Teamwork in Diving: The Power of Clear Roles & Task Division
Clear roles make dive teams safer and more effective. Learn how recreational, technical, and instructional divers can plan, assign, and debrief task divisions.

Clear roles make dive teams safer and more effective. Learn how recreational, technical, and instructional divers can plan, assign, and debrief task divisions.

Fatalities reveal how hidden business pressures—time, cost, reputation—can outweigh obvious safety risks. Instructors often satisfice, mistaking luck for skill. Reflecting, testing assumptions, and pausing help balance business vs safety. Smarter choices mean safer dives. Be better than yesterday.

Instructors, are you creating space for others to speak up? Power, status, and fear often silence divers, even when safety is at risk. Real learning starts with listening. Effective leaders ditch the hero mindset. Be curious, not controlling. Be better than yesterday.

Top tips for diving instructors: be more aware of how team skills impact dive safety. Teaching social intelligence leads to improved diving performance. Team players lift others, not just themselves. Model the behaviours you want to see and help divers be better than yesterday.

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