Scuba diving

Scuba diving

Underwater diving in which the diver uses scuba gears to breathe underwater.

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Nautical mile

Sports; Scuba diving

A unit of distance designed to equal approximately 1 minute of arc of latitude, 6080. 20 ft. ; approximately 1. 15 times as long as the statute mile of 5280 ft.

Salinity

Sports; Scuba diving

The amount of salt dissolved in a liquid, measured in parts per million.

Hydrogen

Sports; Scuba diving

An inert gas, and lightest of all the elements, has been used in experimental diving situations.

Free diving

Sports; Scuba diving

Diving without any scuba or other equipment and synonymous with breath-hold diving.

Deep diving

Sports; Scuba diving

For recreational divers a deep dive is a dive below 60 ft.

Decompression sickness (DCS)

Sports; Scuba diving

A general term for all problems resulting from nitrogen leaving the body when ambient pressure is lowered. Can be divided into Type I (musculoskeletal and/or skin manifestations only) or the more ...

Training technique used in some SCUBA classes wherein the student jumps into the pool while holding all equipment in hand and then dons the equipment on the bottom of the pool; or, pertaining to or ...