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If you were to ask me what subject at secondary school I disliked the most, the first thing that comes to mind is mathematics. I know I’m not the only one who feels that way, right? So why on earth would I begin a blog about Human Factors in Diving then with something that seems to remind people ...
“The root cause of an accident is our imagination” - Nippin Anand Many cave courses have accident analysis as a key element of instruction because it shows how and why certain procedures have developed over time and are executed in the manner they are. Therefore, you might think that the headlin...
Well, you can, but it normally ends in tears! Almost one year into the Covid-19 pandemic (Feb 2021), something really positive happened in The Netherlands, many of our lakes and canals froze over and the Dutch stopped moaning about the lockdown. We were now all heading out onto or under the ice!...
How do you make others feel safe enough to challenge the status quo, innovate, and make things better? This is the fourth and final part in a series of blogs which looks at building psychological safety within your instructional setting or ‘fun’ diving environments. The previous three blogs are...
How do you make others feel safe enough to contribute and make a difference? This is the third part in a series of four blogs which looks at building psychological safety within your instructional setting or ‘fun’ diving environments. The previous two blogs are linked below Part One: Inclusion...
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...
I recently had a conversation with an experienced recreational instructor and technical instructor about how to include the human factors and non-technical skills training I had delivered to them in their own training and the wider diving community. One of the key challenges was how do you take a...
I work in a number of different domains teaching people about risk management and critical decision skills when operating as part of a high-performance team. The domains include sports, military and scientific diving, and also the construction, power generation, healthcare and oil & gas sectors. ...
In his book “The Six Skills and Other Discussions” Steve Lewis quotes Hal Watts, the founder of the Professional Scuba Association Worldwide, as saying: “The most dangerous thing about diving is divers themselves.” Watts goes on to explain that “we don’t belong down there and our own poor decisio...
Anti- erreurisme en plongée: avez vous entendu parler des facteurs humains? Par Darryl Owen, Freestyle Divers. Cet article est paru initialement dans la revue Emirates Diving Association, le 1 Mars 2020. On accorde de plus en plus d’attention aux facteurs humains et aux compétences non techniq...
