the dive. Diving suits can be divided into two classes: "soft" or ambient pressure diving suits – examples are wetsuits, dry suits, semi-dry suits and...
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An atmospheric diving suit (ADS), or single atmosphere diving suit is a small one-person articulated submersible which resembles a suit of armour, with...
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Standard diving dress, also known as hard-hat or copper hat equipment, deep sea diving suit or heavy gear, is a type of diving suit that was formerly used...
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particularly to dry suits used for diving, for safety, comfort and convenience of use. Gas inflation and exhaust equipment are generally used for diving applications...
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A diving helmet is a rigid head enclosure with a breathing gas supply used in underwater diving. They are worn mainly by professional divers engaged in...
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times commercial applications such as sponge diving and marine salvage were established. Military diving also has a long history, going back at least...
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diver may dive on breath-hold (freediving) or use breathing apparatus for scuba diving or surface-supplied diving, and the saturation diving technique...
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Scuba diving is a mode of underwater diving whereby divers use breathing equipment that is completely independent of a surface breathing gas supply, and...
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factors can contribute, such as the number and position of diving cylinders, the type of diving suit, the position, size, and buoyancy distribution of stage...
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Surface-supplied diving is a mode of underwater diving using equipment supplied with breathing gas through a diver's umbilical from the surface, either...
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Diving equipment, or underwater diving equipment, is equipment used by underwater divers to make diving activities possible, easier, safer and/or more...
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the diver in a clean dry-suit and helmet or full-face mask which are decontaminated before the dive. Salvage diving is the diving work associated with the...
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weights to counteract the buoyancy of other diving equipment, such as diving suits and aluminium diving cylinders, and buoyancy of the diver. The scuba...
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Rebreather (section Atmospheric diving suits)
space suits for extra-vehicular activity. Similar technology is used in life-support systems in submarines, submersibles, atmospheric diving suits, underwater...
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Saturation diving is diving for periods long enough to bring all tissues into equilibrium with the partial pressures of the inert components of the breathing...
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timeline of underwater diving technology is a chronological list of notable events in the history of the development of underwater diving equipment. With the...
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The JIM suit is an atmospheric diving suit (ADS), which is designed to maintain an interior pressure of one atmosphere despite exterior pressures, eliminating...
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occupation. ama (海女) – a sea-diving fisherwoman ama (海士) – a sea-diving fisherman ama (海人), kaijin (海人) – a sea-diving fisherperson of either gender...
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Diving support equipment is the equipment used to facilitate a diving operation. It is either not taken into the water during the dive, such as the gas...
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Byford Dolphin (redirect from Byford Dolphin diving bell accident)
Sea, four divers were in a diving chamber system on the rig's deck that was connected by a trunk (a short passage) to a diving bell. The divers were Edwin...
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well suited. They face special physical and health risks when they go underwater or use high pressure breathing gas. The consequences of diving incidents...
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Professional diving is underwater diving where the divers are paid for their work. Occupational diving has a similar meaning and applications. The procedures...
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Personal protective equipment (redirect from Protective Suit)
barriers to the bees' stingers. Diving equipment, for underwater diving, constitutes equipment such as a diving helmet or diving mask, an underwater breathing...
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Deep diving is underwater diving to a depth beyond the norm accepted by the associated community. In some cases this is a prescribed limit established...
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A diving team is a group of people who work together to conduct a diving operation. A characteristic of professional diving is the specification for minimum...
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Recreational diving or sport diving is diving for the purpose of leisure and enjoyment, usually when using scuba equipment. The term "recreational diving" may...
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Beekeeping suit, worn by an apiarist to prevent stings when handling honeybees Boilersuit, or coverall, a loose-fitting one-piece clothing Diving suit, for...
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RMS Lusitania (section Diving accidents)
was discovered on 6 October 1935. Diver Jim Jarrett wore a Tritonia diving suit to explore the wreck at a depth of 93 metres. In 1967, the wreck of Lusitania...
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assignment at the Naval Coastal System Command, she was designated a Basic Diving Officer. She next reported to the Naval Air Training Command, where she...
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