30 May - 6 June 2026. Vis Island, Croatia
HF in Diving Conference 2026.
5 years since the last Conference. 10 years since The Human Diver formed.
Awesome diving with the Human Diver Instructor team.
HFiD: Applied Skills training. LFUO: Applied Skills training.
Guest Lectures.
Educational
The Human Factors in Diving Conference provides a unique opportunity to learn about the theoretical and practical applications of human factors in diving and other domains. Five years ago, we ran the first conference in an online format. People wanted more, and they wanted something practical.
This conference will give you the knowledge and skills to make your diving safer, more effective and more enjoyable, by allowing you to take more informed risks.
Inspirational
There are world-class speakers and practitioners presenting and delivering training, highlighting how they have created positive change, sometimes when faced with significant challenges. The outcomes have always been positive. We can't change the world in one go, but we can influence others so that change is continuous.
Aviation started to apply HF more than 80 years ago, and they are still learning. This conference will inspire you to create change in your own diving, diving operations or diving community.
Practical
Improvement doesn't happen by listening to presentations, it happens by taking the knowledge and practice told by others and making that first step yourself. This conference is different.
The conference will deliver:
- Presentations
- HFiD: Applied Skills classes
- Diving on the awesome wrecks and reefs around Vis, Croatia,
The goal is to take theory, apply it in class, and the embed it in your diving. Moving lessons from 'identified' to 'learned'.
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"As professional divers, my team and I are so technically oriented, that prior to The Human Diver programme, the level of thought placed on non-technical skills and human factors, was quite low. I am confident that this programme has improved the performance of my team, so they can achieve more, improve their performance, and be safer.”
Director of Diving Safety, NATO Military Diving Capability
Who...
The conference is for all divers as the presentations cover the full spectrum of diving from beginner open water divers, to cave and CCR divers, to commercial and military divers.
Qualifications or roles won't be the defining factor for those who attend. This conference is for divers who want to create positive change in diving, and who recognise that human factors are critical to greater enjoyment, better-informed risk-taking and increased safety while diving. If you know that 'human error' isn't the reason why incidents and accidents happen, this conference is for you.
There are only 30 places available
Is that who you are?
Why...
The first HFiD conference ran in 2021 in an online format (free recordings are here). "This is currently the most important topic in modern sport diving".
However, the topic isn't just limited to sports diving, the knowledge and skills developed under the banner of human factors, non-technical skills and a Just Culture are applicable to ALL diving domains.
The speakers and trainers who will be presenting have decades of experience and bring additional knowledge from outside of diving e.g,., aviation, healthcare, and oil & gas.
This isn't just about high-end diving, the HFiD: Applied Skills classes and diving mean that this conference is for ALL divers.
Why wouldn't you attend?
"People say that accidents are due to human error, which is like saying falls are due to gravity.”
Trevor Kletz
When...
The conference will run from 30 May 2026 in Vis, Croatia with Sunday being a presentation day, then Monday-Thursday will start with HFiD: Applied Skills classes from 08:30-12:30, lunch, then one or two dives in the afternoon, before dinner and an evening presentation.
We'll be recording all the presentations because we know you won't want to miss any of the topics. We also know that these presentations are packed with valuable information so you'll want to revisit again and again.
Mark the dates in your diary now
Where...
Vis, Croatia. Fly into Split, Croatia and then get the boat across to the wonderful island.
This page gives you an opportunity to search for flights into Split (SPL), just change your departure location and the dates, and Skyscanner will do the rest for you.
The conference and diving operations will be running through Nautica Diving.
Are you going to be there when we start?
