You are entering water with known problems, and don't kid yourself that it's any different.
by: Andrzej GornickiPublished on: 18/02/2026Diving safety begins on the surface: invisible problems, margin erosion, and normalisation of deviations. Non-technical problems cause failures just as much as faulty equipment.
The desperate need for blame
by: Andrzej GornickiPublished on: 03/12/2025In order to function in a reality full of threats, people need to believe that the world is predictable and controllable. An accident destroys this illusion. Understand how easy it is to fall into cognitive traps. And how we distance ourselves from uncertainty and lack of control.
Top Tips for Technical/Cave Divers: Decision Making. To manage risk, we have to be exposed to uncertainty and harm.
by: Gareth LockPublished on: 20/11/2025Even the best plans fail underwater. Real safety in technical and cave diving comes from resilience, mastering fundamentals, practising failures, and adapting when the plan collapses. Build skills that let you be better than yesterday.
Top Tips for Technical/Cave Divers: Situation Awareness. Risk Perception is a critical skill - Experience Doesn’t Equal Judgement
by: Gareth LockPublished on: 11/11/2025Experience doesn’t equal judgement. Research shows it’s perception, not hours, that shapes safer choices. For divers, reflection, dialogue, and awareness build true competence—helping you see risk clearly and be better than yesterday.
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