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Scuba diving
Underwater diving in which the diver uses scuba gears to breathe underwater.
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Oxygen depth limit (odl)
Sports; Scuba diving
The deepest that a diver can safely go using a particular gas mixture. For example, the MOD for EAN32 (32 per- cent oxygen) is 132 fsw (40 m).
Arrhythmias
Sports; Scuba diving
Irregularities in the rhythm and rate of the heart, particularly dangerous to divers due to the underwater environment.
Oxygen
Sports; Scuba diving
Often seen as using the chemistry abbreviation 02, gas vital for all life on this planet; makes up about 21% of the air by volume.
Visual inspection programme (VIP)
Sports; Scuba diving
Standardised visual tank inspection performed by a trained equipment technician, performed annually.
Compartment
Sports; Scuba diving
A theoretical division of the body with an arbitrarily assigned half time for nitrogen uptake and elimination. In designing decompression tables the body is divided into finite number of ...
Hyperventilation
Sports; Scuba diving
Over breathing to the extent that the blood carbon dioxide level is lowered, may lead to tingling in fingers and dizziness.
