Investigation of the Nontechnical Skills Required to Maximize the Safety and Productivity of U.S. Navy Divers

摘要

Although U.S. Navy diving is remarkably safe, because of the high- risk environment in which the divers work, accidents and mishaps do occur. The U.S. Navy diving community is adept at identifying and mitigating technical problems. However, it is not as adept with the nontechnical or human factors that cause accidents. Safety research has shown that human performance problems most heavily shape risks in hazardous industries: the greatest cause of approximately 80% of naval aviation mishaps is generally regarded as human error.1,2 Nevertheless, little guidance to prevent or mitigate such accidents is available to divers.