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Scuba News
January 30, 2025 by HAL
The story of a lost dive fin highlights the importance of situational awareness in scuba diving. A student diver impulsively chased after his fallen fin, neglecting safety protocols. His instructor had to balance ensuring the group’s safety while rescuing the diver. Both diver and instructor became fixated on the immediate problem instead of considering the […]
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January 22, 2025 by HAL
Cognitive biases can affect our decision-making in scuba diving and related incidents. When accidents happen, we might believe outcomes were obvious because of hindsight bias. Similarly, severity bias makes us judge situations more harshly based on the outcome’s severity. Lastly, confirmation bias leads us to look for single causes for incidents instead of understanding the […]
July 3, 2024 by HAL
Explaining decisions in scuba diving can be challenging, as diver experiences and knowledge vary. One diver faced difficulty justifying avoiding a silt-filled tunnel dive despite its apparent simplicity to a colleague. Effective communication, shared knowledge, and experiences like encountering a cramp underwater can help convey decision-making rationale. Read the entire article at www.thehumandiver.com
May 7, 2024 by HAL
Alistair Dickson is the first independent Non-Executive Director at BSAC, appointed for his expertise in decision-making. Read the entire article at www.bsac.com
March 23, 2024 by HAL
When deciding whether to dive, consider factors like justification, feasibility, finding the right solution, identifying alternatives, and choosing the best alternative. Involving the whole team and communication are key to successful decision-making in diving. Read the article
March 16, 2024 by HAL
When deciding whether to dive or not, it’s crucial to assess justification, feasibility, find the right solution, identify alternatives, and choose the best one. Personal reasoning, feasibility, team consultation, and considering alternatives are key in decision-making to ensure safety and success. It’s important to maintain a clear mindset, involve all team members, have contingency plans, […]
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