human factors

Hi all, longtime SB-member here. I'm part of a research team at the University of Florida studying psychology/human factors in scuba diving. We are currently running an online study on perceptions of cave and tech diving. The study is quick (5-10 minutes; if it takes you longer, let me know!)...

One of the worst dives I have undertaken was in the Red Sea on a night dive scootering between the four wrecks on the Abu Nuhas reef. The dive itself had the potential to be awesome. 10 divers on scooters, a mixture of OC and CCR divers (I was on CCR), following the reef from left to right on...

Human Factors Skills in Diving If anyone is interested in the Human Factors in Scuba Diving course on December 3rd and 4th in Seattle, I am offering a spot and a hotel room for $500. That's $250 off the regular course price and the $128 off the hotel room. HUMAN FACTORS SKILLS IN DIVING -...

I wrote this for technical divers, but it's equally informative for advanced/recreational divers, so I posted it here. It looks at the paradox of how acquiring more significant levels of experience/training doesn't correlate to a reduction in diving risk. Technical Diving - The Experience...

Elena has approved this second post. The original is in the Basics section. I have just posted an article entitled "Incompetent and unaware: We don't know what we don't know...". It follows a presentation I gave at TekDiveUSA this weekend and a number of requests to summarise it for those who...

I have just posted an article entitled "Incompetent and unaware: We don't know what we don't know...". It follows a presentation I gave at TekDiveUSA this weekend and a number of requests to summarise it for those who weren't there as the themes and issues identified are common to all divers...

This online mini-course in Human Factors in Diving Safety is awesome! Perfect introduction to the behavioral skills crucial to diving safely in the ever-changing underwater environment: Human Factors Skills in Diving Online Mini-Course And for the next 4 hours the price is 50% off!!! Use code...