Right, so something a bit different today... I was invited to be a guest on an external podcast this week — 71%: How Water Shapes Our World by Oase. It went out today. I want to be honest with you all: I was genuinely nervous. I get multiple takes on the Beyond the Surface, Podcast so being on the other side of it felt weird. I came out of it thinking I'd been all over the place. I wasn't. But that feeling? Completely normal. And I think that's worth saying out loud in a community full of people building their own voices and their own platforms. Imposter syndrome doesn't care how many years you've got under your belt. The episode covers: • What it's actually like working inside water — pressure, risk, conditions • Commercial diving operations and subsea infrastructure • Why experience matters when things go sideways • The human side of a world most people never see If you're on Spotify, find it here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3xPjqK0TkKmaFwCZwo7lSD?si=GFEkl0o8SMG8YExxWTRG_A Have a listen and let me know what you think. Genuinely. I can handle it 😄 And if any of you are putting off putting yourself out there because you're convinced you'll mess it up — this one's for you.

Episode 8 is live for premium. Now live for everyone https://open.spotify.com/episode/25Qmky713rJCDvfFvmw89C?si=MluJERVFTnWuX1WmJKfvZg&t=2&pi=su1dkGQeSou0w This one’s for anyone who’s finished diving school and is staring at a silent phone wondering what went wrong. Nothing went wrong. But there’s a part of this industry no one prepares you for the waiting, the unanswered emails, and the reality of breaking in. I go into: - What that phase actually feels like - The unwritten rules of getting work (especially in the North Sea) - And what you need to do to stay in the game long enough to get your break Premium gets this a week early — before it goes public. If you’re already in, I’d genuinely like to hear where you’re at with this. If you’re not… this is exactly the kind of thing I’m building out inside.

Premium members — your early access episode is live. This week I'm asking the question — would you be happy in a 3D printed diving chamber? Because someone is building one right now. DNV classed. For human occupancy. In Bristol. 23 minutes covering the technology, the safety case, the Vanguard habitat, and my honest take on what it all means for this industry. Drop your answer to that opening question in the community chat— I'd genuinely love to know where you land on it. Go to the classroom section to find it.

In 1980, the Alexander L. Kielland semi-submersible capsized in the North Sea, killing 123 men. The cause? A 6mm fatigue crack in a weld that had been quietly growing since the rig’s construction in 1976. Steel doesn’t fail suddenly—it whispers first. But only if inspection is listening. This week I’m breaking down what offshore inspection actually is. Not just a diver with a torch, but a coordinated system of people, physics, equipment, and judgment all working to answer one question: is the steel still sound? I’ll walk you through ACFM probes, magnetic particle inspection, how we read defects from the surface while divers work 100 meters down in zero visibility, and why a paperclip bent 20 times teaches you everything you need to know about fatigue. Plus: the story of a diver who claimed to have magnetic readings before I turned on the equipment, and what the difference between a 3.1U and 3.2U inspector actually means. This is the invisible layer that prevents headlines. https://open.spotify.com/episode/1co93erZviqeA8Usb9jUYc?si=gAe-d0v5TbGXUnLJ5R12Ug

In 1980, a 6mm fatigue crack in a weld capsized the Alexander L. Kielland platform in the North Sea, killing 123 men. Steel doesn’t fail suddenly—it whispers first. But only if inspection is listening. This week I break down what offshore inspection actually is: the physics behind ACFM and magnetic particle inspection, how we find cracks at 100 meters depth in zero visibility, and the difference between being qualified and being experienced. Plus the story of a diver who claimed to have magnetic readings before I turned on the equipment—and what that taught both of us about humility offshore. This is the invisible layer that prevents disasters. Listen now on Spotify and Apple: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1co93erZviqeA8Usb9jUYc?si=7TW28H0ZQuKcwqhTimgB4w https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/episode-6-when-steel-whispers-inside-offshore-inspection/id1841251951?i=1000750327623