Isolation Amplifies Drift: When Remote Operations Make Small Deviations Invisible

Isolation Amplifies Drift: When Remote Operations Make Small Deviations Invisible

Isolation Amplifies Drift: When Remote Operations Make Small Deviations InvisibleMichael John Snow
Published on: 15/03/2026

Isolation changes how systems see themselves. In remote operations, small irregularities often become normal because feedback is limited, interruption is costly, and teams prioritise continuity. What looks like sudden failure is often the visible endpoint of slow, invisible drift shaped by system structure.

EnglishOperations & Procedures
HMS Scylla Wreck Penetration Tragedy: Two Perspectives on Learning

HMS Scylla Wreck Penetration Tragedy: Two Perspectives on Learning

HMS Scylla Wreck Penetration Tragedy: Two Perspectives on LearningGareth Lock
Published on: 11/03/2026

Two divers died penetrating HMS Scylla's engine room. This LEODSI analysis contrasts blame-focused social media narratives with systems thinking, revealing how experience, time pressure, and environmental assumptions interacted to produce tragedy—not individual failure but systemic factors needing improvement.

EnglishLearning, Incidents & Just Culture
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 Incident

This Could Happen to Any Dive Operator: What We Can Really Learn From The Perth Diving Academy IncidentMike Mason
Published 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.

EnglishLearning, Incidents & Just Culture
The Tower Was Already Full of Holes

The Tower Was Already Full of Holes

The Tower Was Already Full of HolesGareth Lock
Published on: 03/03/2026

When diving incidents occur, we blame the last person to touch the tower. But the holes were already there. Real learning comes from asking "how did it make sense?" not "who's to blame?" Systems thinking changes everything. Be better than yesterday.

EnglishSafety & Risk Management