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  2. Diving rebreather - Wikipedia

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    The semi-closed rebreather systems developed by Drägerwerk in the early 20th century as a scuba gas supply for Standard diving dress, using oxygen or nitrox, and the US Navy Mark V Heliox helmet developed in the 1930s for deep diving, circulated the breathing gas through the helmet and scrubber by using an injector system where the added gas ...

  3. Submarine rescue - Wikipedia

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    RIMPAC Submarine Rescue Tabletop Exercise. Submarine rescue is the process of locating a sunk submarine with survivors on board, and bringing the survivors to safety. [1] This may be done by recovering the vessel to the surface first, or by transferring the trapped personnel to a rescue bell or deep-submergence rescue vehicle to bring them to the surface.

  4. Rebreather diving - Wikipedia

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    In 1911 Dräger of Lübeck tested a self-contained semi-closed rebreather system for standard diving equipment, which used an injector system to circulate the breathing gas through the scrubber and breathing loop, which included the full interior of the helmet. This was put into service soon thereafter and was available in two versions, an ...

  5. Rebreather - Wikipedia

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    Gas flow through the scrubber may be in one direction in a loop rebreather, or both ways in a pendulum rebreather. The scrubber canister generally has an inlet on one side and an outlet on the other side. A typical absorbent is soda lime, which is made up of calcium hydroxide Ca(OH) 2, and sodium hydroxide NaOH. The main component of soda lime ...

  6. Remora - Wikipedia

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    The sucking disc begins to show when the young fish are about 1 cm (0.4 in) long. When the remora reaches about 3 cm (1.2 in), the disc is fully formed and the remora can then attach to other animals. The remora's lower jaw projects beyond the upper, and the animal lacks a swim bladder. [9] Some remoras associate with specific host species.

  7. Australian Submarine Rescue Vehicle Remora - Wikipedia

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    Australian Submarine Rescue Vehicle Remora (ASRV Remora) was a submarine rescue vehicle used by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) between 1995 and 2006. The name comes from the remora , a small fish that can attach itself to larger marine life, and has the backronym "Really Excellent Method of Rescuing Aussies ".

  8. Portal:Underwater diving - Wikipedia

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    The scope of this portal includes the technology supporting diving activities, the physiological and medical aspects of diving, the skills and procedures of diving and the training and registration of divers, underwater activities which are to some degree dependent on diving, economical, commercial, safety, and legal aspects of diving, biographical information on notable divers, inventors and ...

  9. Underwater search and recovery - Wikipedia

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    Public safety diving team members bring in a casualty Controlling an underwater search from the jetty. Underwater search and recovery is the process of locating and recovering underwater objects, often by divers, [1] but also by the use of submersibles, remotely operated vehicles and electronic equipment on surface vessels.