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...
Known for his deep air diving exploits back in the day, 86-year-old Hal Watts, aka “Mr. Scuba,” is one of the pioneers of early scuba and...
As we’ve come to understand—thank you author Stratis Kas and Human Diver—”close calls” during diving operations are more common than most people realize. But how many...
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...
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...
It’s a potentially life-threatening equipment failure that most divers have thought but, but outside of minor leaks, few have experienced, and almost none have trained for....
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...
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...
by David Charash DO, CWS, FACEP, FUHM. Header image of Fitness In Diving’s first guest, shipwreck explorer and historian Richie Kohler talking with Charash. Photos courtesy...
We’ve all heard the mantra, “Choose your instructor carefully!” Wise words, right? What about choosing your students? Here Stratis Kas, tech diving instructor and author of...
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