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Places that divers go to enjoy the underwater environment
Recreational dive sites are specific places that recreational scuba divers go to enjoy the underwater environment or for training purposes. They include
Recreational_dive_sites
Hierarchical outline list of articles about recreational dive sites
Recreational dive sites are specific places that recreational scuba divers go to enjoy the underwater environment or for training purposes. They include
Outline of recreational dive sites
Outline_of_recreational_dive_sites
Alphabetical listing of articles on porular places for recreational diving
Wikipedia's articles on recreational dive sites. The level of coverage may vary: Recreational dive sites – specific places that recreational divers go to enjoy
Index of recreational dive sites
Index_of_recreational_dive_sites
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"
Recreational_diving
Decompression table for divers
The Recreational Dive Planner (or RDP) is a decompression table in which no-stop time underwater is calculated. The RDP was developed by DSAT and was
Recreational_Dive_Planner
Recreational diving on wrecks
serve as artificial reefs, or as recreational dive sites for the diving tourism industry. Wrecks sunk as tourist dive sites are usually cleaned up and have
Wreck_diving
Industry based on recreational diver travel
Scuba diving tourism is the industry based on servicing the requirements of recreational divers at destinations other than where they live. It includes
Scuba_diving_tourism
British science fiction writer (1917–2008)
second diving book after the 1956 The Coast of Coral. Though Clarke lived mostly in Colombo, he set up a small dive school and a simple dive shop near
Arthur_C._Clarke
Diving incident in the Maldives
exceeded standard recreational diving limits of 30 meters, and the group failed to surface as scheduled. It was the deadliest diving accident ever recorded
2026 Dhekunu Kandu cave diving incident
2026_Dhekunu_Kandu_cave_diving_incident
Swimming underwater, breathing gas carried by the diver
animals, and media divers to avoid bubble interference. Scuba diving may be done recreationally or professionally in several applications, including scientific
Scuba_diving
Scuttling old ships to produce artificial reefs
benefit from commercial revenues from recreational diving of the shipwreck, or to produce a diver training site. To avoid undesirable ecological impact
Sinking ships for wreck diving sites
Sinking_ships_for_wreck_diving_sites
Variety of environments that people may dive in
environment Index of recreational dive sites – Alphabetical listing of articles on porular places for recreational diving Inland dive sites – Sites in bodies of
List of diving environments by type
List_of_diving_environments_by_type
Equipment used to facilitate underwater diving
Hookah diving. "Compressor diving" – a rudimentary form of surface-supplied diving used in the Philippines by artisanal fishermen. Recreational forms like
Diving_equipment
Training process for people who do not dive at work
procedures for the use of scuba equipment so that the diver is able to dive for recreational purposes with acceptable risk using the type of equipment and in
Recreational_diver_training
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
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
Semi-submersible offshore drilling rig
The rig was the site of several serious incidents, most notably an explosive decompression in 1983 that killed four divers and one dive tender, as well
Byford_Dolphin
Ballast carried to counteract buoyancy
most of the dive unless the buoyancy compensator is used, to an extent which depends on the amount of breathing gas carried. A recreational dive using a single
Diving_weighting_system
Service organisation providing recreational diver training, equipment and dive outings
A dive center is the base location where recreational divers usually learn scuba diving or make guided dive trips at new locations. Many dive centers
Dive_center
Submersible that traveled to the Challenger Deep
James Cameron piloted the craft to accomplish this goal in the second crewed dive reaching the Challenger Deep. Built in Sydney, Australia, by the research
Deepsea_Challenger
Person who trains and assesses underwater divers
A diving instructor is a person who trains, and usually also assesses competence, of underwater divers. This includes freedivers, recreational divers including
Diving_instructor
Deaths occurring while scuba diving or as a consequence of scuba diving
Scuba diving fatalities are deaths occurring while scuba diving or as a consequence of scuba diving. The risks of dying during recreational, scientific
Scuba_diving_fatalities
Diving under a physical barrier to a direct vertical ascent to the surface
of the dive, or to escape to a place of safety in an emergency. The usual types of recreational penetration diving are cave diving, cavern diving, ice diving
