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2. Diving equipment - Wikipedia

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   Diving reel, dive spool or line holder to store and transport a distance line or line for a surface marker buoy. A dive spool, or line spool, is a short cylindrical tube with a large flange at each end, around which a length of line can be wound, and a line holder is a flat H-shaped frame or piece of rigid sheet material on which a length of ...

3. Diving suit - Wikipedia

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   Semi-dry suits are effectively a wetsuit with watertight seams and nearly watertight seals at wrist, neck, ankles and zip. They are typically used where the water temperature is between 10 and 20 °C (50 and 68 °F). The seals limit the volume of water entering and leaving the suit, and a close fit minimises pumping action caused by limb motion.

4. Wetsuit - Wikipedia

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   Hard soled wetsuit boots with zip fasteners. Usually a wetsuit has no covering for the feet, hands or head, and the diver must wear separate neoprene boots, gloves and hood for additional insulation and environmental protection. Other accessories to the basic suit include pockets for holding small items and equipment, and knee-pads, to protect ...

5. History of scuba diving - Wikipedia

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   Scuba diver of the late 1960s. The history of scuba diving is closely linked with the history of the equipment.By the turn of the twentieth century, two basic architectures for underwater breathing apparatus had been pioneered; open-circuit surface supplied equipment where the diver's exhaled gas is vented directly into the water, and closed-circuit breathing apparatus where the diver's carbon ...

6. Clearance diver - Wikipedia

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   A US Navy work diver is lowered to the sea bed during a dive from the USNS Grasp off the coast of St. Kitts. Preparing to raise a mine from the seabed. A clearance diver was originally a specialist naval diver who used explosives underwater to remove obstructions to make harbours and shipping channels safe to navigate, but the term "clearance diver" was later used to include other naval ...

7. Girl in a Wetsuit - Wikipedia

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   The bronze sculpture depicts a friend of Imredy's, Debra Harrington, in a wetsuit with flippers on her feet and a mask on her forehead. [2] [3] Although some believe it was a replica of Copenhagen's The Little Mermaid, the creator has said: I didn't believe we should have a copy of the mermaid. She is rightfully a symbol of Copenhagen...