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Things people do while diving underwater
Diving activities Diving activities are the things people do while diving underwater. People may dive for various reasons, both personal and professional
Diving_activities
Descending below the surface of the water to interact with the environment
diver may dive on breath-hold (freediving) or use breathing apparatus for scuba diving or surface-supplied diving, and the saturation diving technique
Underwater_diving
Diving for the purpose of leisure and enjoyment
Recreational diving or sport diving is diving for the purpose of leisure and enjoyment, usually when using scuba equipment. The term "recreational diving" may
Recreational_diving
Equipment used to facilitate underwater diving
Diving equipment, or underwater diving equipment, is equipment used by underwater divers to make diving activities possible, easier, safer and/or more
Diving_equipment
Flooded quarry in Gloucestershire, England
limestone, which was flooded in 1996. The diving centre opened in 2003, and closed in 2022. An inland scuba diving site, it was popular with technical and
National Diving and Activity Centre
National_Diving_and_Activity_Centre
Underwater diving where divers are paid for their work
Professional diving is underwater diving where the divers are paid for their work. Occupational diving has a similar meaning and applications. The procedures
Professional_diving
Underwater diving without breathing apparatus
Freediving, free-diving, free diving, breath-hold diving, or skin diving is a mode of underwater diving that relies on breath-holding (apnea) until resurfacing
Freediving
Swimming underwater, breathing gas carried by the diver
Scuba diving is an underwater diving mode where divers use breathing equipment completely independent of a surface breathing gas supply, and therefore
Scuba_diving
List of articles related to underwater diving grouped by topical relevance
as an overview of and topical guide to underwater diving: Underwater diving – as a human activity, is the practice of descending below the water's surface
Outline_of_underwater_diving
Treatment using scuba diving activities
Scuba diving therapy is a type of treatment that consists of a variety of scuba diving activities and exercises. Essential elements are increased body
Scuba_diving_therapy
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up diving or dive in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Diving most often refers to: Diving (sport), the sport of jumping into deep water Underwater
Diving
Ship used as a floating base for professional diving projects
A diving support vessel is a ship that is used as a floating base for professional diving projects. Basic requirements are the ability to keep station
Diving_support_vessel
to the COVID-19 lockdowns. Coastal tourism, encompassing beach and diving activities, constitutes 25% of the Philippines' tourism revenue, serving as its
Tourism_in_the_Philippines
underwater diving activities listed by region. Some legislation affects only professional diving, other may affect only recreational diving, or all diving activities
List of legislation regulating underwater diving
List_of_legislation_regulating_underwater_diving
Facility for supporting saturation diving projects
A saturation diving system is the combined and installed equipment required to support a saturation diving operation. It may be an underwater habitat
Saturation_diving_system
Semi-submersible offshore drilling rig
Sea, four divers were in a diving chamber system on the rig's deck that was connected by a trunk (a short passage) to a diving bell. The divers were Edwin
Byford_Dolphin
Underwater diving to a depth beyond the norm
Deep diving is underwater diving to a depth beyond the normal range accepted by the associated community. In some cases this is a prescribed limit established
Deep_diving
Diving in water-filled caves
Cave diving is underwater diving in water-filled caves. It may be done as an extreme sport, a way of exploring flooded caves for scientific investigation
Cave_diving
Diving mode and decompression technique
Saturation diving is an ambient pressure diving technique which allows a diver to remain at working depth for extended periods during which the body tissues
Saturation_diving
Stipulations of the delegated legislation regarding the practice of underwater diving
Diving regulations are the stipulations of the delegated legislation regarding the practice of underwater diving. They apply within the national territory
Diving_regulations
Risk management of underwater diving activities