Penetration_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
Special forces unit of the British Army
different areas: Boat troop – specialists in maritime skills including diving using rebreathers, using kayaks (canoes) and rigid-hulled inflatable boats
Special_Air_Service
Diving with access to breathable air of the atmosphere
the classification of the venue as open water. Swim-throughs – the recreational diving term for arches and short, clear, tunnels where the natural light
Open-water_diving
American engineer, vintner, and former NASA astronaut
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Techniques requiring specific equipment and procedures
recreational application for low-hazard sites, using air supplied through a short hose of about 7 m to a demand valve mouthpiece. Compressor diving is
Modes_of_underwater_diving
Scuba cave diving incident in South Australia
opening. The rock pile was generally considered the boundary for safe recreational diving; the surrounding cavern was dark, unexplored, covered in loose silt
1973 Mount Gambier cave diving accident
1973_Mount_Gambier_cave_diving_accident
Australian conservationist (1962–2006)
considering opening an Australia Zoo in Las Vegas, Nevada, and possibly at other sites around the world. In 2001, Irwin appeared in a cameo role in the Eddie Murphy
Steve_Irwin
British ocean liner (1907–1915)
Kinsale, Ireland. A number of technical divers attempting to dive at the Lusitania wreckage site have been seriously injured. Regardless of the unconfirmed
RMS_Lusitania
English broadcaster and natural historian (born 1926)
on-screen presenter due to difficulties in speaking to a camera through diving apparatus, but asked Attenborough to narrate the films. The same team reunited
David_Attenborough
Crewed full ocean depth rated submersible
research organization. It currently holds the records for the deepest crewed dives in all five oceans. Limiting Factor was commissioned by Victor Vescovo for
DSV_Limiting_Factor
Branch of professional diving carried out by police services
recreational certification, in others an occupational qualification and registration may be stipulated. All members should be medically fit to dive,
Police_diving
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
2018 international rescue mission in Thailand
extracting the group, including whether to teach them basic underwater diving skills to enable the earliest possible rescue, to wait until a new entrance
Tham_Luang_cave_rescue
German filmmaker (1902–2003)
Hinton 2000, p. 21. Brooks, Xan (29 August 2024). "Riefenstahl review – deep-dive study takes down the Nazis' favourite director. Venice film festival 2024"
Leni_Riefenstahl
Underwater diving where divers are paid for their work
Shellfish Diving Scientific and Archaeological Diving Media Diving Recreational Diving Police Diving Military Diving Commercial Acquaint Diving Other countries
Professional_diving
Agents and situations that pose a threat to the underwater diver
practice. Entry level recreational diving certification programmes highlight diving physiology, safe diving practices, and diving hazards, but do not provide
Diving_hazards
List of shipwreck sites which are popular amongst scuba divers for wreck diving, arranged by geographical distribution. Ireland Alondra – English steamer
List_of_wreck_diving_sites
Hunting for fish using a spear
Competition events. Australia allows only recreational spearfishing and generally only breath-hold free diving. State & territory governments impose numerous
Spearfishing
Disorder caused by dissolved gases forming bubbles in tissues
Navy Diving Manual indicates that ascent rates greater than about 20 m/min (66 ft/min) when diving increase the chance of DCS, while recreational dive tables
Decompression_sickness
Agencies which issue certification for competence in diving skills
agencies. These include certification in cave diving, commercial diving, recreational diving, technical diving and freediving. Diver certification agencies
List of diver certification organizations
List_of_diver_certification_organizations
Group of people working together to enhance dive safety and achieve a task
provide any evidence of competence. In recreational diving there may be no team at all for a solo diver, a dive buddy is the default arrangement, a three
Diving_team
Overview of and topical guide to underwater diving
generally occur at specific sites chosen for their easy access, pleasant conditions or interesting features. Recreational dive sites may be found in a wide
Outline_of_underwater_diving
French oceanographer and author (1910–1997)
first wife). The years of World War II were decisive for the history of diving. After the armistice of 1940, the family of Simone and Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Jacques_Cousteau
Things people do while diving underwater
dive guides, and scuba technicians. A scuba diving tourism industry has developed to service recreational diving in regions with popular dive sites.
