Four Ways We Talk About 'Human Factors' in Diving

Four Ways We Talk About 'Human Factors' in Diving

Four Ways We Talk About 'Human Factors' in DivingGareth Lock
Published on: 29/04/2026

When a dive goes wrong, "human factors" is the first phrase out of everyone's mouth — but it means four very different things. Blame, cognition, context, or system interaction? The version we choose shapes what we learn, what we change, and whether anything actually improves.

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Clickbait, trolls and comments. How dive incident posts can teach us — if we let them

Clickbait, trolls and comments. How dive incident posts can teach us — if we let them

Clickbait, trolls and comments. How dive incident posts can teach us — if we let themMike Mason
Published on: 22/04/2026

Every dive incident post carries the potential to teach, but only if we look beyond the surface. This piece examines how narrative structure, human bias, and social media dynamics combine to shape what we take away from incidents, and what we often miss.

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Why does nothing change? Why do the same failures keep happening?

Why does nothing change? Why do the same failures keep happening?

Why does nothing change? Why do the same failures keep happening?Gareth Lock
Published on: 15/04/2026

Diving safety hasn't improved in decades — not because of bad equipment or careless divers, but because we're looking in the wrong place. This post examines the structural gaps in non-technical skills, incident learning, and culture that keep the fatality rate stubbornly high.

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Zobaczyć niewidzialne’: zastosowanie czynników ludzki w projektach nauki obywatelskiej

Zobaczyć niewidzialne’: zastosowanie czynników ludzki w projektach nauki obywatelskiej

Zobaczyć niewidzialne’: zastosowanie czynników ludzki w projektach nauki obywatelskiejAndrzej Gornicki
Published on: 14/04/2026

Po dziesięcioleciach nurkowania w dobrze znanych rzekach „ukryta” glina warstwowa ujawniła, jak wiele umyka naszej uwadze pod wodą. Na tym blogu przyglądamy się, w jaki sposób czynniki ludzkie i nauka obywatelska pomagają nurkom dostrzegać więcej, nurkować bezpieczniej oraz przyczyniają się do lepszego zrozumienia złożonych środowisk przyrodniczych i kulturowych panujących pod powierzchnią wody.

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