Diving safety is the aspect of underwater diving operations and activities concerned with the safety of the participants. The safety of underwater diving
Diving_safety
Underwater sport using recreational open circuit scuba equipment in a swimming pool
Diving – firstly, encourage the further development of recreational scuba diving equipment and technique; secondly, promote scuba diving activities in
Sport_diving_(sport)
Copper helmet with rubberised canvas diving suit and weighted boots
Standard diving dress, also known as hard-hat or copper hat equipment, deep sea diving suit, or heavy gear, is a type of diving suit that was formerly
Standard_diving_dress
2024 boat sinking
(100 hp) and 30 kW (40 hp) outboard motors respectively, supported diving activities. The yacht’s amenities featured 18 air-conditioned cabins with en-suite
2024 Red Sea tourist boat disaster
2024_Red_Sea_tourist_boat_disaster
Alphabetical listing of underwater diving related topics
Air diving – Underwater diving using air as the breathing gas Air embolism – Vascular blockage by air bubbles Air-integrated dive computer – Dive computer
Index of underwater diving: A–C
Index_of_underwater_diving:_A–C
US military research and development unit
The United States Navy Experimental Diving Unit (NEDU or NAVXDIVINGU) is the primary source of diving and hyperbaric operational guidance for the US Navy
United States Navy Experimental Diving Unit
United_States_Navy_Experimental_Diving_Unit
Spring in Nye County, Nevada, United States
2012–3021. Retrieved January 17, 2013. Hoffman, RJ (1988). Chronology of Diving Activities and Underground Surveys in Devils Hole and Devils Hole Cave, Nye County
Devils_Hole
Diving equipment, or underwater diving equipment, is equipment used by underwater divers to make diving activities possible, easier, safer and/or more
List of diving equipment manufacturers
List_of_diving_equipment_manufacturers
Island of Indonesia, located in Provinsi Bali
worshiped. Deer in Menjangan Island. A deer in Menjangan Island. Diving activities in Menjangan Island. "Coral Reef Protection at Bali's Menjangan Island"
Menjangan_Island
Diving incident in the Maldives
The 2026 Dhekunu Kandu cave diving incident was a cave diving incident that occurred on 14 May 2026 at the Dhekunu Kandu cave, also known as the Devana
2026 Dhekunu Kandu cave diving incident
2026_Dhekunu_Kandu_cave_diving_incident
Techniques requiring specific equipment and procedures
A mode of diving, or diving mode, is a particular way to dive underwater that requires specific equipment, procedures and techniques, and may expose the
Modes_of_underwater_diving
Recreational diving certification and role
environments: Diving equipment; Diving physics; Diving medicine; The use of dive tables and dive computers; Environmental conditions and their influences; Dive planning
Dive_leader
Physiological disorders resulting from underwater diving
Diving disorders, or diving related medical conditions, are conditions associated with underwater diving, and include both conditions unique to underwater
Diving_disorders
Group of people working together to enhance dive safety and achieve a task
A diving team is a group of people who work together to conduct a diving operation. A characteristic of professional diving is the specification for minimum
Diving_team
Hazards associated with underwater diving
diving Diving hazards – Agents and situations that pose a threat to the underwater diver Diving safety – Risk management of underwater diving activities Hazard –
List of diving hazards and precautions
List_of_diving_hazards_and_precautions
Use of diving techniques in the pursuit of scientific knowledge
Scientific diving is the use of underwater diving techniques by scientists to perform work underwater in the direct pursuit of scientific knowledge. The
Scientific_diving
Recreational diving without a dive buddy
Solo diving is the practice of self-sufficient underwater diving without a "dive buddy", particularly with reference to scuba diving, but the term is
Solo_diving
Physiological responses to immersion of air-breathing vertebrates
The diving reflex, also known as the diving response and mammalian diving reflex, is a set of physiological responses to immersion that overrides the
Diving_reflex
Underwater work done by law enforcement, rescue and search and recovery teams
Public safety diving is underwater diving conducted as part of law enforcement and fire/rescue. Public safety divers differ from recreational, scientific
Public_safety_diving
diver slang and acronyms used in underwater diving. The definitions listed are in the context of underwater diving. There may be other meanings in other contexts
Glossary of underwater diving terminology
Glossary_of_underwater_diving_terminology
