{"id":5477,"date":"2025-01-08T12:49:21","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T04:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/?p=5477"},"modified":"2025-01-08T12:49:21","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T04:49:21","slug":"technical-diving-experience-paradox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/technical-diving-experience-paradox\/","title":{"rendered":"Technical Diving Experience: The Complacency Paradox"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Technical Diving Experience: The Complacency Paradox<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>It is easy to assume that acquiring greater technical <a href=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/what-is-diving-experience-diving-expertise\/\">diving experience<\/a> must increase safety. This is a flawed assumption. Accident statistics in <a href=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/what-is-technical-diving\/\">technical diving<\/a>, along with other sporting and industrial fields, show a distinct tendency for elevating risk as significant experience accumulates. The reason is the insidious creep of complacency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Article Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/technical-diving-experience-paradox\/#How-can-complacency-increase-with-technical-diving-experience\" >How can complacency increase with technical diving experience?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/technical-diving-experience-paradox\/#Technical-diving-experience-Complacent-Novice-diver\" >Technical diving experience Complacent-Novice diver<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/technical-diving-experience-paradox\/#You-dont-know-what-you-dont-know\" >You don&#8217;t know what you don&#8217;t know<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/technical-diving-experience-paradox\/#Technical-diving-experience-Cautious-Novice-diver\" >Technical diving experience Cautious-Novice diver<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/technical-diving-experience-paradox\/#Technical-diving-experience-Complacent-Experienced-diver\" >Technical diving experience&nbsp;Complacent-Experienced diver<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/technical-diving-experience-paradox\/#Training-is-inherently-psychologically-safe\" >Training is inherently psychologically safe<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/technical-diving-experience-paradox\/#Quality-versus-quantity-of-experience\" >Quality versus quantity of experience<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/technical-diving-experience-paradox\/#Experience-can-make-you-a-worse-diver\" >Experience can make you a worse diver<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/technical-diving-experience-paradox\/#Normalization-of-deviance\" >Normalization of deviance<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/technical-diving-experience-paradox\/#Technical-diving-experience-Cautious-Experienced-diver\" >Technical diving experience&nbsp; Cautious-Experienced diver<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/technical-diving-experience-paradox\/#Technical-diving-wake-up-calls\" >Technical diving wake-up calls<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/technical-diving-experience-paradox\/#Learn-lessons-from-survivable-mistakes\" >Learn lessons from survivable mistakes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/technical-diving-experience-paradox\/#Complacency-creeps-into-your-diving\" >Complacency creeps into your diving<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/technical-diving-experience-paradox\/#Look-for-complacency-on-the-easy-dives\" >Look for complacency on the easy dives<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/technical-diving-experience-paradox\/#What-types-of-complacency-affect-divers\" >What types of complacency affect divers?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/technical-diving-experience-paradox\/#Routine-complacency\" >Routine complacency<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/technical-diving-experience-paradox\/#Adaptive-complacency\" >Adaptive complacency<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/technical-diving-experience-paradox\/#Contagious-complacency\" >Contagious complacency<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/technical-diving-experience-paradox\/#Technical-diving-experience-and-overcoming-complacency\" >Technical diving experience and overcoming complacency<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/technical-diving-experience-paradox\/#Complacency-is-inevitable-Accept-that\" >Complacency is inevitable. Accept that.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/technical-diving-experience-paradox\/#Conduct-frequent-self-audits-of-your-mindset\" >Conduct frequent self-audits of your mindset<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/technical-diving-experience-paradox\/#About-The-Author\" >About The Author<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/technical-diving-experience-paradox\/#Purchase-my-exclusive-diving-ebooks\" >Purchase my exclusive diving ebooks!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-can-complacency-increase-with-technical-diving-experience\"><\/span>How can complacency increase with technical diving experience?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I would suggest that there are three relationships between technical diving experience and complacency:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A <strong>complacent-inexperienced<\/strong> diver is a tragic accident waiting to happen.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A <strong>complacent-experienced<\/strong> diver is comparably risk-prone to a <strong>cautious-inexperienced<\/strong> diver.