Numerous divers have died trying to break scuba depth records over the years, and the losses continue. Their deaths not...
Using the recently published ISO standards for rebreather training as one of his examples, human factors coach Gareth Lock takes to task the discredited legacy belief...
It's likely that many in our community no longer think of tech diving as a risky activity, or perhaps even appreciate how important taking risks may...
How do we improve our safety culture in diving? Is it indeed something that we as a community of divers can affect? Human factors coach Gareth...
Jonathan Dekhtiar, an experienced recreational diver, who recently went tech, recounts a close call on what ended up being a solo night dive at an unfamiliar...
Human factors coach Gareth Lock delves deep into the meaning, impact, and need for “Just Culture” in diving, as well as creating a psychologically-safe environment that...
Errors are normal and can help us learn as long as we understand the kind of error we made, and how it made sense for us...
Because of our innate biases, it’s easy to blame an individual for causing an adverse event, even if that individual made good choices. In fact, according...
Human factors coach Gareth Lock explores and analyses the theory of “bad apples” as it applies to dive training. Are system failures the fault of individual...
The "Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy" summarized it neatly: Don’t Panic! For good reason: taken together panic/anxiety/stress have been ranked as one the top three risk...
