Thermal balance of a diver occurs when the total heat exchanged between the diver and their surroundings results in a stable temperature of the diver...

symptoms of decompression illness Thermal balance of the underwater diver, also known as thermal balance of divers – Conditions in which the temperature of a...

J. (2003). "Exposure suits: a review of thermal protection for the recreational diver". South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society Journal. 33 (1). ISSN 0813-1988...

glossary of technical terms, jargon, diver slang and acronyms used in underwater diving. The definitions listed are in the context of underwater diving...

for safety Working diver – The person who is intended to do the underwater work during a professional dive Stand-by diver – A member of a dive team who is...

kept within the insulation layer round the diver is usually sufficient to keep the divers in thermal balance while waiting for rescue. The scrubber has...

glossary of technical terms, jargon, diver slang and acronyms used in underwater diving. The definitions listed are in the context of underwater diving...

A diver propulsion vehicle (DPV), also known as an underwater propulsion vehicle, sea scooter, underwater scooter, or swimmer delivery vehicle (SDV) by...

glossary of technical terms, jargon, diver slang and acronyms used in underwater diving. The definitions listed are in the context of underwater diving...

glossary of technical terms, jargon, diver slang and acronyms used in underwater diving. The definitions listed are in the context of underwater diving...

implies the use of an autonomous breathing gas supply carried by the diver, the self-contained underwater breathing apparatus which provides the name for...

is the emergency treatment of decompression sickness by returning the diver underwater to help the gas bubbles in the tissues, which are causing the symptoms...

mechanical failure caused the clamp that was keeping the trunk sealed to open before Hellevik (diver 4) had closed the door to the chamber. This resulted...

the most common is by using hydrophones. Underwater communication is difficult due to factors such as multi-path propagation, time variations of the channel...

singer-songwriter, daughter of folk singer Ewan MacColl. She recorded several pop hits in the 1980s and 1990s, including "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears...

The Special Air Service (SAS) is a special forces unit of the British Army. It was founded as a regiment in 1941 by David Stirling, and in 1950 it was...

indicate the route to the exit. Night diving can allow the diver to experience a different underwater environment, because many marine animals are nocturnal...

Underwater cutting and welding are metalworking techniques used by underwater divers in underwater construction, marine salvage and clearance diving applications...

blockage from the presence of foreign materials; from being in environments where oxygen is not readily accessible: such as underwater, in a low oxygen...

A diving emergency or underwater diving emergency is an emergency that involves an underwater diver. The nature of an emergency requires action to be taken...

: Ch2  A balance of thermal comfort with freedom of movement, minimal variation in buoyancy with depth, and minimal effects on diver trim is one of the goals...

Underwater diving, as a human activity, is the practice of descending below the water's surface to interact with the environment. It is also often referred...

Sciences 1986 – Order of the Golden Ark presented by his Royal Highness, Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands 1993 – SSI Platinum Pro 5000 Diver 1997: American...

that traveled to the Challenger Deep Timeline of diving technology – Chronological list of notable events in the history of underwater diving equipment...

sickness. This is critical in underwater diving, and a diver or compressed air worker may have to wait in an airlock for a number of hours in accordance with...

formation of the Philippine Navy Underwater Operations Team (UOT), patterned on the training and implementation of the US Navy SEALs and the UDTs. In 1966...

The following index is provided as an overview of and topical guide to underwater diving: Links to articles and redirects to sections of articles which...

Irish freediving safety diver and co-owner at Dahab Freedivers. He held several Irish national freediving records and was a Chief of Safety at various freediving...

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

names of combat diver, combatant diver, or combat swimmer. The word frogman first arose in the stage name the "Fearless Frogman" of Paul Boyton in the 1870s...