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saturated diver — noun see saturated diving … Useful english dictionary
Diving bell — A diving bell is a rigid chamber used to transport divers to depth in the ocean. The most common types are the wet bell and the closed bell. The wet bell is a cable suspended chamber, open at the bottom like a moon pool structure, that is lowered … Wikipedia
Diving medicine — Diving medicine, also called undersea and hyperbaric medicine (UHB), is the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of conditions caused by humans entering the undersea environment. It includes the effects on the body of pressure on gases, the… … Wikipedia
Decompression (diving) — Divers decompressing in the water at the end of a dive Decompression in the context of diving derives from the reduction in ambient pressure experienced by the diver during the ascent at the end of a dive or hyperbaric exposure and refers to both … Wikipedia
Timeline of diving technology — This is a timeline of underwater technology. The entries marked ## are about decompression tables.[1] Contents 1 Pre industrial 2 19th century 2.1 Rebreathers appear … Wikipedia
Scuba diving — Not to be confused with Self contained breathing apparatus, which describes breathing sets used out of water. Scuba diver Scuba diving ( SCUBA originally being an acronym for self contained underwater breathing apparatus, now widely considered a… … Wikipedia
Glossary of SCUBA diving — Here is a glossary of scuba diving terms: Contents 1 A F 2 G L 3 M R 4 S Z A F Altitude Diving diving at a locat … Wikipedia
Saturation diving — is a diving technique that allows divers to remain at great depth for long periods of time.cite book |title=US Navy Diving Manual, 6th revision |year=2006 |publisher=US Naval Sea Systems Command |location=United States… … Wikipedia
saturation diving — saturation dive. a method of prolonged diving, using an underwater habitat to allow divers to remain in the high pressure environment of the ocean depths long enough for their body tissues to become saturated with the inert components of the… … Universalium
saturation diving — noun diving in which the diver s bloodstream is saturated with helium or other gas at the pressure of the surrounding water, so that decompression time is independent of the duration of the dive … English new terms dictionary
