How is the diving done on a live-aboard boat?
a. Each boat varies by design. Some boats like the Nekton has a dive platform that raises and lowers to the level of the water. Some will have a skiff that will be lowered from the dive deck. All boats will have a skiff to pick up divers that may have strayed too far from the mother boat. Other dive boats have platforms off the back. Some boats use skiffs to take you away from the boat allowing you to dive in shallower reefs and to drift dive in currents. Every boat maintains some form of locker system to store individuals equipment. In most cases, once your equipment is set up at the beginning of the trip, you never have to set up your gear again. In addition most all operators have hang bars with an air hose and regulator to use should a diver need to hang a little longer and run short on air. A hot shower from the dive platform or dive deck along with a warm towel and snack or meal usually completes each dive.
