10. Silence on the surface: how toxic relationships within a team jeopardise diving safety

10. Silence on the surface: how toxic relationships within a team jeopardise diving safetyby: Andrzej GornickiPublished on: 18/07/2026

Toxic teams erode safety. On the surface, everything looks fine. A smiling DM, equipment all set, a briefing completed. Beneath the surface, however, conflict is being fuelled to the full.

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10. Silence on the surface: how toxic relationships within a team jeopardise diving safety

When you say it is easy to call a dive... If you've got POWER, it is easier

When you say it is easy to call a dive... If you've got POWER, it is easierby: Gareth LockPublished on: 07/07/2026

Telling divers to 'just speak up' misses why they stay quiet. Speaking carries an immediate social cost; silence pays later. Power isn't rank, it's how much you have to lose. Those who see the problem most clearly often have the least room to say so.

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When you say it is easy to call a dive... If you've got POWER, it is easier

Bądźmy ciekawi, nie osądzający

Bądźmy ciekawi, nie osądzającyby: Andrzej GornickiPublished on: 25/05/2026

Film szkoleniowy przedstawiający symulowaną sytuację nurka z porażeniem wywołał burzę w sieci – dlaczego poczucie bezpieczeństwa psychologicznego, kultura sprawiedliwego traktowania i czynniki ludzkie mają znaczenie w szkoleniu nurkowania

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Bądźmy ciekawi, nie osądzający

This Could Happen to Any Dive Operator: What We Can Really Learn From The Perth Diving Academy Incident

This Could Happen to Any Dive Operator: What We Can Really Learn From The Perth Diving Academy Incidentby: Mike MasonPublished on: 04/03/2026

The Perth Diving Academy incident shows how simple errors expose hidden risks. Why this could happen to any dive operator — and what the industry must learn.

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This Could Happen to Any Dive Operator: What We Can Really Learn From The Perth Diving Academy Incident

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