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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