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...

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

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

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...

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...

Crammond mistakenly opened the clamp that was keeping the trunk sealed before Hellevik (diver 4) had closed the door to the chamber. This resulted in both...

helmet and band mask Diver wearing lightweight demand helmet The underwater environment usually requires a diver to wear thermal, sting and abrasion protection...

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

Underwater photography is the process of taking photographs while under water. It is usually done while scuba diving, but can be done while diving on surface...

where underwater topography encourages outflow at one specific area. Baïnes are one of the patterns identified to be producing rip currents. The location...

established the first military special operations combat diver units nearly a decade before the SEALs were created in 1962. Some of the earliest World...

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...

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...

ventured outside the ISS to conduct US EVA-18. They removed and replaced the failing Main Bus Switching Unit-1 (MBSU-1) and installed a thermal cover onto Pressurized...

diving that exceeds the agency-specified limits of recreational diving for non-professional purposes. Technical diving may expose the diver to hazards beyond...

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

an underwater documentary in the Great Barrier Reef. His death became international news and was met with expressions of shock and grief by fans, the media...

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...

Underwater acoustics (also known as hydroacoustics) is the study of the propagation of sound in water and the interaction of the mechanical waves that...

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

: 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...

development. Some of the mission areas of the Navy diver include: marine salvage, harbor clearance, underwater ship husbandry and repair, submarine rescue,...

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...

case a diver is not able to swim over to the side of the rink. The players should have good breath-holding skills. Players typically stay underwater for...

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

hazards are the agents or situations that pose a threat to the underwater diver or their equipment. Divers operate in an environment for which the human body...

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

Kelly served as the commander of the NEEMO 4 mission aboard the Aquarius underwater laboratory, 4 mi offshore from Key Largo. The NEEMO 4 crew spent...

and servicing to reduce the risk of fire. The second reason is that richer mixes extend the time the diver can stay underwater without needing decompression...