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Sitting in on a town hall about dive hours left me with more questions than answers
I was just at this meeting last week, you know, the one about the new rules for commercial diving in the bay. They want to limit our work to daylight hours only, saying the boats and gear are too loud at night. On one hand, I get it. My neighbor mentioned her kids can't sleep with the hum of compressors. But on the other hand, we rely on those night tides for certain jobs, like when we're fixing pier pilings. Last month, we had to abort a job because the light was fading, and waiting meant losing the contract. Some guys say we should push back, argue for exceptions. Others think we should just adapt, use quieter equipment maybe. But that costs money, and not all shops can afford it. What do you all think? Is there a middle ground here?
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miaharris7mo ago
Look, @amyschmidt is right that daylight isn't a magic fix, but we can't just stop night dives. Some jobs, like fixing piers, need those night tides. I get the noise issue, my own kids have trouble sleeping sometimes. But the answer isn't a full ban. We should look at quieter equipment or limit hours, not eliminate them. Pushing people out of work helps no one in the end.
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sagehenderson7mo ago
Wait, night dives are needed to fix piers? I never knew that kind of work had to happen in the dark. There has to be a safer way to do those jobs.
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