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Underwater diving

Descending below the surface of the water to interact with the environment

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Diving activities

Things people do while diving underwater

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Diving in Timor-Leste

Recreational diving region description

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BSAC London Branch

Original British Sub-Aqua Club branch

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Decompression (diving)

Pressure reduction and its effects during ascent from depth

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Dive profile

Diver's pressure exposure over the time of a dive

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Isobaric counterdiffusion

Gaseous diffusion through body tissue at constant total pressure

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Dysbarism

Medical conditions resulting from changes in ambient pressure

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Decompression illness

Disorders arising from ambient pressure reduction

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Salt water aspiration syndrome

Diving disorder caused by inhaling small quantities of salt water

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Buddy breathing

Technique for sharing breathing gas from a single mouthpiece

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Emergency ascent

Ascent to the surface by a diver in an emergency

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In-water recompression

In-water treatment for decompression sickness

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Silt out

Reduction of underwater visibility by disturbing silt deposits

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Full-face diving mask

Diving mask that covers the mouth as well as the eyes and nose

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Diving helmet

Rigid head enclosure for underwater diving

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JIM suit

Type of atmospheric diving suit

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Sladen Suit

Early British military drysuit

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Diving suit

Garment or device designed to protect a diver from the underwater environment

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Diving equipment

Equipment used to facilitate underwater diving

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Helium release valve

Feature on some watches for saturation diving

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Backplate and wing

Type of back-mount scuba harness

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Standard diving dress

Copper helmet with rubberised canvas diving suit and weighted boots

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Scuba diving

Swimming underwater, breathing gas carried by the diver

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Snuba

Limited depth airline breathing apparatus towed by the diver

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Morse Diving

American manufacturer of diving equipment

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Dive Xtras

US manufacturer of diver propulsion vehicles

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DESCO

American manufacturer of commercial diving equipment

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Nitrogen narcosis

Narcotic effects of respiratory nitrogen

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Task loading

Relationship between operator capacity and the accumulated activities that must be done

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American Academy of Underwater Sciences

American diving standards organisation

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Woodville Karst Plain Project

Project and organization to map the underwater cave systems of the Woodville Karst Plain

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Global Underwater Explorers

Recreational/technical scuba training and certification agency

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Finning techniques

Techniques used by divers and surface swimmers using swimfins

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Underwater searches

Techniques for finding underwater targets

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Potable water diving

Underwater diving in potable water systems

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Diver navigation

Underwater navigation by scuba divers

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Ascending and descending (diving)

Procedures for safe ascent and descent in underwater diving

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Underwater search and recovery

Locating and recovering underwater objects

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Penetration diving

Diving under a physical barrier to a direct vertical ascent to the surface

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Rule of thirds (diving)

Rule of thumb for scuba gas management

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Open-water diving

Diving with access to breathable air of the atmosphere

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Drift diving

Scuba diving where the diver is intentionally transported by the water flow

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Sidemount diving

Diving using equipment configuration where scuba sets are clipped to the diver's sides

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Altitude diving

Underwater diving at altitudes above 300 m

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Equivalent narcotic depth

Method for comparing the narcotic effects of a mixed diving gas with air

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Equivalent air depth

Method of comparing decompression requirements for air and a given nitrox mix

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Diver training

Processes to develop the skills and knowledge to dive safely underwater

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Deep diving

Underwater diving to a depth beyond the norm accepted by the associated community

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Buddy check

Pre-dive safety checks carried out by two-diver dive teams

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