Commercial diving, the Glossary

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1. 94 relations: Abandonment (legal), Airlift, Biofouling, Brazil, Breathing gas, Bridge, Cargo, Cement, Civil engineering, Clearance diver, Compressor, Concrete pump, Core drill, Dangerous goods, Distress signal, Diver training standard, Divers Academy International, Diving bell, Diving cylinder, Diving equipment, Diving helmet, Diving regulations, Diving suit, Dredging, Drinking water, Drive shaft, Dry suit, European Diving Technology Committee, Exam, Extractivism, Formwork, Fresh water, Full-face diving mask, Grout, Gulf of Mexico, Harbor, Hazmat diving, Helium, Hepatitis, Hull (watercraft), Hydroelectricity, In-water surface cleaning, International Diving Institute, Landfill, List of diver certification organizations, List of diving environments by type, Louisiana Technical College, Marine thruster, Military diving, Neoprene, ... Expand index (44 more) »

Abandonment (legal)

In law, abandonment is the relinquishment, giving up, or renunciation of an interest, claim, privilege, possession, civil proceedings, appeal, or right, especially with the intent of never again resuming or reasserting it.

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Airlift

An airlift is the organized delivery of supplies or personnel primarily via military transport aircraft.

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Biofouling

Biofouling or biological fouling is the accumulation of microorganisms, plants, algae, or small animals where it is not wanted on surfaces such as ship and submarine hulls, devices such as water inlets, pipework, grates, ponds, and rivers that cause degradation to the primary purpose of that item.

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Brazil

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America.

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Breathing gas

A breathing gas is a mixture of gaseous chemical elements and compounds used for respiration.

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Bridge

A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or railway) without blocking the path underneath.

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Cargo

In transportation, freight refers to goods conveyed by land, water or air, while cargo refers specifically to freight when conveyed via water or air.

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Cement

A cement is a binder, a chemical substance used for construction that sets, hardens, and adheres to other materials to bind them together.

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Civil engineering

Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewage systems, pipelines, structural components of buildings, and railways.

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Clearance diver

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 underwater work.

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Compressor

A compressor is a mechanical device that increases the pressure of a gas by reducing its volume.

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Concrete pump

A concrete pump is a machine used for transferring liquid concrete by pumping.

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Core drill

A modern core drill is a drill specifically designed to remove a cylinder of material, much like a hole saw.

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Dangerous goods

Dangerous goods (DG), are substances that when transported are a risk to health, safety, property or the environment.

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Distress signal

A distress signal, also known as a distress call, is an internationally recognized means for obtaining help.

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Diver training standard

A diver training standard is a document issued by a certification, registration regulation or quality assurance agency, that describes the prerequisites for participation, the aim of the training programme, the specific minimum competences that a candidate must display to be assessed as competent, and the minimum required experience that must be recorded before the candidate can be registered or certified at a specific grade by the agency.

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Divers Academy International

Divers Academy International is a private, for-profit technical educational institution in New Jersey that offers training in commercial diving and underwater welding.

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Diving bell

A diving bell is a rigid chamber used to transport divers from the surface to depth and back in open water, usually for the purpose of performing underwater work.

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Diving cylinder

A diving cylinder or diving gas cylinder is a gas cylinder used to store and transport high pressure gas used in diving operations.

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Diving equipment

Diving equipment, or underwater diving equipment, is equipment used by underwater divers to make diving activities possible, easier, safer and/or more comfortable.

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Diving helmet

A diving helmet is a rigid head enclosure with a breathing gas supply used in underwater diving.

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Diving regulations

Diving regulations are the stipulations of the delegated legislation regarding the practice of underwater diving.

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Diving suit

A diving suit is a garment or device designed to protect a diver from the underwater environment.

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Dredging

Dredging is the excavation of material from a water environment.

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Drinking water

Drinking water or potable water is water that is safe for ingestion, either when drunk directly in liquid form or consumed indirectly through food preparation.

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Drive shaft

A drive shaft, driveshaft, driving shaft, tailshaft (Australian English), propeller shaft (prop shaft), or Cardan shaft (after Girolamo Cardano) is a component for transmitting mechanical power, torque, and rotation, usually used to connect other components of a drivetrain that cannot be connected directly because of distance or the need to allow for relative movement between them.

