Human Factors educator and coach Gareth Lock examines the role of our innate attribution biases and language, in forming our collective judgements when incidents occur—in this...
Instructor trainer Guy Shockey discusses the purpose, value, and yes, flexibility of standard operating procedures, or SOPs, in diving. Sound like an oxymoron? Shockey explains how...
Globally, nearly 40 people die from drowning every hour of every day, and though seldom the trigger, it is the number one cause of diver fatalities....
What causes individuals and organizations to drift from acceptable standards and behavior? Is it an aberration or something to expect, and what can we do about...
InDepth’s editor-in-chief Michael Menduno reached out to PADI veteran Karl Shreeves to explore the trending global phenomena of mermaiding....
If you’re diving beyond 150 m/490 ft you’re likely to experience the effects of High Pressure Nervous Syndrome (HPNS). Here InDepth’s science geek Reilly Fogarty discusses...
Not surprising, the answer is more complicated than simply, they neglected to look at their gauges. Here Aussie diving medical researcher and former editor of DAN’s...
by Peter Buzzacott Header photo by Kirill Egorov See companion story: Why Do Divers Run Out of Gas? In short, it is not known with any...
Header image: Rebreather diver wearing their MRS. Photo courtesy of rEVO. In January 2021, the Rebreather Training Council (RTC) began developing several new safety initiatives in...
by Sheck Exley, October, 1992. Header image: Seventeen year-old Sheck Exley displays his newly set depth record at Zuber Sink [later renamed Forty Fathom Grotto], just...
