How current are your rescue skills at your level of diving? Would you be able to rescue a tech diving team mate from a depth of...
In the early 1990s, when newly named “tech divers” were dying at an alarming rate, the fledgling tech community came together to create a consensus standard...
PRESS RELEASE Valletta, Malta, December 2023 – After six years of inception and three years since its official launch, the pioneering Bachelor of Science in Diving Safety...
In the immediate aftermath of a diving fatality, law enforcement needs to locate an emergency contact for the accident victim. If that person’s phone is locked,...
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....
