DIVE DEEPER INTO THE LEARNING

HFiD: MASTERCLASS

"The HFiD: Masterclass replaced my instinct to blame with a desire to understand the context of errors. It broke the shackles of 'sunk cost,' giving me the freedom to thumb a dive or end a dive relationship without guilt, prioritizing safety over investment." - NMK

Are you a diver who wants enhanced performance by being more knowledgeable and aware, leading to safer and more enjoyable dives?

 

Do these sound familiar?

  • You want to understand what factors contribute to a successful (or less successful) dive.

  • You want to foster an environment where every team member can contribute without embarrassment.

  • You want to understand how and why divers make good or bad decisions.

  • You want to learn from diving experiences where something went wrong or you felt uncomfortable, without being judged.

  • You want to improve your leadership, followership and communication skills.

  • You want deeper knowledge than can be found in the Essentials or Applied Skills classes.

If so, then you've come to the right place.

  • You want a better understanding of what’s happening when you dive and what potentially can go wrong.

  • You have experienced issues that you don’t want to happen again.

  • You know you're part of a team and you want to improve your team, leadership and followership skills.

Just imagine yourself after this course!

By the end of this course you will have:

Improved Awareness

The awareness developed in the Masterclass goes beyond that created via the initial theory of Essentials and the experiential awareness in the Applied Skills class. The awareness developed here allows you to abstract the concepts, ideas and tools to many different aspects so that you can enhance your performance as a diver and improve your diving safety.

Deeper Knowledge

With six times as much time spent on knowledge transfer, and three times more than the Applied Skills class, the Masterclass digs much deeper into topics, giving you lots of examples of joining the theory with practice. You will also learn from other members in the class as you share your stories and reflections, bringing the theory to life. This is an applied knowledge Masterclass. You won't just be better than yesterday as a diver, this applies to life in general.

Critical Insights

You will see the world through fresh eyes - not just in your diving but your 'normal' life too. This course isn't just about enhancing your diving performance by building knowledge and awareness, it will give you skills and insights into how to be more effective in your professional and personal life too. Deep discussions and reflections will allow you to see how changes can be applied beyond just your own diving or diving instruction, but much wider into your personal and professional lives. 

But most of all:

You will have developed a deeper knowledge that allows you to meet your goals of creating positive change in your own diving, by enhancing your performance through deeper knowledge development. You will have the tools, the knowledge, and the motivation to make a positive difference in the diving world. 

You will be better than yesterday.

What have others said about this course?

Tim Andro

As a leader of a multi agency public safety dive taskforce and team. I have to say this class hits on a lot of very important topics that help team leaders and members understand how to be great leaders and follower. All the while, creating an environment to fail safely in.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Laurie M. Penland

As science divers, a huge risk is to become too task focused. From better briefs and checklists to improved situation awareness and just culture, this training provided relevant information on how we can do better to mitigate this risk.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

F.T.

I wholeheartedly believe that there is not a single person on this planet that would not benefit from taking this course. What I keep telling people who I would like to take this course is, that this is by no means a course that is focused on diving. It applies to everything and everyone, every workspace, every recreational activity, and any social interaction.  

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Robin Kirkpatrick

"Human Factors in Diving" as promoted and presented by Gareth is something that training agencies around the world should seriously consider adopting and doing so from initial dive training and throughout all dive progression. It is a 'culture changer' in the most positive of ways and its adoption will undoubtedly make better, safer and more resilient divers.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

HFiD: Masterclass

  • 20 hours of engaging and reflective content over 10 weeks.
  • Additional resources for those who want to dig deeper into the topics. 
  • Detailed case studies in each module to reinforce the topics. 
  • Personal community with reflective homework to consolidate the learning each week.
  • Access to a learning-focused community. 

After skimming the surface of HFiD for the last 18 months or so, the 10 week webinar series really helped me immerse myself in the topic and understand the many different areas in more detail. I lead dive teams. I'm a dive centre owner so I have a team of staff. I'm a CD so I have teams of candidates. I'm an instructor so my baby students are my team. Using the techniques I've learnt from The Human Diver have helped me create an atmopshere where divers feel safe, respected and able to learn at all levels.

Nic Emery

Undoubtedly having good technical skills makes you a good and safe diver and that is the goal of getting "certified" but this is not enough. How many times have you seen or read situations in diving that are far from "up to spec"? How many times you have done unsafe dives due to time, money or peer pressures? This is when Human Factors come in. The class allowed me to look in the mirror and learn the real reasons why I made decisions in diving that in retrospect were so wrong but I still made them anyway. It also showed the things other than buoyancy control or trim (for example) that are missing from diver training and why and how to get better at these "human" skills.

G.H.

I can't believe how far I have come after these 10 weekly sessions. I really wasn't certain the curriculum would reveal in such great detail the essential critical human factors that exposed me to my own technical diving weakness, strengths, and ways to improve. The course offered a clear perspective / approach to improving on overall behavioral knowledge regarding the human elements to diving that mitigate risks and present a roadmap to safer dives. A revelation to better understanding how I can learn from my mistakes or violations and how to change the course of how I dive in the future. A fun easy interactive approach to learning how we on a human level can directly affect the outcome of our dives. This course should be a pre-requisite to OW courses, and all Recreational & Technical divers. I highly recommend this Human Diver course to family and friends.

Robert Schachter

This is what is inside!

Each week the 2-hour live session is broken down into 3-4 sections of 15-20 minutes of theory delivery, with 5 mins of group discussion relating to each topic, and then 20-30 mins of group reflection at the end focusing on practical application and takeaways. 

