Gareth Lock6 divers are dead in the Maldives and the internet has already delivered its verdict. This piece resists the first story, separating what we actually know from speculation, and asks what real forward-looking accountability demands of the community
Gareth LockDiving incidents emerge from conditions, not just choices. This piece uses the 7-element PETTEOT model (Person, Environment, Tasks, Tools, External Influences, Organisation, Time) to show why context shapes behaviour and where real learning happens
Gareth LockDiving'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.
Gareth LockCrew 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
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