9. The Herbs and Spices of Diving

9. The Herbs and Spices of Diving

9. The Herbs and Spices of DivingJenny Lord
Published on: 14/07/2026

Mastery in diving comes from the "herbs and spices"—small human factors techniques applied across teaching, liveaboards, guiding & fun dives: good briefings, debriefs, expectation-setting, shared language and lemons. Knowing better isn't doing better

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Top Tips for Diving Instructors: Situation Awareness

Top Tips for Diving Instructors: Situation Awareness

Top Tips for Diving Instructors: Situation AwarenessJenny Lord
Published on: 24/09/2025

Scuba students often struggle not with skills but with situational awareness. Learn how to spot overload, build awareness, and teach safer diving.

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Unleashing Your Sixth Sense: Building capacity and directing attention

Unleashing Your Sixth Sense: Building capacity and directing attention

Unleashing Your Sixth Sense: Building capacity and directing attentionJenny Lord
Published on: 19/07/2023

We hear the counterfactuals “They should have paid more attention” and “They lacked situation awareness” a lot when reading about incidents and accidents. Here Jenny gives some practical tips to help build capacity and direct your attention.

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