Practice of mutual monitoring and assistance between two divers
technical diving activities such as cave diving, threesomes are considered an acceptable practice. This is usually referred to as team diving to distinguish
Buddy_diving
Non-profit organization for promoting standards and knowledge for commercial diving
issuing certifications for commercial diving skills. The ADCI was first established in 1968 by a number of small diving companies, contractors and professionals
Association of Diving Contractors International
Association_of_Diving_Contractors_International
UK based cave diver training and certification agency
The Cave Diving Group (CDG) is a United Kingdom-based diver training organisation specialising in cave diving. The CDG was founded in 1946 by Graham Balcombe
Cave_Diving_Group
Diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disorders caused by underwater diving
significant diving-related illnesses, decompression sickness and arterial gas embolism. Diving medicine deals with medical research on issues of diving, the
Diving_medicine
Recreational diver training and certification agency
The Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) is a recreational diving membership and diver training organization founded in 1966 by John Cronin
Professional Association of Diving Instructors
Professional_Association_of_Diving_Instructors
Articulated pressure-resistant anthropomorphic housing for an underwater diver
An atmospheric diving suit (ADS), atmospheric pressure diving suit or single atmosphere diving suit is a small one-person articulated submersible which
Atmospheric_diving_suit
Professional diving on industrial projects
Commercial diving may be considered an application of professional diving where the diver engages in underwater work for industrial, construction, engineering
Commercial_diving
Japanese pearl divers
occupation. ama (海女) – a sea-diving fisherwoman ama (海士) – a sea-diving fisherman ama (海人), kaijin (海人) – a sea-diving fisherperson of either gender
Ama_(diving)
Hyperbaric pressure vessel for human occupancy used in diving operations
atmospheric pressure are provided for diving-related applications such as saturation diving and diver decompression, and non-diving medical applications such as
Diving_chamber
Crewed full ocean depth rated submersible
Challenger Deep Timeline of diving technology – Chronological list of notable events in the history of underwater diving equipment Struwe, Jonathan (2019-05-04)
DSV_Limiting_Factor
Diving inside a protective cage to observe sharks in the wild
Shark cage diving is underwater diving or snorkeling where the observer remains inside a protective cage designed to prevent sharks from making contact
Shark_cage_diving
Situation that endangers the life or health of a diver
A diving emergency or underwater diving emergency is an emergency that involves an underwater diver. The nature of an emergency requires action to be
Underwater_diving_emergency
Diving under a physical barrier to a direct vertical ascent to the surface
safety of breathable atmosphere at the surface. Cave diving, wreck diving, ice diving and diving inside or under other natural or artificial underwater
Penetration_diving
Medical fitness to function underwater
Technical diving is the extension of recreational diving to higher risk activities. Technical divers operate in the range of activities that are generally
Fitness_to_dive
Garment or device designed to protect a diver from the underwater environment
A diving suit is a garment or device designed to protect a diver from the underwater environment. A diving suit may also incorporate a breathing gas supply
Diving_suit
Island in the Philippines
bungalow comes with a personal buggy for transport around the island. Diving activities are available, with coral, sea turtles, and rays among the reported
Pamalican
Recreational dive leader certification and role
recreational diving activities (but not training), both shore and boat based. Assisting instructors in conducting training programs and activities for certified
Divemaster
Recreational diving tourism destination
Underwater diving encompasses a variety of economically and culturally significant forms of diving on the U.S. island territory of Guam. Scuba diving tourism
Underwater_diving_in_Guam
Underwater diving using self contained breathing gas recycling apparatus
Rebreather diving is underwater diving using diving rebreathers, a class of underwater breathing apparatus which recirculates the breathing gas exhaled
Rebreather_diving
Neighbourhood in Fethiye, Muğla, Turkey
popular underwater activity. Local diving agencies provide courses and required scuba diving licences. Snorkelling is another diving activity and many sites
