Kittens. ‘Blue’. Situation Awareness. Human Factors. Can you join those dots!
by: Gareth LockPublished on: 11/08/2026You can't teach what you can't name. Why 'common sense' fails dive instruction, how flawed situation awareness models blind students to what matters, and why precise shared language is the link between communication and decision-making underwater.
When you say it is easy to call a dive... If you've got POWER, it is easier
by: Gareth LockPublished on: 07/07/2026Telling divers to 'just speak up' misses why they stay quiet. Speaking carries an immediate social cost; silence pays later. Power isn't rank, it's how much you have to lose. Those who see the problem most clearly often have the least room to say so.
CRM, ISO 8804, and Scientific Diving: Opportunities and Existing Materials
by: Gareth LockPublished on: 15/05/2026Crew Resource Management is coming to scientific diving via ISO 8804. A new Master's thesis maps CRM to scientific diver training — and a body of literature, tools, and courses already exists to build on. What's there, what's missing, what's needed
Wskazówki dla Początkujących: Praca Zespołowa
by: Andrzej GornickiPublished on: 22/12/2025Praca zespołowa to nie tylko przebywanie z kimś pod wodą. To jasny podział ról, wspólne plany i zaufanie. Uzgodnijcie sygnały, role lidera i podwładnego oraz zawsze omawiajcie przebieg nurkowania. Nie zakładajcie, że jesteście zespołem – budujcie go przed, w trakcie i po każdym nurkowaniu.
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