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There are a lot of misconceptions about Human Factors and in this blog I’d like to try and clear some of them up. Most of the misconceptions seem to happen because of misunderstanding of the ideas and concepts, some are a lack of knowledge and some are simplifications. "Human Factors is just com...
In last week’s blog I mentioned that there is often a degree of difference between what the people who wrote the standards imagine the work will look like vs what actually happens. I thought I’d dig a bit deeper into that, as that’s only half the story. Imagine it’s your job to write the standa...
“It’s ok, you’re a really good diver so we can start your Divemaster training a little early. We’ll sign you off as a Rescue Diver as we’ll more than cover it all during the course”. For anyone who’s been through this process, you will immediately see the problem. It is a prerequisite to be a Re...
SCUBA diving provides numerous opportunities for adventure and exploration beneath the waves. Be that within a flooded cave system, under the ice, or within an inland dive site like a river or quarry. However, this adventure comes with inherent (and irreducible) risks that demand respect and unde...
Experiencing prolonged anxiety, psychological, or emotional problems after a traumatic experience is relatively common. In most cases, individuals recover, and the issue resolves naturally. However, for some, this reaction can transform into psychological trauma or what is known as post-traumatic...
I’ve been having a lot of conversations recently about change. Why it’s needed, how to effect it, and who needs to drive it. Today I’m focusing on the why. Winston Churchill said “To improve is to change, to be perfect is to change often”. That change happens in this world and in life is a known...
I’m likely going to ruffle a few feathers with this article. However, I think this may just be the most important thing I have ever written in fifteen years of writing magazine articles, blogs, and other stories in the diving world. Some articles seem to write themselves because all the parts and...
As scuba divers, our underwater adventures are as much about discovery as they are about the constant journey of learning and adaptation. Whether you're fine-tuning your buoyancy or leading a diving team, the principles of loops in learning can and should be applied to the sport. Drawing from the...
This week Jenny penned a powerful blog about the death of one of her fellow divers and the inevitable jumping to conclusions, assumptions, and counter-factuals that took place. Unfortunately, this behaviour is common. Often the cry is "let's wait for the investigation" but the investigations that...
In last week's blog I asked myself if a student died after they’d been trained by me, would it be my fault? This week I got the call to say that a colleague hadn’t surfaced after a dive. It’s been a sobering reminder that this is real, that what we do has a degree of risk and that it takes more t...
