WORK WITH GARETH

Get to know the founder of Human Diver

MEET GARETH

Gareth Lock is the inspirational founder of The Human Diver. On leaving his 25-year career in the RAF he was already an experienced diver having started to learn the sport in 1999. His very first dive took place in Greece while on hoilday. However, it was while on a work trips to Cape Town and San Diego that he knew diving would become an important part of his life.

As he became more experienced in diving, he realised that it was all about team work and there’s one thing the military do very well – working as a team. They know through extensive training and experience in the theatre of war that little mistakes around behaviour, poor decisions, lack of situational awareness and complacency costs lives.

Sadly, Gareth found that often in diving that holistic ethos was lacking. Teams were not always led well, did not get on with each other and members often operated in separate silos without any consideration for those also sharing that diving experience. Dysfunctional teams were often left to cope by instructors who had become complacent and disconnected. Much training focused on technical expertise – which is critically important – yet didn’t touch on the equal importance of human behaviour and team development.

Gareth decided to do something about it and has set himself a mission of introducing human factors training into the diving profession globally. It’s not always easy. There has been resistance to his systems-based approach. However, he’s remained committed and has travelled the world sharing his story.

Gareth lives in the beautiful county of Wiltshire in the UK with his family. However, he travels the world training high performance teams and speaking at conferences focused on diving, extreme sports and supporting teams in high-risk sectors.

UNDER PRESSURE & 'IF ONLY..."

In 2019 he published his first book Under Pressure: Diving Deeper with Human Factors which has sold 1000s of copies worldwide.

He has also made a documentary about the death of diver Brian Bugge, supported by Brian’s wife Ashley to show how human factors played an instrumental role in the circumstances of his loss. Both Gareth and Ashley were keen not to ‘blame’, they were keen for everyone in diving to ‘learn’. You can watch the film here

THE BOOK

Gareth’s other recent projects in human factors and diving:

  • In 2019 Gareth led a team of military experts to undertake a review of defence military diving with the remit of improving diving safety. Since then, he has been invited to help other defence staff on diving safety matters. Gareth has also been asked to provide advice and consultancy on a number of other HF-related topics in defence diving.
  • Over the last seven years, Gareth has been working with the National Parks Service Submerged Resource Centre (Denver, CO), National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd (NZ), and the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (USA) to provide HF training and high-performance team development courses.

PUBLICATION & MOVIE

In 2019 he published his first book Under Pressure: Diving Deeper with Human Factors which has sold 1000s of copies worldwide.

He has also made a documentary about the death of diver Brian Bugge, supported by Brian’s wife Ashley to show how human factors played an instrumental role in the circumstances of his loss. Both Gareth and Ashley were keen not to ‘blame’, they were keen for everyone in diving to ‘learn’. You can view the film here. 

WATCH THE FILM
THE BOOK

OUTSIDE THE SPORTS DIVING WORLD

In late 2019, he led a small team of military experts to undertake a review of Defence military diving with the remit of improving diving safety. Since then he has been asked to provide advice and consultancy on a number of other HF-related topics in Defence diving as a subject-matter expert.

He is also the lead consultant for a globally-recognised human and organisational performance (HOP) consultancy based in the UK called Paradigm Human Performance Limited.

 

IF YOU WANT TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH GARETH YOU CAN DO THIS IN A NUMBER OF WAYS:

 
HUMAN FACTORS COURSES IN DIVING

Gareth personally runs all of the UK based courses and some overseas courses - the rest of the overseas courses being run by the growing team of instructors. If you are interested in one of those courses please click below.

VIEW COURSES

 

IF YOU WANT TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH GARETH YOU CAN DO THIS IN A NUMBER OF WAYS:

REMOTE CONSULTANCY

You can book Gareth for a consultancy session for a minimum of two hours around any aspect of human factors and teams, in diving or otherwise. If you are interested please book here

BOOK HERE
HUMAN FACTORS COURSES IN DIVING

Gareth personally runs all of the UK based courses and some overseas courses and that will continue during 2020 and 2021. If you are interested in one of those courses please click here

VIEW COURSES
REMOTE CONSULTANCY

You can book Gareth for a consultancy session for a minimum of two hours around any aspect of human factors and teams, in diving or otherwise. If you are interested contact him via email

 
BESPOKE TEAM TRAINING

This is a specialised area and will vary according to the type of team, the sector and the size of the team – please email to set up a discovery call. Prior to that call you will be asked to fill out a simple questionnaire setting out your needs. This ensures the call is focused.

EMAIL
PUBLIC SPEAKING

Gareth is happy to educate anyone anywhere in the world around the role of human factors in diving, extreme sports and high risk activity. His fees will take into account his time, including preparation, time travelling and all associated expenses including any materials required. To schedule a call about this please email to set up a discovery call.

EMAIL
SUPPORTING 'NEWBIES' TO DIVING

Gareth has launched a simple human factors introductory course for beginners and those who think they are interested in diving. The course introduces the topic and is designed to create the right culture for the next generation of divers from the outset. The course costs $97 and you can see more here

FIND OUT MORE
BESPOKE TEAM TRAINING

This is a specialised area and will vary according to the type of team, the sector and the size of the team – please email o set up a discovery call. Prior to that call you will be asked to fill out a simple questionnaire setting out your needs. This ensures the call is focused.

EMAIL
PUBLIC SPEAKING

Gareth is happy to educate anyone anywhere in the world around the role of human factors in diving, extreme sports and high risk activity. His fees will take into account his time, including preparation, time travelling and all associated expenses including any materials required. To schedule a call about this please email to set up a discovery call.

EMAIL
SUPPORTING 'NEWBIES' TO DIVING

Gareth has launched a simple human factors introductory course for beginners and those who think they are interested in diving. The course introduces the topic and is designed to create the right culture for the next generation of divers from the outset. The course costs $97 and you can see more here

FIND OUT MORE