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It is important for all divers to be aware of the conscious and unconscious decisions that they take in planning and executing dives. If risky behaviour does not have any obvious adverse consequences, it is very easy for the unsafe act to become the new normal. This is especially true within high...
In the first three parts of this blog (Part one, two and three), we explored nine of the "Dirty Dozen" human factors that contribute to errors and incidents in diving: lack of communication, distractions, lack of resources, stress, complacency, lack of teamwork, pressure, lack of awareness and la...
Muitas vezes falamos sobre segurança no mergulho em termos de equipamentos, procedimentos e normas. Mas aqui está a verdade incômoda: geralmente, as maiores ameaças à segurança do mergulho não vêm daí — elas vêm dos mergulhadores, às vezes na forma de má liderança. Deixe-me compartilhar uma situ...
We often talk about safety in diving in terms of equipment, procedures, and standards. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: usually, the biggest threats to dive safety don’t come from them — they come from the divers, sometimes in the form of poor leadership. Let me share a real situation that un...
"We have just finished a nearly 50-minute dive on the beautiful Liberator wreck. The May sun quickly warmed us up on the surface, but the 14 degrees in the water still made us feel a little chilly in our thin thermals. On top of that, one of the divers came up to the deck cursing up a storm, and ...
Psychological safety appears to have become a buzzword in diving, cropping up in social media, team debriefs, and conversations around leadership and performance. That is encouraging and great to see, because changing the language can change the world. However, popularity also breeds assumptions,...
Within the Human diver, we talk a lot about psychological safety, about the fact that when psychological safety is present, the team is more efficient, more successful, more engaged. We also say that as leaders and/or instructors, we should aim for psychological safety within our group. But how l...
An experienced CCR diver with 100s of dives was kitting up for a dive on a liveaboard boat. As the diver was about to get up from the bench, having not done their pre-dive checks on their rebreather, they realised they were light-headed and looked down to check the loop pO2 - their rebreather han...
A few months ago, I got a call from Gareth who told me about a dive centre in Texas called Scuba Adventures, run by Brent Webb who wanted to add Human Factors into his upcoming liveaboard trip. I had a call with him and Mark S from Master Liveaboards who was equally as keen to get these skills on...
Here's the scenario. You’re on a boat preparing for a dive on the wreck of the Maine, a beautiful wreck in 30m/100ft off the South Coast of the UK. Although the wind is biting, the social nature of UK diving is keeping things warm. A newer diver, Sarah, is being briefed by the group’s self-appoin...