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A <strong>cautious-experienced<\/strong> diver is well insulated from risk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Technical-Diving-Risk.jpg\" alt=\"Technical-Diving-Risk complacency experience\" class=\"wp-image-5479\" title=\"Technical-Diving-Risk complacency experience\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Technical-Diving-Risk.jpg 640w, https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Technical-Diving-Risk-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Technical-Diving-Risk-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"scuba-b4-h2-2\" style=\"margin-top: 10px;margin-bottom: 10px;\" id=\"scuba-925218230\"><div class=\"scuba-adlabel\">Sponsored Link<\/div><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9354033900485448\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9354033900485448\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2393012471\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Technical-diving-experience-Complacent-Novice-diver\"><\/span>Technical diving experience: Complacent-Novice diver<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Needless to say, the biggest risk group for accidents is divers without significant experience, but who possess a high degree of confidence or complacency. This does happen\u2026 and has been studied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is known as the <a title=\"The Dunning-Kruger Effect and Diving\" href=\"Dunning Kruger Technical Diving\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dunning-Kruger<\/a> effect. That term, originating from a psychological study at Cornell University in 1999, describes how relative experience plays an important role in an individual\u2019s self-perceptions of capability. In short, it describes how divers of relatively low ability might perceive themselves as far more capable than they actually are. It occurs when those individuals do not yet have the ability or knowledge to accurately evaluate their competency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"You-dont-know-what-you-dont-know\"><\/span>You don&#8217;t know what you don&#8217;t know<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In short, you don\u2019t know what you don\u2019t know &#8211; and when you\u2019re a novice technical diver you don\u2019t know very much. Being unaware of the dangers, coupled with over-confidence in your abilities, can lead to very flawed decision-making and significant risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DK-graph.jpg\" alt=\"Dunning Kruger Technical Diving\" class=\"wp-image-5480\" title=\"Dunning Kruger Technical Diving\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DK-graph.jpg 960w, https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DK-graph-300x124.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acquiring more experience tends to resolve that inability to perceive relative weaknesses and capability deficiencies. In technical diving, this may include exposure to situations in which the diver fails to perform as they previously expected. A \u2018wake up\u2019 call occurs. Sometimes that failure is lethal, so &#8220;learning from your mistakes&#8221; on actual technical dives is never a recommended approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Until the time experience overcomes flawed self-perception, divers can only be cautioned to dive conservatively. When novice technical divers adhere to prudent and conservative dive practices, they are relatively well insulated from risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Technical-diving-experience-Cautious-Novice-diver\"><\/span>Technical diving experience: Cautious-Novice diver<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This describes a technical diver of relatively minor experience who understands their limitations and applies prudence and appropriate conservatism to their tech diving activities. Whilst their inexperience means they are less capable of handling emergencies, they have restricted the parameters of their diving so that mishandled emergencies do not have catastrophic medical consequences. They keep diving more forgiving of error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, these divers lessen their risk of human factors attributing towards emergencies by moderating the challenge of the dives undertaken to ensure that the inherent task loading and skill requisites are comfortably within their capability range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Technical-diving-experience-Complacent-Experienced-diver\"><\/span>Technical diving experience:&nbsp;Complacent-Experienced diver<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond over-confident novice divers, I feel that one of the biggest dangers facing modern technical divers is a barrage of influences that seek to distort perceptions of what \u2018experienced\u2019 actually means.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Formal training is typically our first acquisition of experience at a given level of diving. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/scuba-diving-deliberate-practice\/\">deliberate practice training<\/a> is supervised, staged, and controlled. It is artificial in many ways. Real diving is not. No matter how diligent the instructor, or how prestigious the initials of your technical training agency are, a certification course cannot provide you with the harsh lessons that you will eventually encounter as an active technical diver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Training-is-inherently-psychologically-safe\"><\/span>Training is inherently psychologically safe<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>No matter how realistic or challenging a technical diving instructor makes their training, I\u2019ve yet to meet an instructor who\u2019d actually let students perish in training. A supervisory safety net always exists; this is understood by the student. It detracts enormously from the psychological impact of simulated scenarios. There are also some incidents that couldn\u2019t ever be safely simulated. The real learning only starts after the course ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acknowledging that \u2018the real learning\u2019 starts after qualification, we are then told that our accumulation of logged dives shows our <a href=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/diving-experience-ability\/\">experience level<\/a>. That\u2019s a half-truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Quality-versus-quantity-of-experience\"><\/span>Quality versus quantity of experience<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>What matters isn\u2019t the <em>number<\/em> of