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South Florida Dive Headquarters: "Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse", Aug, 2017, by Dan Benson, WA, US ( Sr. Contributor 24 reports with 14 Helpful votes). Report 9713.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude	N/A	Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
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Comments	First the good: adequate boats. Reef is in very good condition. Now the rest. I've dove around the world, and experienced some bad operations. But this one is the worst! Here are some examples. 1. Web site has no information about what time to show up. The online scheduling app says "8:30". Is that the departure time or check in time. No FAQ to answer that. 2. No response to my emails requesting that information. 3. When we arrived the crews were busy filling tanks for the morning dives! Finally we asked the most mature appearing person amongst the group, and he told us "go stand by the fence". We dutifully did so, and ultimately the divemaster for our boat came and got us kitted up. We found our boat with dive gear scattered about and nowhere for our gear. Ultimately the station hogs put their stuff away and made room for us. 4. Just before departure the divemaster asked us if we had checked in. No we hadn't! We had been standing by the fence. The check in cubicle was in an entirely different building. We went there to check in. We signed the requisite release, but there was no check of dive certification or experience. 5. Aboard the boat we found that the fresh water bucket was also being used by some guests to store closed heel fins! Uck. Ever get foot fungus in your eye? 6. Drinking water was in the smallest disposable bottles imaginable. So much for environmental awareness and plastic reduction. 7. Drinking water was offered between dives, but the meager snacks didn't appear until after the second dive. In summary: this is a very good dive site with a very poorly organized dive operation.
Websites	South Florida Dive Headquarters
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Indonesia (5 times), Philippines, Red Sea, Hawaii, West Coast U.S., Bahamas, Cuba, Caymans, Bonaire, Curacao, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Maldives,
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, no currents
Water Temp	82-82°F / 28-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	60- Ft/ 18- M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	none.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish	N/A
Small Critters	N/A	Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Forget about it!

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Dive Review of South Florida Dive Headquarters in The Continental USA

South Florida Dive Headquarters: "Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse", Aug, 2017,

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Dive Review of South Florida Dive Headquarters in
The Continental USA