Scuba diving

Scuba diving

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

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Shivering

Sports; Scuba diving

The body's attempt to create heat through muscular activity.

First stage

Sports; Scuba diving

Regulator attached to the scuba tank that lowers the tank pressure to ambient pressure plus a pre-determined pressure (e.g., ambient + 140 psi).

Celsius

Sports; Scuba diving

Metric unit for temperature. C=(F-32) x . 556.

Dry suit

Sports; Scuba diving

A water-tight garment that keeps the diver's body warm by providing insulation with a layer of gas, such as air, for diving in waters that are too cold for comfortable wetsuit protection, usually ...

Residual nitrogen time

Sports; Scuba diving

The time it would take to off-gas any extra nitrogen remaining after a dive. Residual Nitrogen Time is always taken into consideration when determining the safe duration for any repetitive dive.

Jellyfish

Sports; Scuba diving

Jellyfish are members of the cnidarians group of invertebrates. They are transparent and bell shaped with tentacles hanging down from their body. They are free-floating and seem serene, but in ...

Means of entering the water in SCUBA gear from a sitting position such as from the gunnel of a boat whereby the diver, while securely holding his mask, leans backward and rolls into the water onto ...