Hey Mr LP, if you'd done more than a dog watch as an MCDO you may have met the MMS that is trained in this particular field. :D Relatively easy to do as well, compared to other MMS that is, although I agree they are as temperamental as the mine hunters ;). They are trained to 'nudge' a diver thereby ‘encouraging’ him to surface. The nudge is none too gentle either, trust me. They return to their handler to say "what a good dolphin I am, look a diver!" (Babel fish essential in ear of handler for that part of course). If the diver appears on the surface the dolphin gets a fishy treat, the diver gets apprehended -the jobs a good 'un. No diver, no fishy treat. Pissed off dolphin. Back to diver and said hapless frogman is forced to the surface. Simple. Put a large CO2 hypodermic on the dolphin’s nose and the diver appears first time every time. Funny that. Not that I’m suggesting that that is done of course. Apparently they are the scourge of San Diego harbour during one of the final tests in BUDs training.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
