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English irregular verbs are now a closed group, which means that newly formed verbs are always regular and do not adopt any of the irregular patterns. This list only contains verb forms which are listed in the major dictionaries as being standard usage in modern English. There are also many thousands of archaic, non-standard and dialect variants.
Many of the terms are in general use by English speaking divers from many parts of the world, both amateur and professional, and using any of the modes of diving. Others are more specialised, variable by location, mode, or professional environment.
The verb forms described in this article are chiefly those that are accepted in standard English; many regional dialects have different irregular forms, such as sneak–snuck and dive-dove, common in the United States, as opposed to standard sneaked and dived respectively.
A mixed mode dive team is a buddy team where the divers use different modes of diving on the same dive, such as one diver on open circuit and the other on rebreather [84] mixed platform diving Mixed platform rebreather diving refers to the use of different makes or models of rebreather on the same dive. [84] Subsection: Top, Ma, Me, Mi, Mo, Mu
Any dive where the diver is decompressed directly after the dive. [25] 2. In recreational diving, a bounce dive is a descent to maximum depth and then a direct ascent back to the surface with minimal bottom time, in a dive profile resembling a spike. BOV. See: bailout valve. bowline. Main article: Bowline
Repetitive dive which is shallower than the previous dive. [56] Multilevel dive in which a later level is shallower than an earlier level. [56] forward roll entry. See: Scuba skills#Entries. Water entry technique used by scuba divers from a boat or platform too high or unsuitable for backward roll entry. The diver bends forward at the hips and ...
Scuba diving tourism is a growth industry, and it is necessary to consider environmental sustainability, as the expanding impact of divers can adversely affect the marine environment in several ways, and the impact also depends on the specific environment. Tropical coral reefs are more easily damaged by poor diving skills than some temperate ...
Several verbs have different past tenses or past participles in American and British English: The past tense of the verb "to dive" is most commonly found as "dived" in British and New Zealand English. "Dove" is sometimes used in its place in American English. [134]