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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.

Depth gauge

Sports; Scuba diving

A device that indicates how far a diver is below the surface.

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.

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