dives, but rather what we <em>learned<\/em> on those dives. Non-eventful and benign dives are relatively valueless in developing experience beyond improving basic equipment and procedural familiarity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The more we dive, the more chance we have to encounter \u2018Mr. Murphy\u2019 and actually learn something new. However, these are random events and, hopefully, the most serious ones are very rare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an example, I dived for over 25 years and never suffered an SPG failure. In the 2 months prior to writing this article I\u2019ve had 3 consecutive SPG failures; one explosive rupture, one stuck needle that didn\u2019t drop and one needle that didn\u2019t rise. Now I know all about SPG failures in reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the years have passed, I\u2019ve experienced all manner of technical diving emergencies; equipment failures, human factors, environmental factors and even severe marine-life injuries. I\u2019ve managed to deal with them effectively (or else I wouldn\u2019t be here now). It\u2019s taught me that I can deal with many issues. However, within those lessons exists the seeds of arrogance and complacency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Experience-can-make-you-a-worse-diver\"><\/span>Experience can make you a worse diver<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Experience can be a bad thing. It can amplify bad habits and make you a worse diver over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is why training must focus on perfection. Bad habits cannot persist after training, or else they can become indelibly ingrained through repeated use \u2013 and the perception that \u2018it worked so far\u2019, so it must be suitable. Most importantly, acquiring significant experience can lead to complacency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Complacency kills divers<\/strong>. It kills pilots, soldiers, motorists, construction workers, electricians, astronauts, extreme sports athletes, and it kills lion tamers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If a situation has the opportunity to kill you, then your only safeguards are the diligent application of the correct skills, procedures, and equipment to mitigate those risks; otherwise, leave that environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every instance of survival and success in a potentially lethal environment conditions us to become more comfortable venturing there. As we get comfortable, we are tempted to slack off. As we slack off, we see \u2013 for a while \u2013 that slacking off was fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Normalization-of-deviance\"><\/span>Normalization of deviance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This psychological pitfall is known as the \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ostusa.com\/blog\/normalization-of-deviance-definition-examples-and-solutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Normalization of Deviance<\/em><\/a>\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We get complacent because we \u2018get away\u2019 with deviating from a proper procedure or protocol once. That can justify repeating the deviation again. Each repetition further reinforces that the deviation is appropriate.&nbsp; At that point, the deviation becomes the new norm.&nbsp; Once the new norm is established, we may be tempted to deviate again from that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The process repeats and the deviation from our original, proven, and prudent&nbsp;approach can become more and more severe. Eventually, events conspire to test our procedures or protocols. At that time, we realize we have deviated so far from the proper way of doing things \u2013 we experience failure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Accumulation of experience is all too frequently used as the justification to deviate from the normal and correct approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Normalization of deviance accounts for many human factors incidents, where people who <em>should <\/em>know better suffer catastrophe because they simply failed to apply the critical procedures that they knew should be applied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"scuba-b4-h2-3\" style=\"margin-top: 10px;margin-bottom: 10px;\" id=\"scuba-282230008\"><div class=\"scuba-adlabel\">Sponsored Link<\/div><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9354033900485448\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9354033900485448\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"6151212517\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Technical-diving-experience-Cautious-Experienced-diver\"><\/span>Technical diving experience:&nbsp; Cautious-Experienced diver<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019d be comforting to think that eliminating complacency was a natural end-point in technical diver development. That it was a stage of expertise that we reach once we\u2019ve learned enough lessons along the way. It is not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Being a cautious-experienced diver is an unstable state of existence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many technical divers experience temporary periods of being a cautious-experienced diver. This often occurs as a result of a near-miss emergency or peer tragedy. An incident occurs that serves to remind the diver of their shortcomings. A wake-up call happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Technical-diving-wake-up-calls\"><\/span>Technical diving wake-up calls<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For a time post-incident, the diver is motivated towards a more cautious approach. They might tighten their adherence to proper protocols, engage in refresher skills training, perform more diligent equipment maintenance or reduce the severity of their diving activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As time passes and further successful dives are made, the mechanisms that cause complacency relentlessly conspire to evaporate that sense of caution. Warnings are forgotten or, again, justifications can be