Beyond the Floor: Why Meeting the Standard Isn't the Same as Being Safe

Beyond the Floor: Why Meeting the Standard Isn't the Same as Being Safe

Beyond the Floor: Why Meeting the Standard Isn't the Same as Being SafeGareth Lock
Published on: 15/05/2026

Diving's safety standards are written by the same agencies and manufacturers whose products they assess. This closed loop functions well as legal defence but less well as a learning system. What aviation and healthcare can teach us.

THD-EnglishTHD-Operations & Procedures
CRM, ISO 8804, and Scientific Diving: Opportunities and Existing Materials

CRM, ISO 8804, and Scientific Diving: Opportunities and Existing Materials

CRM, ISO 8804, and Scientific Diving: Opportunities and Existing MaterialsGareth Lock
Published on: 15/05/2026

Crew Resource Management is coming to scientific diving via ISO 8804. A new Master's thesis maps CRM to scientific diver training — and a body of literature, tools, and courses already exists to build on. What's there, what's missing, what's needed

THD-EnglishTHD-CRM, Leadership & Teamwork
HMS Scylla -dwie perspektywy na tragiczne nurkowanie

HMS Scylla -dwie perspektywy na tragiczne nurkowanie

HMS Scylla -dwie perspektywy na tragiczne nurkowanieAndrzej Gornicki
Published on: 10/05/2026

Dwóch nurków zginęło podczas penetracji maszynowni okrętu HMS Scylla. Niniejsza analiza LEODSI zesta

THD-PolishTHD-Learning, Incidents & Just Culture
When 'I'm Fine' Isn't True: Speaking Up and Ending the Dive

When 'I'm Fine' Isn't True: Speaking Up and Ending the Dive

When 'I'm Fine' Isn't True: Speaking Up and Ending the DiveGareth Lock
Published on: 06/05/2026

"We did not have a bad outcome, therefore it must be safe." That logic is everywhere in diving, and it is wrong. This blog uses a near-miss CCR dive and the TRUTH framework to explore why divers stay silent, what it costs us, and why the right to end a dive lives in how people respond, not policy.

THD-EnglishTHD-Learning, Incidents & Just Culture

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