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SH265: Analysis from a Human Factors Perspective - Cave Double Fatality: Calimba 2004
This episode looks at a real cave diving tragedy and uses it to explain how accidents often happen because of human thinking, not just broken rules o…
2 months, 1 week ago
SH264: Teamwork in Diving: The Power of Clear Roles & Task Division
This episode explains that real teamwork in diving is much more than just staying close to your buddy. Using a real incident where a diver tried to h…
2 months, 1 week ago
SH263: The desperate need for blame
This episode tells the story of a calm, well-planned dive that still ended with an unexpected case of decompression sickness, and uses it to explore …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
SH262: So what can we do? The Practical Steps/Tools for Bringing HF/NTS into Diving
This episode explains how Non-Technical Skills (NTS) and Human Factors in Diving (HFiD) only work when they become part of everyday diving culture, n…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
SH261: “Would you speak up to the Commander?” - “No. They already know” - Making changes to your team's diving
This episode explores why real learning in diving is harder than buying new gear or following checklists. It explains how divers, like firefighters a…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
SH260: Top Tips for Technical/Cave Divers: Decision Making. To manage risk, we have to be exposed to uncertainty and harm
This episode looks at the limits of planning and equipment in technical and cave diving, and explains why true safety comes from adaptability, not co…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
SH259: Top Tips for Technical/Cave Divers: Situation Awareness. Risk Perception is a critical skill - Experience Doesn’t Equal Judgement
This episode challenges the idea that more experience automatically means safer diving. Using research from aviation and real diving examples, it sho…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
SH258: Top Tips for Technical/Cave Divers: Psychological Safety and Just Culture
This episode explores how everyday conversations between divers, even simple small talk, play a powerful role in building trust and safety. It introd…
3 months ago
SH257: Top Tips for Technical/Cave Divers: Performance Influencing Factors - Even the best of us are only human
Technical diving often looks like it’s all about planning, rules, and equipment, but the biggest risk factor is still the human. This episode explore…
3 months, 1 week ago
SH256: Top Tips for Technical/Cave Divers – Leadership
This episode looks at the idea that all technical divers are leaders, even if they don’t see themselves that way, because their experience, behaviour…
3 months, 1 week ago