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Are you a diver who wants enhanced performance by being more knowledgeable and aware, leading to safer and more enjoyable dives?
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Do these sound familiar?
- You know that you are part of a diving team and you want to be the best teammate, leader and follower you can be.
- â You want to be more aware during your dives, so you can be prepared if things donât go as planned.
- â You realise there are gaps in your diving knowledge and want to become a better diver.
- â You have had a bad experience on a dive that you want to avoid in future by learning from your and others' experiences.
- You would like to feel more comfortable about speaking up and changing behaviours within your dive centre, team or agency.
If so, then you've come to the right place.
The Core Human Factors in Diving (HFiD) Programmes
This online course enhances safety, performance, and enjoyment by focusing on human factorsâhow we think, communicate, and make decisions. Through engaging lessons and practical exercises, youâll build stronger teams, improve communication, and make better decisions, leading to safer, more rewarding dives. Awareness. Knowledge. Performance. Safety.Â
"What you learn in this course can easily mean the difference between life & death when you are underwater & things don't occur as planned." - J.S.
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This face-to-face immersive two-day course takes your teamwork and communication in diving beyond the basics. Through experiential learning and critical reflection, youâll deepen your understanding of human error, leadership, and communication. Itâs not just theoryâyouâll apply, adapt, and grow each day of the course, becoming a safer, more effective diver and teammate. Better than yesterday.
"Taking the Applied Skills course has been a transformative experience, providing me with valuable insights into my own behaviors, thought processes, and actions." - Barry Devillier
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This live, interactive 10-module Masterclass takes a deep dive into human factors and non-technical skills for divers. Through discussions, reflections, and practical application, youâll sharpen decision-making, communication, and operational risk management. Prevent errors before they escalate and build a stronger safety cultureâbecause great divers think beyond the basics.
"Safety requires both physical skills and mental skills. This is the only dive course that focuses on and successfully delivers mental skills for safe diving. My only regret, after taking this course, was not having taken it sooner." - Daryl Goldberg
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HFiD: Essentials
This is a course which is suitable for all divers, from OW/AOW through to IT/CD and experienced cave, CCR and technical divers. It provides a grounding in the theory of human factors and non-technical skills with numerous activities to consolidate the learning so you can apply the knowledge immediately.
The course consists of 12Â video-based modules of between 5-15 mins long with lots of additional reading for those who want to dig deeper into the topic and take their learning further.
This course also has subtitles in Spanish and Italian with other languages coming soon. Access can be made via PC/Mac/Tablet/Mobile Device and videos can be downloaded to watch offline. (This course is available at all times)
HFiD: Applied Skills
For divers who want to learn through experiential activities and quickly build teams, this applies not only to instructors, IT/CDs, and technical or cave divers but also to recreational divers who recognise the positive value of team diving in reducing errors and maximising performance.
Two days of highly emotive and positive learning to consolidate theory gained from the HFiD: Essentials class, which is included as pre-class learning.
The outcomes include enhanced situation awareness, more effective communication, stronger briefing and debriefing skills, and the ability to form a team quickly. This leads to improved learning in training scenarios and more successful exploration in 'fun' diving.
HFiD: Masterclass
For divers who want to get deeper into the theory of human factors and non-technical skills, with the opportunity for more detailed knowledge development and reflection.
This course takes place over ten weeks with each weekâs 2 hour webinar consisting of a specific topic relating to human factors, non-technical skills and just culture with the goal of improving both your knowledge and practical skills to improve your diving safety and performance. A short piece of homework is required to be completed prior to the next webinar to consolidate the knowledge.
Outcomes are the ability to apply a different perspective to your diving so that you make better decisions because you have more targeted situation awareness, you are able to communicate more effectively with your students or teammates leading to a more productive training or âfunâ diving team, and finally, to create both a Just Culture and psychological safety in your local diving communities.
(This course runs twice per year, Feb-Apr and Oct-Dec)
Still not sure?
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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 the HFiD programmes give you the boost 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 - now is the perfect time to start. If you're not happy, there is always the 100% money back guarantee for the HFiD: Essentials course.
So why not start today and be better than yesterday.
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Start your learning journey now with HFiD: Essentials!