made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Surviving technical diving in the long-term demands a keen aversion to risk. That aversion drives us to mitigate and minimize risks. Complacency is that insidious whisper from our ego that the risks no longer apply to us; by virtue of our experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Learn-lessons-from-survivable-mistakes\"><\/span>Learn lessons from survivable mistakes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As mentioned previously, I\u2019ve learned many lessons from my technical diving experience. The successes taught me what I can achieve. They were not the most important lessons I learned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My failures taught me the most. So did the failures of my peers in the technical diving community. From those failures, I\u2019ve learned about my thresholds. That enabled deliberate training to improve my performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve learned that things invariably and eventually DO go wrong, regardless of your skill, knowledge, diligence, and assiduous <a href=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/prepare-for-technical-diving-courses\/\">preparation<\/a>.&nbsp; Understanding this simple fact helped promote a mental safeguard against complacency. It is a case of when, not if, something goes wrong \u2013 and if I am found lacking or unready on that next occasion then I might not survive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Complacency-creeps-into-your-diving\"><\/span>Complacency creeps into your diving<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve caught complacency creeping into my mindset on a myriad of occasions. It seems compelling. As a result, I&nbsp;am very cautious about becoming complacent now. I analyze every dive I undertake and one factor that I always consider is whether I displayed complacency, major or minor, in any aspect of the dive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Being aware of the dangers of complacency helps overcome those justifications that lead to complacent behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Look-for-complacency-on-the-easy-dives\"><\/span>Look for complacency on the easy dives<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When I find evidence of complacency, it\u2019s usually on dives where I feel the dive parameters are well within my skills, knowledge, and experience:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dives that I\u2019ve conducted numerous times before; like the routine technical course dives that I conduct nearly every week. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No-stop or limited deco dives after a series of deeper mixed gas dives.&nbsp; <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open-water tech dives following a period of demanding <a href=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/advanced_wreck_diving_techniques\/\">technical wreck<\/a> penetration dives.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open circuit diving following a spate of CCR diving.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What-types-of-complacency-affect-divers\"><\/span>What types of complacency affect divers?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From my observations as a technical diving instructor over the years, I have learned to recognize complacency in three distinct forms: routine, adaptation, or peer influence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Routine-complacency\"><\/span>Routine complacency<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Routine complacency is relatively self-explanatory. If you\u2019ve done the same thing enough times it can lead to a temptation for short-cutting the correct procedures. The technical diver attains a high level of comfort through routine diving and that comfort, in turn, diminishes their perception of risk; empowering the justification of improper or abbreviated procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>I\u2019ve done 500 dives and I know my equipment like the back of my hand. There really is no need to complete a full pre-dive equipment check<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Adaptive-complacency\"><\/span>Adaptive complacency<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Adaptive complacency<\/strong> is less understood.&nbsp; The best illustration comes from driving a vehicle.&nbsp; If you drive on the highway for hours at high speeds and then turn off onto a slow-speed road, it feels as if you are literally crawling along. In driving psychology, this is known as \u201c<em>speed adaptation<\/em>\u201d. When it occurs, the motorist cannot rely on their sensation to gauge the appropriate speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For technical divers, complacency can also arise through adaptation to high-demand diving, followed by a swift return to less demanding dives.&nbsp; The tech diver can no longer rely on their experience to gauge appropriate risk. Their immediate experience recognizes the reduction of risk and leads to a perception that there now exists little or no risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>After a fortnight conducting exploratory 6-8 hour mixed-gas CCR cave dives, today\u2019s 40-minute dip to my favorite wreck at 180 feet is child\u2019s play and needs no special attention<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Contagious-complacency\"><\/span>Contagious complacency<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A contagious complacency is a form of peer influence where one member of a group exhibits complacency which then transfers to the rest of the group. When this happens, an entire <a href=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/guy-garman-world-depth-record-fatal-dive\/\">diving team<\/a> can sink into arrogant over-confidence that can lead to unanimous support for justifications to deviate from safe protocols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>As a regular dive team, we have over 80 years of combined tech diving experience between us. The \u2018rule book\u2019 wasn\u2019t meant for divers like us. Who can object when 80 years of experience agrees that this protocol is unnecessary<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Technical-diving-experience-and-overcoming-complacency\"><\/span>Technical diving experience and overcoming complacency<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The routine dives, the supposedly benign dives, and that foot-off-the-throttle diving serves to lull us away from the state of healthy wariness that keeps us sharp and safe. It is those dives that make us feel justified in relaxing our guard and abandoning known best practices.