When an adverse event occurs, we often hear the cause described as a 'loss of situation awareness.' This phrase by itself fails to yield the actual contributory factors that led to the event, limiting our ability to learn from the incident.
A look at the three main cognitive biases that limit our learning; hindsight, severity, outcome and confirmation bias.
Human factors, non-technical skills and learning from emergent outcomes for the divers who refuse the bad-apple story.
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