diving that day.

No deco but do a safety stop. Five meters is not deep - three minutes is not long but this is a two week, nearly 40 dive trip so you are pushing the limits hard already.

Drink lots of bottled water. Clean your teeth with it too. We have a lot of fresh water on board for showers etc. but after two weeks it looks like beer (well - that was the kindest description).

And the one that really jars on you childhood potty training: Don't put the loo paper down the loo, it bungs the on board septic tank up. (You don't want to know what that's like.) Put it in the bin provided.