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SH235: Reframing The Dirty Dozen - Part 3
In this episode, we continue exploring the “Dirty Dozen,” a set of human factors that can lead to mistakes in diving, by looking at pressure…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
SH234: Reframing The Dirty Dozen - Part 2
In Part 2 of this blog, we delve into three more of the "Dirty Dozen" human factors—stress, complacency, and lack of teamwork—and explore th…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
SH233: Reframing The Dirty Dozen - Part 1
This week’s episode explores the interplay between human factors and system design in diving safety, using the “Dirty Dozen” as a framework …
6 months ago
SH232: Instructor Toxicity: Why one bad apple really does spoil the bunch
This blog by Pedro Paulo Cunha explores the critical role of leadership in dive safety, highlighting how a toxic leader at a dive resort cre…
6 months ago
SH231: What do you mean, the damn box is missing again?
Andrzej Gornicki reflects on the challenges of teamwork and organisation in diving operations, sharing lessons from his experience running a…
6 months, 1 week ago
SH230: What We Get Wrong About Psychological Safety in Diving
Psychological safety is more than a buzzword—it's a critical team skill in high-risk environments like diving. Often misunderstood, it's not…
6 months, 1 week ago
SH229: Debriefing a Challenging Dive- a real-life experience
Join us as we dive into a fascinating debrief from a Human Factors in Diving liveaboard trip, where a challenging dive sparked discussions o…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
SH228: Designing Checklists that work. Slowing down to get it right.
Mike Mason explores how effective decision-making in diving depends on both intuitive (System 1) and analytical (System 2) thinking, highlig…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
SH227: Navigating Online Narratives and Learning from Feedback in Diving
In this episode of The Human Diver, Mike Mason and I dive into the complexities of online storytelling, the double-edged nature of sharing e…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
SH226: 'They Lost Situation Awareness'
The phrase "loss of situation awareness" is often misused as a simplistic explanation for diving incidents, focusing on blame rather than un…
6 months, 3 weeks ago