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Human Factors Analysis of a Maltese Diving Fatality

The purpose of any accident or incident investigation should be focused on learning and not blame or punishment as the two are pretty much mutually exclusive: the narratives you use to determine how and why it made sense to do what you did, can also be used as evidence of a breach of standards, p...

Why is it so hard to create a team quickly in diving? #2 - Learner Safety

How do you make others feel safe and motivated to learn? This is the second part in a series of four blogs which looks at building psychological safety within your instructional setting or ‘fun’ diving environments. The first part was on INCLUSION SAFETY where I showed how to increase the chanc...

Complacency: The Silent Killer... But it's not that Simple!

The recent case of Wes Skiles’ death on a rebreather dive in 2010 has brought home the stark reality that ‘complacency’ can kill. The use of the word “complacency" and the term "complacency, the silent killer” have come up frequently on social media in the last few days as a reason for the death....