&nbsp; When we feel that compulsion to relax, we must recognize it as a trigger to exert self-discipline and greater caution. That may feel counter-intuitive, but it is very prudent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Complacency-is-inevitable-Accept-that\"><\/span>Complacency is inevitable. Accept that.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We can best guard against complacency by making a commitment to diligently, and without exception, adhere to best practices and protocols. On occasions, our experience might present us with, seemingly justifiable, reasons for amending those best practices and procedures.&nbsp; Diving techniques and approaches do develop, after all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to deviate from accepted best practices, treat it as a formal change process. Do not make such decisions on a whim. What I suggest is that an external second opinion is always sought when formally adapting and amending accepted best practices. Seek a Devil\u2019s advocate, if necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conduct-frequent-self-audits-of-your-mindset\"><\/span>Conduct frequent self-audits of your mindset<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Consider doing routine \u2018audits\u2019 of your practices and procedures. Audit your own diving practices frequently and honestly; with respect to what you were taught and previously accepted as the correct methods. Get an external audit occasionally \u2013 a new training course, refresher, or expert evaluation. You may not feel like you need them, but that\u2019s the very reason why you <em>do<\/em> need them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do respect the \u2018experience paradox\u2019. As you acquire more experience and skill you become more prone to complacency. Complacency kills the best of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-angel-care-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Have you ever had a wake-up call about complacency when diving? Share your story in the comments section below.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium is-resized is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/andy-davis-technical-diving\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Cartoon-Andy-900x900-1-300x296.png\" alt=\"Andy Davis Technical Sidemount Wreck Diving Subic Bay Philippines RAID Courses Training\" class=\"wp-image-6812\" style=\"width:225px;height:222px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Cartoon-Andy-900x900-1-300x296.png 300w, https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Cartoon-Andy-900x900-1-1024x1009.png 1024w, https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Cartoon-Andy-900x900-1-768x757.png 768w, https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Cartoon-Andy-900x900-1.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About-The-Author\"><\/span>About The Author<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buymeacoffee.com\/andydavistech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"274\" height=\"77\" src=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bmc-button-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27046\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bmc-button-1-1.png 274w, https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bmc-button-1-1-250x70.png 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/andy-davis-technical-diving\/\">Andy Davis<\/a> is a <a href=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/raid-diving-courses-philippines\/raid\/\">RAID<\/a>, PADI TecRec, ANDI, BSAC, and SSI-qualified independent technical diving instructor who specializes in teaching <a href=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/sidemount-courses\/\">sidemount<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/technical-diving-courses\/\">trimix<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/technical-diving-courses\/\">advanced wreck<\/a> diving courses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently residing in <a href=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/subic-bay-wreck-diving-sites\/\">Subic Bay, Philippines<\/a>; he has amassed more than 10,000 open-circuit and CCR dives over three decades of challenging diving across the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/andy-davis-technical-diving\/\">Andy<\/a> has published numerous diving magazine articles and designed advanced certification courses for several dive training agencies, He regularly tests and reviews new <a href=\"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/scuba-equipment-shopping-buying-best-dive-gear\/\">dive gear<\/a> for scuba equipment manufacturers. Andy is currently writing a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buymeacoffee.com\/andydavistech\/extras\">advanced diving books <\/a>and creating a range of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redbubble.com\/people\/andydavistech\/shop\">tech diving clothing and accessories<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to becoming a professional technical diving educator in 2006, Andy was a commissioned officer in the Royal Air Force and has served in Iraq, Afghanistan, Belize, and Cyprus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2023, Andy was named in the &#8220;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/gue.com\/blog\/sidemount-andy-davies\/\" target=\"_blank\">Who&#8217;s Who of Sidemount<\/a>&#8221; list by GUE InDepth Magazine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-palette-color-7-color has-vivid-red-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-dd81a6de961563c5bf17302e4376cbd2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Purchase-my-exclusive-diving-ebooks\"><\/span>Purchase my 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