Florida Sea Base Scuba Liveaboard Info

Hello Adult Leaders-

My name is Megan Ware. I will most likely be one of your Sea Base
Staff members for when you and your crew will be here on your scuba
liveaboard trip.
First off I believe Capt Denny has emailed you all. If you have
additional questions please feel free to ask me as well.

There are some things that I feel you need to be aware of or help
orient your scouts before they arrive here.

The first is if you can arrange to arrive at Sea Base closer to 1pm
than 4 pm that would be ideal as we have several hours of prep to do
Saturday afternoon/evening so we can leave Sunday morning. I know for
many of you your flights or transportation can't be changed at this
point but if at all possible please work toward an earlier arrival
time.

Your crew is expected to be able to tie some basic knots. Examples are
cleat hitch, bowline, sheet bend, and how to coil a line/rope. Please
practice with your scouts! Everyone will work as deck crew and need to
be able to tie these. I will have lengths of rope and cleats to
practice with because Capt Denny WILL be testing everyone!

Also, everyone will be working in the galley preparing and cleaning up
from our meals. Capt Holley tries to ensure that we are sanitary
because we are in a small space and germs travel quickly. So, please
show your scouts (or ask your wife or mother) how to wash dishes in a
sink with a dish rack and kitchen towel. They will be expected to wash
dishes at every meal and if it isn't done well enough it will fall to
the adult leaders. A scout in clean, thus this should be a vital skill
to have in life.

Every buddy pair is expected to have a dive watch. To elaborate this
is a waterproof watch that has some sort of timer (either stopwatch or
bezel style) that is a vital piece of dive equipment whether at Sea
Base or any other dive operation. This does not need to be a $100
item. A basic model from a Wal-Mart style store for about $15 that is
rated to 60 ft+.

I personally recommend bringing a pillow, sleeping mat, light weight
sleeping bag and a flat sheet. This will be enough to give you
flexibility between sleeping on deck and below deck on the bunks.

Finally we will need a youth crew leader and assistant youth crew
leader. Please speak to the scouts about this and have 2 people
designated for these by your arrival.

I plan to call each of you and confirm your have received this email.
I look forward to meeting you all!