Even 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.
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.
Fatalities reveal how hidden business pressures—time, cost, reputation—can outweigh obvious safety risks. Instructors often satisfice, mistaking luck for skill. Reflecting, testing assumptions, and pausing help balance business vs safety. Smarter choices mean safer dives. Be better than yesterday.
Dive instructors: Build psychological safety. Encourage students to call dives without fear. Stronger learning, safer teams
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