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At a system level, we don't learn from diving fatalities, and here's why

Divers and instructors don’t learn because it requires investment and change, and that is hard. Organisations don’t learn because the operational or 'local' safety problem is not theirs. This blog summarises the free webinar I gave earlier this year, which looks at the death of 18-year-old diver...

Asking Why. Telling Stories. Owning Accountability

When a diver dies or something goes badly wrong underwater, the same questions bubble to the surface: Why did this happen? Who is responsible? Could it have been prevented? Those questions are human. They stem from a need to make sense of tragedy, to restore trust, and to reassure ourselves that...

Top Tips for Beginner Divers: Decision Making

How many decisions are present on this dive? Two 'Advanced Open Water' divers with less than 20 dives each took part in a wreck dive in 16 metres in Scapa Flow from a liveaboard boat. The current was discussed during the dive brief, during which it was highlighted that it would be quite strong w...

Melhores Dicas para Mergulhadores Iniciantes: Segurança Psicológica e Cultura Justa

Um estranho no grupo Era o primeiro mergulho de Paul em um novo local. Seu companheiro habitual ficou doente e não pôde acompanhá-lo, mas Paul decidiu ir mesmo assim, pois já havia pago pela viagem. Ele chegou cedo, embarcou e montou seu equipamento; os outros sete mergulhadores chegaram juntos ...

Top Tips for Beginner Divers: Psychological Safety & Just Culture

A Stranger in the Group It was Paul’s first dive at a new dive site. His usual buddy got sick and could not join him, but Paul decided to go anyway as he had already paid for the trip. He arrived early, boarded the boat, and assembled his equipment; the other seven divers arrived together a few ...

Top Tips for Beginner Divers: Performance Influencing Factors

“I Thought I Was Ready… But I Realised I Wasn’t” Ellie had passed her Open Water course with a Nitrox specialty two months earlier. This was her first dive trip overseas. She’d bought herself some new gear and wanted to try it out in a warm water environment on a ‘day boat’ holiday. She was sup...

Top Tips for Beginner Divers: Leadership and Followership

“I Was Just Following” It was John’s first trip after qualifying as an Advanced Open Water diver. He was excited. He’d recently joined a new dive club, and this was his first boat charter, and most importantly, a chance to get out of the quarry and into the sea. Paired with a more experienced di...

Top Tips for Beginner Divers: Teamwork

When “Buddy” Was Just a Label Two divers were paired up for a short dive on the house reef. It was Jack’s second trip away after his OW course, having completed 20 dives since he first learned to dive. Laura, his buddy, was on holiday and had around the same number of dives as Jack. The dive cen...

Top tips for beginner divers: Communications

“What just happened?”  A few months ago, I went diving with four friends. Everything went smoothly until the end of the dive, when three of us decided to practise deploying our DSMBs. By the time I’d sent mine up, one of the group had vanished, and another diver signalled for the rest of us to h...

Bezpieczne nurkowanie zaczyna się od systemu. Nie od człowieka

Jesienią 2023 roku nurkowie ze Specjalistycznej Grupy Ratownictwa Wodno-Nurkowego Państwowej Straży Pożarnej prowadzili złożoną akcję poszukiwawczą na zbiorniku wodnym. Na prośbę policji poszukiwano ciała zaginionej osoby. Sprawą interesowały się media, co wywierało dodatkową presję na prowadzący...