The mechanism of diving regulators is the arrangement of components and function of gas pressure regulators used in the systems which supply breathing...

A diving regulator or underwater diving regulator is a pressure regulator that controls the pressure of breathing gas for underwater diving. The most...

ama (海士) – a sea-diving fisherman ama (海人), kaijin (海人) – a sea-diving fisherperson of either gender uminchu (海人) – a sea fisherperson of either gender in...

Ice diving is a type of penetration diving where the dive takes place under ice. Because diving under ice places the diver in an overhead environment...

to the diver through the demand valve of a diving regulator or the breathing loop of a diving re-breather. Diving cylinders are usually manufactured from...

sector of the North 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...

Scuba diving is a mode of underwater diving whereby divers use breathing equipment that is completely independent of a surface breathing gas supply, and...

Commercial diving may be considered an application of professional diving where the diver engages in underwater work for industrial, construction, engineering...

also used in professional diving when it provides advantages, usually of mobility and range, over surface-supplied diving systems and is allowed by the...

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...

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...

dioxide levels Mechanism of diving regulators – Arrangement and function of the components of regulators for underwater diving Work of breathing – Energy...

The diving reflex, also known as the diving response and mammalian diving reflex, is a set of physiological responses to immersion that overrides the...

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...

The Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) is a recreational diving membership and diver training organization founded in 1966 by John...

classes of inflatable goods Low impact diving – Scuba diving that has minimal environmental effect Scuba skills – The skills required to dive safely using...

educator, and environmentalist. Irwin grew up around crocodiles and other types of reptiles and was educated regarding them by his father, Bob. He achieved international...

safety of breathable atmosphere at the surface. Cave diving, wreck diving, ice diving and diving inside or under other natural or artificial underwater...

A full-face diving mask is a type of diving mask that seals the whole of the diver's face from the water and contains a mouthpiece, demand valve or constant...

Channel was also to be on hand. A dive team from Cork Sub Aqua Club, diving under licence, discovered 15,000 rounds of the .303 (7.7×56mmR) calibre rifle...

pressure regulator is a valve that controls the pressure of a fluid to a desired value, using negative feedback from the controlled pressure. Regulators are...

on-screen presenter due to difficulties in speaking to a camera through diving apparatus, but asked Attenborough to narrate the films. The same team reunited...

rebreather Dräger Ray – Semi-closed circuit diving rebreather Halcyon Dive Systems – American manufacturer of diving equipment Halcyon PVR-BASC – Semi-closed...

Professional diving is underwater diving where the divers are paid for their work. Occupational diving has a similar meaning and applications. The procedures...

Surface-supplied diving equipment (SSDE) is the equipment required for surface-supplied diving. The essential aspect of surface-supplied diving is that breathing...

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...

times commercial applications such as sponge diving and marine salvage were established. Military diving also has a long history, going back at least...

have been many instances of men swimming or diving for combat, but they always had to hold their breath, and had no diving equipment, except sometimes...

Diving bells are usually suspended by a cable, and lifted and lowered by a winch from a surface support platform. Unlike a submersible, the diving bell...

Pathology, and Treatment of Asphyxia. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman. Elsner R (September 1989). "Perspectives in diving and asphyxia". Undersea...