Ölüdeniz
Australian conservationist (1962–2006)
taking part in daily animal feeding, as well as care and maintenance activities. On his sixth birthday, he was given a 12-foot (4 m) scrub python. He
Steve_Irwin
Independent organisation of diving medical specialists from Northern Europe
The Diving Medical Advisory Council (DMAC) is an independent organisation of diving medical specialists, mostly from across Northern Europe which exists
Diving Medical Advisory Council
Diving_Medical_Advisory_Council
Process of planning an underwater diving operation
Dive planning is the process of planning an underwater diving operation. The purpose of dive planning is to increase the probability that a dive will be
Dive_planning
Island in Palau
the Carp Island Resort, a private diving resort that attracts tourists for its snorkelling and scuba diving activities. Ngercheu is located 10 km north
Ngercheu
Underwater diving breathing gas supplied from the surface
Surface-supplied diving is a mode of underwater diving using equipment supplied with breathing gas through a diver's umbilical from the surface, either
Surface-supplied_diving
Heavy-lift watercraft
benefit is increasing safety by reducing the number of high-risk diving activities, but substantial cost savings can be realized by reducing the number
TX-10,000_(ship)
Agents and situations that pose a threat to the underwater diver
Underwater diving environment – Underwater environment to which a diver may be exposed Diving safety – Risk management of underwater diving activities Diving supervisor –
Diving_hazards
Diving beyond the scope of recreational diving
Technical diving (also referred to as tec diving or tech diving) is scuba diving that exceeds the agency-specified limits of recreational diving for non-professional
Technical_diving
Tactical scuba diver
call themselves "combat divers" or similar. Tactical diving is a branch of professional diving carried out by armed forces and tactical units. They may
Frogman
Industry based on recreational diver travel
spending on expensive leisure activities, reducing the income of tourism destinations, including scuba diving charters and diving schools, and political instability
Scuba_diving_tourism
Standard underwater diving protocols
Diving procedures are standardised methods of doing things that are commonly useful while diving that are known to work effectively and acceptably safely
Diving_procedures
Watch designed for underwater diving
A diving watch, also commonly referred to as a diver's or dive watch, is a watch designed for underwater diving that features, as a minimum, a water resistance
Diving_watch
State of being protected from danger
safety, health and welfare of people at work Diving safety – Risk management of underwater diving activities Work accident – Occurrence during work that
Safety
Ballast carried to counteract buoyancy
A diving weighting system is ballast weight added to a diver or diving equipment to counteract excess buoyancy. They may be used by divers or on equipment
Diving_weighting_system
Island in the Philippines
docked inside, divers are enjoined to do their diving activities with their diving instructors, dive masters or buddy, and those who cannot can do snorkeling
Gato_Island
Equipment used in the support of an underwater diving operation
Diving support equipment facilitates a diving operation. It is either not taken into the water during the dive, such as the gas panel and compressor, or
Diving_support_equipment
Underwater environment to which a diver may be exposed
The underwater diving environment, or just diving environment is the natural or artificial surroundings in which a dive is done. It is usually underwater
Underwater_diving_environment
Collecting pearls from wild molluscs
Australia pearl diving began in the 1850s, and started in the Torres Strait Islands in the 1860s, where the term also covers diving for nacre or mother
Pearl_hunting
Processes to develop the skills and knowledge to dive safely underwater
occupational health and safety relating to diving work. Sufficient understanding of the hazards associated with diving activities is necessary for the diver to be
Diver_training
diver slang and acronyms used in underwater diving. The definitions listed are in the context of underwater diving. There may be other meanings in other contexts
Glossary of underwater diving terminology: D–G
Glossary_of_underwater_diving_terminology:_D–G
Instrument to calculate decompression status in real time
diving operations. There is no reason to assume that they cannot be valuable tools for commercial diving operations, especially on multi-level dives.