Next Class Dates/Times - EU/USA

The next HFiD: Masterclass will start on 1 February 2026, beginning at 19:00 GMT (time zone converter below). This is based around Europe/USA attendees and taught by Gareth Lock.

1 Feb - Introduction to HF, Non-Technical Skills and Human Error in Diving and Case Study introduction.
8 Feb - Psychological Safety and Just Culture
15 Feb - Situation Awareness
22 Feb - Decision Making
1 Mar - Communications
8 Mar - Leadership & Followership in Diving
15 Mar - Teamwork
22 Mar - Performance Shaping Factors (Stress & Fatigue)
29 Mar - Goals and Accountability

Plus Bonus Content module on completion of the course.

 Time converter at worldtimebuddy.com

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Module 1 - Introduction

Module 2: Human Factors and Non-Technical Skills

Module 3: 'Human Error', Violations and Normalisation of Deviance

Module 4: Psychological Safety and Just Culture

Module 5: Decision Making

Module 6: Situation Awareness

Module 7: Communication

Module 8: Teamwork

Module 9: Leadership and Followership

Module 10: Performance Shaping Factors

Module 11: Case Study

Module 12: Summary, Feedback and Personal Goals

Bonus Content #1

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  • Ubi flores parvi crescunt. Ibi murmurat aqua alba.
  • Et guttae resiliunt ubique. Ut singulos flores irrigent, etiam minimos.
  • Ut singulos flores irrigent, etiam minimos. Et in cacumine montis acuminati.
  • Ubi arbores robustae crescunt. Ibi flagellat ventus impetu acerbo et saevus. Ibi fulgur rubrum colit.
  • Et scindit in fragore tonitruo, maiora. Et scindit in fragore tonitruo, maiora.

Sursum, deorsum, in montibus et valle.

Bonus Content #2

In viridi valle, in silenti valle.

  • Ubi flores parvi crescunt. Ibi murmurat aqua alba.
  • Et guttae resiliunt ubique. Ut singulos flores irrigent, etiam minimos.
  • Ut singulos flores irrigent, etiam minimos. Et in cacumine montis acuminati.
  • Ubi arbores robustae crescunt. Ibi flagellat ventus impetu acerbo et saevus. Ibi fulgur rubrum colit.
  • Et scindit in fragore tonitruo, maiora. Et scindit in fragore tonitruo, maiora.

Sursum, deorsum, in montibus et valle.

Plus all these extra Bonuses!

Within each module you get:

  • Published research papers on the topic.
  • Infographic that simply explains each topic.
  • Case study PDF.
  • Briefing and debriefing guides.
  • eBooks covering the topics.


These bonuses are difficult to put a price on because their real value is what you'll extract from them. 

Award Winning Content

The Human Diver has won awards at

  • 2018 TekDiveUSA Technical Diving Conference - “For innovation and/or product design that has increased the safety and extended the field of technical diving.”

  • 2022 OzTek - “For exceptional contribution to the growth and development of diving.”

  • 2023 Chartered Institute of Ergonomics Award for Communication - "Outstanding communications...for successfully communicating and promoting the value of human factors and ergonomics to new audiences through sustained activity."

HFiD: Masterclass

  • Improved Awareness
  • More Knowledge
  • Critical Insights
  • The opportunity to influence diving safety
  • Hours of content you won't get from ANY of the training agencies.
  • Plus loads of bonus materials.

100% Money Back Guarantee

We are so confident that you’ll benefit from this

ESSENTIALS OF HUMAN FACTORS IN DIVING Class

that if you’re not 100% happy with it we’ll refund your money.

All we ask is that you provide some robust feedback within a month of buying the ESSENTIALS OF HUMAN FACTORS IN DIVING Class as to why the learning didn't happen and how we can make the class better.

What do you have to lose?

Do you have any burning questions left?

Click on the + below to get the answer? If it's not covered, get in touch via the contact page

What is the financial investment?

For just $399, you'll gain over 18 hours of live content and valuable resources designed to enhance your skills, boost confidence, and enhancing your overall diving performance - an investment in safer, more effective diving.

What technology do I need to complete the class?

The only thing you need is Zoom, a web-browser (PC, Mac, iOS or Android) and an internet connection. Videos can be downloaded for viewing offline e.g., while on a flight or on a liveaboard.

There is also an app which can be downloaded from the iOS app store (Search for 'The Human Diver') Android is coming soon.

How long does the course take to complete?

The class runs over 9 weeks, each session last 2 hours.

All sessions are recorded, so if you can't make the live session you can catch up with the recordings.

Do I get a C-card or Certificate?

You do get a certificate which you can use for continuing professional development.

The course is not currently underwritten by any of the diver training agencies.

How long do I get access to the course?

You have lifetime access to the materials.

What if I can't make the live session?

All sessions are recorded and then placed in the student resource for you to access when you have time.

Still not sure?

Diving takes place in an inherently hazardous environment. Technical skills (buoyancy, propulsion, trim, and equipment handling etc) and technology (CCR, scooters, dive computers...) will only get you so far in terms of enhancing your underwater performance - no matter how shiny the piece of equipment!!

We take our brain on every dive, and this HFiD: Masterclass gives you deeper knowledge to make better decisions, communicate more clearly, and be more aware because you've gained practical knowledge that is applicable and actionable tomorrow.

Waiting will not solve your gaps in knowledge and there will never be a perfect time to start than now.

So why not start today and be better than yesterday.