How to enter and exit
the boat and what to consider. 
 

Procedure for entering the water off our boats needs to be understood and if available one needs to practice it before getting 20 to 40 miles off shore to develop one's technique. In being prepared in putting equipment on in the water will avoid frustration and exhaustion before and after a given dive. Due to the boats being yachts for off-shore fishing the putting equipment on in the water has been established to prevent damage to the boat from heavy equipment and to prevent accidents of falling over due to a swell rocking the boat. 

To enter the water one needs scuba unit ready to go into the water and air turned on. The BC device is at least 50% inflated and lowered into the water as the diver enters with all their mask, snorkel, fins, weight belt in place. There is a tag line behind the boat which you need to grab to avoid drifting away by the currents. Work slowly and calmly to get scuba system in place. Rest if needed and then with your dive buddy work slowly on the surface to the bow line and wait for the rest of the group to descend. All other gear like gloves, camera's lights, spear guns and accessory items will be handed down once you start your snorkel to the descent area. 

Exiting the water: Hand all spear guns unloaded to the deck hand, then all other extra equipment. Next hand up your weight belt both buddies working together and at the same speed. Next remove the scuba unit and prop the value up where the deck hand can lift it out of the water. Next one at a time grasp the ladder or platform and one can remove there fins one at a time and hand them up. Do not grasp the ladder until the diver before has cleared the ladder. Be sure and hang onto the tag line if waiting for other divers to exit. As a group, try to get all cameras and accessories handed up along with weight belts before removing gear. This prevents lost of gear Remember to work slowly and calmly.