Dive_computer
Origins and development of diving using breathing gas carried by the diver
The history of scuba diving is closely linked with the history of diving equipment. By the turn of the twentieth century, two basic architectures for
History_of_scuba_diving
Work done underwater during diving operations
scuba diving Commercial offshore diving, also known as Offshore diving – Professional diving in support of the oil and gas industry Recreational dive guiding
Underwater_work
Certification as competent to dive to a specified standard
the electronic equivalent, is primarily evidence of range of diving experience. The Diving Certification model originated at Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Diver_certification
Regions of the world where known cave diving venues exist
Recreational cave diving is generally considered to be a type of technical diving due to the lack of a free surface during large parts of the dive, and often
Cave diving regions of the world
Cave_diving_regions_of_the_world
Alphabetical listing of underwater diving related topics
Scuba Diving International (SDI) – Recreational diver training and certification agency Scuba diving procedure – Skill required to scuba-dive safely
Index_of_underwater_diving:_S
Covert and paramilitary unit of the CIA
The Special Activities Center (SAC) is the center of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) responsible for covert operations. The clandestine
Special_Activities_Center
Forensic investigation of underwater diving accidents
Investigation of diving accidents includes investigations into the causes of reportable incidents in professional diving and recreational diving accidents,
Investigation of diving accidents
Investigation_of_diving_accidents
List of terms used in underwater diving and their meanings in context
diver slang and acronyms used in underwater diving. The definitions listed are in the context of underwater diving. There may be other meanings in other contexts
Glossary of underwater diving terminology: P–S
Glossary_of_underwater_diving_terminology:_P–S
Museum of underwater diving in Islamorada, Florida
Diving Museum is located in Islamorada, Florida which is in the Florida Keys. The museum's exhibits include a collection of vintage underwater diving
History_of_Diving_Museum
Equipment for controlling the buoyancy of a diver
inflatable goods Low impact diving – Scuba diving that has minimal environmental effect Scuba skills – Skills required to scuba-dive safely There are other
Buoyancy_compensator_(diving)
diver slang and acronyms used in underwater diving. The definitions listed are in the context of underwater diving. There may be other meanings in other contexts
Glossary of underwater diving terminology: T–Z
Glossary_of_underwater_diving_terminology:_T–Z
Severely deficient supply of oxygen
Orme, Brown, Green & Longman. Elsner R (September 1989). "Perspectives in diving and asphyxia". Undersea Biomedical Research. 16 (5): 339–44. PMID 2678664
Asphyxia
Influences of the underwater environment on the physiology of human divers
the effects of diving on the human body, the mechanisms of reasonably foreseeable injuries that may be incurred during diving activities, and the response
Human physiology of underwater diving
Human_physiology_of_underwater_diving
Effects of scuba diving on the underwater environment
of recreational diving is the effects of recreational scuba diving on the underwater environment, which is largely the effects of diving tourism on the
Environmental impact of recreational diving
Environmental_impact_of_recreational_diving
diver slang and acronyms used in underwater diving. The definitions listed are in the context of underwater diving. There may be other meanings in other contexts
Glossary of underwater diving terminology: A–C
Glossary_of_underwater_diving_terminology:_A–C
Sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, usually while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally
Diving_(sport)
Chamber for transporting divers vertically through the water
Diving bells are usually suspended by a cable, and lifted and lowered by a winch from a surface support platform. Unlike a submersible, the diving bell
Diving_bell
Alphabetical listing of underwater diving related topics
manage diving accidents Diving mode – The conceptual variations of underwater diving Diving operation – Underwater dive and support activities to achieve
Index of underwater diving: D–E
Index_of_underwater_diving:_D–E
Freediving using a stone weight at the end of a rope to the surface
Japanese pearl divers Haenyeo – Female divers of Jeju, South Korea Sponge diving – Diving to gather natural sponges "Introducing… Skandalopetra - Freedive Earth"
Skandalopetra_diving
DIVING ACTIVITIES
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Girl/Female
Indian
Divine power
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Celtic, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, Gaelic, German, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Irish, Kannada, Latin, Marathi, Modern, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Poet; And Place Name; Divine; Perfect; Bard; Resembling of God
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Divine; The Heaven
Girl/Female
Latin
Divine one.
