Archive for January, 2008

Belts, Uniforms and Liabilities

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

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This may sound like a weird topic of conversation but it is basically the core of life explanation on Aldebaran.Firstly when you wear a belt for your shorts, it catagorizes a person into being someone else. Now on the belt you would have to put on a leatherman multitool, a little maglite flashlight, a VHF radio. Along with that would go your hairstyle, your ego and your attitude. For those of you who have been onboard. I do have a uniform (it is NOT THE SAME PAIR of boardshorts and T-shirt everyday) Try coming here in mid summer and wearing a polo / golf shirt, bermuda or Tommy Bahama kaki shorts. Lets see how long you last. My shirt does hang out over the board shorts but it still draws a line of UNIFORM as apposed to some tank tops and shirtless crew we do see out there………………………….The last guy I saw wearing a “belt” gave him the “RIGHT” to put his 100 FOOT motor yacht, ANCHORED for goodness sake ON THE REEF AT MOUNTAIN POINT VIRGIN GORDA stern too and had picked up a mooring meant for vessels of 60 feet maximum. This is a dive spot…. I mean COME ON THINK ABOUT IT ………………

Liabilities, well on Aldebaran and for any other crew charter boat for that matter, it is part of a silly little life we live where we have to pay someone insurance to cover our mess up’s in life. The person being insured generally being the one with more experience in his field to protect the ones who have not qualified to wear my uniform. HAHAHA. SO please remember to bring your dive cards when you come diving on Aldebaran and unfortunately NO, SORRY YOU MAY NOT DRIVE THE DINGHY ON YOUR OWN.