SH302: Why Rules Get Broken. Does It Matter Who Is Breaking Them?
This episode explores why rule-breaking in diving is often more complicated than simply “breaking the rules.” It looks at the difference between shortcuts that organisations quietly depend on to keep ...
5 Aug 17min
SH301: Eight Questions About the Maldives Dive Accident
This episode examines the deaths of five Italian divers in the Maldives and a Maldivian military diver who later died during the recovery operation, using the tragedy to explore how Just Culture appro...
1 Aug 33min
SH299: When we ask 'What conditions made this more likely?' perspectives (should) change
This episode challenges the instinct to explain diving accidents by focusing only on individual mistakes or broken rules. Instead, it explores how social, cultural, organisational, and environmental c...
25 Juli 8min
SH298: Beyond the Floor: Why Meeting the Standard Isn't the Same as Being Safe
This episode challenges the common belief that following diving standards automatically makes diving safe. It explores how industry standards, while important, can create an illusion of safety when co...
22 Juli 17min
SH297: CRM, ISO 8804, and Scientific Diving: Opportunities and Existing Materials
This episode explores the growing recognition that safe and effective scientific diving depends on more than technical skill, equipment, and certification. Prompted by new research into applying Crew ...
18 Juli 17min
SH296: When 'I'm Fine' Isn't True: Speaking Up and Ending the Dive
This episode explores a diving incident where nothing officially “went wrong,” yet a series of small decisions and social pressures nearly led to tragedy. A newer CCR diver and his wife joined more ex...
15 Juli 13min
SH295: Four Ways We Talk About 'Human Factors' in Diving
This episode explores what people really mean when they talk about “human factors” in diving—and why the term can sometimes create more confusion than clarity. It looks at four different ways the phra...
11 Juli 11min
