Gareth LockExperience 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.
Jenny LordScuba students often struggle not with skills but with situational awareness. Learn how to spot overload, build awareness, and teach safer diving.
Mike MasonTop tips to improve situation awareness for beginner divers—learn how to stay safe, stay in control, and enjoy your dives with confidence.
Errors and violations don't just happen in isolation. Explore the third part of this series in human factors in diving: Pressure, lack of awareness and lack of knowledge. They and others make up the 'Dirty Dozen'.
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.
Explore communication challenges in diving & everyday life. Learn how cultural differences, distractions, and assumptions can hinder effective messaging. Discover strategies for clear, concise communication in diverse teams & situations.
Human factors, non-technical skills and learning from emergent outcomes for the divers who refuse the bad-apple story.
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