Scuba diving

Scuba diving

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

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Yaw

Sports; Scuba diving

To swing off course. This is normally caused by bad steering or the action of the waves.

Inflator valve

Sports; Scuba diving

A manually operated valve that puts compressed air into the buoyancy bladders of a BCD or into a dry suit.

Hyperbaric chamber

Sports; Scuba diving

Air-tight chamber that can simulate the ambient pressure at altitude or at depth, is used for treating decompression illness.

Thermocline

Sports; Scuba diving

Intersection between two layers of water of that are of distinctly different temperatures, usually the colder layer is deeper.

Upwelling

Sports; Scuba diving

Upwelling is vertical water movement. This occurs when surface water is moved away (offshore) due to winds blowing from north top south and acting as a force on the surface waters. Because water ...

Hookah

Sports; Scuba diving

A surface-supplied compressed air apparatus, for use in shallow diving in calm waters. The air is delivered to one or more divers through a long hose.