Boy/Male
French, German, Greek, Latin
Ever-living; Divine; Immortal
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Divine Power; Lovely
Male
English
 Alternate spelling of the English surname Deeming, DEMING means "act of judging." Compare with another form of Deming.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps be a nickname from Middle English daring ‘trembling’, ‘crouching or transfixed with fear’.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Divine, Part of God
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Divine Body
Boy/Male
French, German, Greek, Portuguese, Spanish
Divine; Ever-living; Immortal
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English, French, Gaelic, Irish
Poet; Divine
Girl/Female
Celtic
Divine one.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : reduced Anglicized form of either of two Gaelic names, Ó DuibhÃn ‘descendant of DuibhÃn’, a byname meaning ‘little black one’, or Ó DaimhÃn ‘descendant of DaimhÃn’, a byname meaning ‘fawn’, ‘little stag’. These are attenuated versions of Ó Dubháin and Ó Damháin, and are the phonetic origin of Anglicizations with an internal v (as opposed to w, as in Dewan, or monosyllabic forms with an o or u) (see Doane).English and French : nickname, of literal or ironic application, from Middle English, Old French devin, divin ‘excellent’, ‘perfect’ (Latin divinus ‘divine’).
Female
English
English name based on the vocabulary word divine, DIVINA means "goddess-like" or "from heaven."
Boy/Male
American, British, English, Irish
Friend of the Sea; Friend; Variant of Irving; Green; Fresh Water; Handsome
Girl/Female
Indian
Divine
Girl/Female
Latin
Divine one.
Girl/Female
English French American
Divine.
Female
English
 Feminine form of English Davin, DAVINA means "little black one." Compare with another form of Davina.
DIVING ACTIVITIES
DIVING ACTIVITIES
Boy/Male
Indian, Kannada
Lord Krishna
Boy/Male
Tamil
Pride of a family
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old French petit ‘little’ + the personal name John, hence a nickname for a little man (or an ironic nickname for a big man; compare the character Little John in the legend of Robin Hood) named John.
Boy/Male
French
Eager.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Who is like to God?.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Caliph. Successor.
Girl/Female
Tamil
The tongue
Female
English
English form of French Jehanne, JANE means "God is gracious."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Boy/Male
Arabic
Mighty.
DIVING ACTIVITIES
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p. pr. & vb. n.
of Dive
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Divide
n.
An exposure to air, or to a fire, for warming, drying, etc.; as, the airing of linen, or of a room.
a.
That dives or is used or diving.
a.
That divines; for divining.
a.
Communicating force; impelling; as, a driving shaft.
n.
Manner of life; as, riotous living; penurious living; earnest living.
a.
Of or belonging to God; as, divine perfections; the divine will.
imp. & p. p.
of Divine
n.
Power of continuing life; the act of living, or living comfortably.
a.
Having great force of impulse; as, a driving wind or storm.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Divine
a.
Proceeding from God; as, divine judgments.
n.
Boldness; fearlessness; adventurousness; also, a daring act.
a.
Appropriated to God, or celebrating his praise; religious; pious; holy; as, divine service; divine songs; divine worship.
a.
Bold; fearless; adventurous; as, daring spirits.
v. t.
To render divine; to deify.
a.
Adapted or tending to exhaust moisture; as, a drying wind or day; a drying room.
v. i.
To conjecture or guess; as, to divine rightly.
a.
Giving life or spirit; having power to give life; inspiriting; invigorating.