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Dry suit

A dry suit or drysuit provides the wearer with environmental protection by way of thermal insulation and exclusion of water, and is worn by divers, boaters, water sports enthusiasts, and others who work or play in or near cold or contaminated water.

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European Diving Technology Committee

The European Diving Technology Committee eV.

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Exam

An examination (exam or evaluation) or test is an educational assessment intended to measure a test-taker's knowledge, skill, aptitude, physical fitness, or classification in many other topics (e.g., beliefs).

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Extractivism is the removal of natural resources particularly for export with minimal processing.

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Formwork

Formwork is molds into which concrete or similar materials are either precast or cast-in-place.

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Fresh water

Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids.

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Full-face diving mask

A full-face diving mask is a type of diving mask that seals the whole of the diver's face from the water and contains a mouthpiece, demand valve or constant flow gas supply that provides the diver with breathing gas.

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Grout

Grout is a dense fluid that hardens used to fill gaps or as reinforcement in existing structures.

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Gulf of Mexico

The Gulf of Mexico (Golfo de México) is an ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, mostly surrounded by the North American continent.

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Harbor

A harbor (American English), or harbour (Canadian English, British English; see spelling differences), is a sheltered body of water where ships, boats, and barges can be moored.

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Hazmat diving

Hazmat diving is underwater diving in a known hazardous materials environment.

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Helium

Helium (from lit) is a chemical element; it has symbol He and atomic number 2.

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Hepatitis

Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver tissue.

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Hull (watercraft)

A hull is the watertight body of a ship, boat, submarine, or flying boat.

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Hydroelectricity

Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power).

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In-water surface cleaning

In-water cleaning, also known as in-water surface cleaning, is a collection of methods for removing unwanted material in-situ from the underwater surface of a structure.

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International Diving Institute

The International Diving Institute (IDI) was a private, for-profit technical school in North Charleston, South Carolina.

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Landfill

A landfill is a site for the disposal of waste materials.

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List of diver certification organizations

This article lists notable underwater diver certification agencies.

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List of diving environments by type

The diving environment is the natural or artificial surroundings in which a dive is done.

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Louisiana Technical College

Louisiana Technical College (LTC) was an institute for professional technical education in the state of Louisiana, with campuses across the state.

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Marine thruster

A marine thruster is a device for producing directed hydrodynamic thrust mounted on a marine vehicle, primarily for maneuvering or propulsion.

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Military diving

Underwater divers may be employed in any branch of an armed force, including the navy, army, marines, air force and coast guard.

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Neoprene

Neoprene (also polychloroprene) is a family of synthetic rubbers that are produced by polymerization of chloroprene.

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Nitrogen narcosis

Narcosis while diving (also known as nitrogen narcosis, inert gas narcosis, raptures of the deep, Martini effect) is a reversible alteration in consciousness that occurs while diving at depth.

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North Sea

The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France.

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Norway

Norway (Norge, Noreg), formally the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula.

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Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993

The Occupational Health and Safety Act is a South African statutory law administered by the Department of Employment and Labour.

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Oil platform

An oil platform (also called an oil rig, offshore platform, oil production platform, etc.) is a large structure with facilities to extract and process petroleum and natural gas that lie in rock formations beneath the seabed.

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Oil sludge

Oil sludge or black sludge is a gel-like or semi-solid deposit inside an internal combustion engine, that can create a catastrophic buildup.

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Oxygen toxicity

Oxygen toxicity is a condition resulting from the harmful effects of breathing molecular oxygen at increased partial pressures.

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Physics

Physics is the natural science of matter, involving the study of matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force.

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Physiology

Physiology is the scientific study of functions and mechanisms in a living system.

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Police diving

Police diving is a branch of professional diving carried out by police services.

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Pollution

Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change.

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Pontoon boat

A pleasure boat with two lengthwise pontoons A pontoon boat is a flattish boat that relies on floats to remain buoyant.

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Pressure vessel for human occupancy

A Pressure Vessel for Human Occupancy is a container that is intended to be occupied by one or more persons at a pressure which differs from ambient by at least.

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Professional diving

Professional diving is underwater diving where the divers are paid for their work.

