Andy LeonardA 5-day cross-country road trip showed how quickly good planning fades once it starts working. Gas planning is the same life skill: set limits before pressure exists, protect the margin, brief every dive, and build the capacity to notice drift.
Gareth LockDiving's safety standards are written by the same agencies and manufacturers whose products they assess. This closed loop functions well as legal defence but less well as a learning system. What aviation and healthcare can teach us.
Michael John SnowIsolation changes how systems see themselves. In remote operations, small irregularities often become normal because feedback is limited, interruption is costly, and teams prioritise continuity. What looks like sudden failure is often the visible endpoint of slow, invisible drift shaped by system structure.
Gareth LockThe Human Factors in Diving (HFiD) theory is there, but how do I bring this into my diving team or organisation? Learn how strong leadership, shared language, debriefing, psychological safety, and culture change help teams make better decisions and be better than yesterday.
Gareth LockDiving struggles to learn because tradition, hierarchy, and poor communication block change. Lessons from Fire Service CRM and Oil & Gas NTS show how behavioural markers, better teamwork, and clear communication can help divers be better than yesterday.
Andrzej GornickiNarzucane protokoły i zasady postępowania często nie są stosowane w sposób w jaki zamierzyli to ich autorzy. Jak przekonać zespół do korzystania z list sprawdzających, jak sprawić aby osoby zaangażowane w działalność organizacji sprawniej i chętniej przestrzegały reguł.
Human factors, non-technical skills and learning from emergent outcomes for the divers who refuse the bad-apple story.
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