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Figure 14.3 Trail plinths. (Courtesy of Scott Sledge, Department of Maritime Archaeology, Western Australian Maritime Museum.)
are largely local divers. In other places where most of the visitors may be non-local, a user-pays system may be more appropriate.
2. Dive Charter
As discussed earlier, the dive charter business could become an impor- tant component in the program. First, the operators need to be organized and agree to some code of practice. If they agree to cooperate with the program, information about the sites could be provided to them and, through workshops, special arrangements could be developed to assist them in their operations. A decision would need to be made as to whether, in the long term, the charter operators could become inspectors. Experience in