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Propeller

A propeller (colloquially often called a screw if on a ship or an airscrew if on an aircraft) is a device with a rotating hub and radiating blades that are set at a pitch to form a helical spiral which, when rotated, exerts linear thrust upon a working fluid such as water or air.

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Public safety diving

Public safety diving is underwater diving conducted as part of law enforcement and search and rescue.

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Pulp (paper)

Pulp is a fibrous lignocellulosic material prepared by chemically, semi-chemically or mechanically producing cellulosic fibers from wood, fiber crops, waste paper, or rags.

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Pump

A pump is a device that moves fluids (liquids or gases), or sometimes slurries, by mechanical action, typically converted from electrical energy into hydraulic energy.

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Recognition of prior learning

Recognition of prior learning (RPL), prior learning assessment (PLA), or prior learning assessment and recognition (PLAR) describes a process used by regulatory bodies, adult learning centres, career development practitioners, military organizations, human resources professionals, employers, training institutions, colleges and universities around the world to evaluate skills and knowledge acquired outside the classroom for the purpose of recognizing competence against a given set of standards, competencies, or learning outcomes.

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Rigging

Rigging comprises the system of ropes, cables and chains, which support and control a sailing ship or sail boat's masts and sails.

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Risk

In simple terms, risk is the possibility of something bad happening.

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Sanitary sewer

A sanitary sewer is an underground pipe or tunnel system for transporting sewage from houses and commercial buildings (but not stormwater) to a sewage treatment plant or disposal.

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Saturation diving

Saturation diving is diving for periods long enough to bring all tissues into equilibrium with the partial pressures of the inert components of the breathing gas used.

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Scuba set

A scuba set, originally just scuba, is any breathing apparatus that is entirely carried by an underwater diver and provides the diver with breathing gas at the ambient pressure.

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Septic tank

A septic tank is an underground chamber made of concrete, fiberglass, or plastic through which domestic wastewater (sewage) flows for basic sewage treatment.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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Structural engineering

Structural engineering is a sub-discipline of civil engineering in which structural engineers are trained to design the 'bones and joints' that create the form and shape of human-made structures.

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Surface-supplied diving

Surface-supplied diving is a mode of underwater diving using equipment supplied with breathing gas through a diver's umbilical from the surface, either from the shore or from a diving support vessel, sometimes indirectly via a diving bell.

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Tetanus

Tetanus, also known as lockjaw, is a bacterial infection caused by Clostridium tetani and characterized by muscle spasms.

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Thermal insulation

Thermal insulation is the reduction of heat transfer (i.e., the transfer of thermal energy between objects of differing temperature) between objects in thermal contact or in range of radiative influence.

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Tremie

A tremie is a watertight pipe, usually of about 250 mm inside diameter (150 to 300 mm), with a conical hopper at its upper end above the water level.

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Umbilical cable

An umbilical cable or umbilical is a cable and/or hose that supplies required consumables to an apparatus, like a rocket, or to a person, such as a diver or astronaut.

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Underwater diving

Underwater diving, as a human activity, is the practice of descending below the water's surface to interact with the environment.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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United States Environmental Protection Agency

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an independent agency of the United States government tasked with environmental protection matters.

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Upstream (petroleum industry)

The oil and gas industry is usually divided into three major sectors: upstream (or exploration and production - E&P), midstream and downstream.

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Vaccine

A vaccine is a biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular infectious or malignant disease.

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Water jet cutter

A water jet cutter, also known as a water jet or waterjet, is an industrial tool capable of cutting a wide variety of materials using an extremely high-pressure jet of water, or a mixture of water and an abrasive substance.

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Water table

The water table is the upper surface of the zone of saturation.

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Water tank

A water tank is a container for storing water, for many applications, drinking water, irrigation, fire suppression, farming, both for plants and livestock, chemical manufacturing, food preparation as well as many other uses.

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Water tower

A water tower is an elevated structure supporting a water tank constructed at a height sufficient to pressurize a distribution system for potable water, and to provide emergency storage for fire protection.

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Wetsuit

A wetsuit is a garment worn to provide thermal protection while wet.

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Workplace health surveillance

Workplace health surveillance or occupational health surveillance (U.S.) is the ongoing systematic collection, analysis, and dissemination of exposure and health data on groups of workers.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_diving

Also known as Commercial diver.

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