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Scuba Diving
Terminology
| ● General Scuba Information | ●Diving Programs for Kids | ●Scuba Tank Care |
| ●Scuba Terminology | ●Best Scuba Diving Locations for Beginners | ●Tips for The Beginner Diver |
| ●Types of Scuba Diving | ● | ● |
| Dry Suit | A water-tight garment that keeps the diver's body warm by providing insulation with a layer of gas, such as air, for diving in waters that are too cold for comfortable wetsuit protection, usually below 65'F.
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| Scuba gear bag | Used to carry
your dive equipment to the dive site.
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| Whistle |
Signaling device used to get
the attention of other divers or the dive boat from a distance.
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| Logbook | A record of the dive history of an individual.
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| Dive flag/float | Keeps boaters away from where you’re diving.
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| Dive knife | A handy tool as well as an important safety device.
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| PADI | Professional Association of Diving Instructors.
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| NAUI | National Association of Underwater Instructors.
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| Depth gauge | A device that indicates how far a diver is below the surface
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| Dive light | Used to look into cracks and crevices, and for diving at night.
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| Buddy | Diving partner
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| Fins | Allow you to swim using only your powerful leg muscles.
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| Dive watch | Used to measure the dive time.
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| Snorkel | Allows you to breathe at the surface with your face in the water.
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| Scuba | The acronym
for self contained underwater breathing apparatus.
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| Scuba unit | The heart of your equipment consisting of a regulator, tank, buoyancy control device –harness and instruments.
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| Bootie | A piece of foot protection used when diving.
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| Bends | A form of decompression sickness caused by dissolved nitrogen leaving the tissues too quickly on ascent.
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| Wet suit | Protects from cuts and scrapes and retains heat by trapping a layer of water between the diver's skin and the suit so you stay comfortable.
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| Mask |
Allows your eyes to see clearly underwater.
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| Weight system | Offsets your tendency to float so you can descend gently underwater.
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