In an incident investigation following a diving accident, what is typically the final deliverable?

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An incident investigation yields a written record of what happened, why it happened, and how to prevent it in the future. The final deliverable is a documented findings report that lays out the facts, the sequence of events, contributing factors, root causes, and actionable recommendations. This report serves as the basis for safety improvements and can be shared with the organization, safety committees, and regulators as appropriate. Immediate rescue actions occur during the incident response, not as the investigation’s final product. Implemented corrections are actions taken in response to the findings and may be described in the report, but the deliverable itself is the documented findings and recommendations. A public report may be produced in some cases, but it is not the standard final product of an internal diving incident investigation; access and publication depend on policy and privacy considerations.