APPLY HUMAN FACTOR. MASTER THE DIVE.

Award-winning. Globally Unique. Mindset Changing. Improving Safety.

Welcome to The Human Diver!

You might be here because you are:
  • An experienced diving instructor
  • A newly qualified diving instructor
  • An experienced technical diver
  • An inexperienced diver
  • Interested in diving
  • About to take your first diving course
  • The loved one of a diver

For all of you

Have you considered how your personal actions and inactions, awareness, decisions and relationships (i.e. human factors) could impact your ability to dive safely? Or impact the safety of others?

While it is important to learn how to dive technically in a safe manner, in the world of diving the influence of ‘human factors’ is far too often underestimated. This can lead to tragedy.

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Most accidents and incidents are not down to undetected technical failures or poor buoyancy (I don’t know what incorrect trim is so I’ve left that out), they are actually down to complacency, breakdowns in communication, poor decision-making or a lack of situational awareness. The humans involved in that dive or that course or in that incident all play a part, even if something technical has also gone wrong or malfunctioned in some way.

ABOUT THE FOUNDER, GARETH LOCK

The Human Diver was created by experienced diver Gareth Lock who committed his life to diving, diver training and the training of high-performance teams after his 25 year career in the Royal Air Force. To date he has completed more than 800 dives around the globe on OC and CCR and to depths in excess of 70m. Gareth knows from his role as a Squadron Leader in the RAF that the most effective teams never lose sight of each other’s interactions and performance. It’s something deep in the psyche of the RAF and aviation in general.

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT GARETH

"It's a hell of a lot of fun!" BUT...

Until the human diver arrived, no one was offering training taking a more holistic approach to diving and how these ‘little’ factors can lead to situations which can mean the difference between life and death. 

Today, The Human Diver offers courses, training and support for those who want to be the new pioneers in diving excellence. Gareth has trained other instructors worldwide in human factors and his mission to “Apply Human Factors. Master The Dive” is at the heart of his work. To find out more about him, his team or which course might work for you click HERE

The courses

The basics

This 3-hour online class is a great starting point to find out why we make mistakes and how we can reduce the likelihood of an accident or adverse event occurring.We dive into decision making, situational awareness, communication and cooperation skills, and crucially, their interdependence. Using case studies and practical exercise, we bring the topic to life. Want to gain a quick but valuable insight?

START HERE

Building more knowledge

If you are a dive leader/master or instructor, or undertake higher risk diving like CCR, Cave or Tech Diving, this globally-unique course is a MUST.Providing an in-depth understanding of human factors and their impact, and a wealth of practical techniques combined with case studies and more theory. Do you want to push yourself more than just the micro-class and learn more?

START HERE

Apply human factors

If you are a dive leader/master or instructor, or undertake higher risk diving like CCR, Cave or Tech Diving, this globally-unique course is a MUST. Providing an in-depth understanding of human factors and their impact, and a wealth of practical techniques combined with case studies and more theory. Do you want to push yourself more than just the micro-class and learn more?

START HERE

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