Diving_activities
Recreational diving without a dive buddy
with the development of formalised scuba diving training, that recreational solo diving was deemed to be dangerous, particularly for beginners. In an effort
Solo_diving
German manufacturer of breathing equipment
rebreather for recreational diving using a constant mass flow injection system. The Dräger Ray is a semi-closed circuit recreational diving rebreather designed
Dräger_(company)
Underwater diving to a depth beyond the norm
of Diving Instructors (PADI) defines anything from 18 to 30 metres (59 to 98 ft) as a "deep dive" in the context of recreational diving (other diving organisations
Deep_diving
Boat used for the support of scuba diving operations
A dive boat is a boat that recreational divers or professional scuba divers use to reach a dive site which they could not conveniently reach by swimming
Dive_boat
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
Natural pit or sinkhole that exposes groundwater underneath
developed rapidly in place like Yucatán Peninsula. Recreational activities, including swimming, scuba diving, and sightseeing, have brought frequent human
Cenote
Garment or device designed to protect a diver from the underwater environment
increase drag while swimming and are not popular for recreational scuba. Dive skins are used when diving in water temperatures above 25 °C (77 °F). They are
Diving_suit
2006 animal encounter accident
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Death_of_Steve_Irwin
Procedures for safe ascent and descent in underwater diving
and 60 feet per minute in recreational divers. The group using the faster ascent rate had higher bubble grades after the dive measured ultrasonically,
Ascending and descending (diving)
Ascending_and_descending_(diving)
Diving in water-filled caves
distinction is made by recreational diver training agencies between cave-diving and cavern-diving, where cavern diving is deemed to be diving in those parts of
Cave_diving
Submarine sinkhole north of Dahab, Egypt
Blue Hole itself. The dive is then a wall dive that finishes by crossing the Blue Hole saddle at a depth of 7 m. Recreational divers do not get to see
Blue_Hole_(Red_Sea)
Underwater diving breathing gas supplied from the surface
supplied diving using a full umbilical. Snuba and SASUBA – A system used to supply air from a cylinder mounted on a float to a recreational diver tethered
Surface-supplied_diving
Recreational diving certification and role
Dive leader is the title of an internationally recognised recreational diving certification. The training standard describes the minimum requirements
Dive_leader
Female divers of Jeju, South Korea
a haenyeo consist of a wetsuit, diving mask, fins, gloves, chest weights (or freediving weight belts, to assist diving), an L-shaped weeding hoe, and a
Haenyeo
Recreational diving on a loose sedimentary bottom
Muck diving is recreational diving on a loose sedimentary bottom, usually in relatively low visibility. It gets its name from the sediment that lies on
Muck_diving
American novelist and underwater explorer (1931–2020)
Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA), which has discovered more than 60 shipwreck sites and numerous other notable underwater wrecks. He was the sole author or
Clive_Cussler
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)
Swedish and American marine biologist and NASA astronaut
and enjoys reading classical literature, recreational cycling, hiking, running, skiing, soccer and scuba diving, and holds a private pilot's license. Apart
Jessica_Meir
British armed merchantman sunk in the Red Sea at Ras Muhammad
el-Sheikh began to develop as a diving resort. Recreational diving on Thistlegorm restarted following the visit of the dive boat Poolster, using information
SS_Thistlegorm
Diving mask that covers the mouth as well as the eyes and nose
the teeth. Full-face diving masks are often used in professional diving. They are relatively rarely used in recreational diving. The full-face mask provides
Full-face_diving_mask
Recreational diving region description
atolls and has a wide selection of dive sites, including: Diguri Guri: A dive site near Ellaidhoo. Broken Rock: A dive site named for the large broken rock
Diving_in_the_Maldives
Organ system for circulating blood in animals
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Circulatory_system
Set of detailed instructions to assist in workplace safety
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Standard_operating_procedure
Gas used for human respiration
methods are not often used in recreational diving, but are used for periodic quality testing of compressed breathing air from diving air compressors. Standards
Breathing_gas
Australian technical diver (1954–2005)
The Mk15.5 was his rebreather of choice for dives deeper than 150 metres (500 ft). For extended dives in caves shallower than 150 m,[citation needed]
Dave_Shaw
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
Underwater diving without breathing apparatus
skin diving has been used interchangeably with freediving. However, in modern and recreational context, skin diving generally refers to recreational breath-hold
Freediving
Descending below the surface of the water to interact with the environment
dive guides, and scuba technicians. A scuba diving tourism industry has developed to service recreational diving in regions with popular dive sites.
Underwater_diving
Use of diving techniques in the pursuit of scientific knowledge
legally be recreational diving. Training standards vary throughout the world, and are generally higher than for entry level recreational diving, and in some
Scientific_diving
Chamber for transporting divers vertically through the water
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
Diving_bell
Equipment for controlling the buoyancy of a diver
find the shotline when needed. In most recreational and professional scuba, neutral buoyancy during most of the dive is necessary or desirable, as it gives
Buoyancy_compensator_(diving)
Human body core temperature below 35 °C (95 °F)
Accidental Hypothermia during Diving. US Navy Experimental Diving Unit Technical Report (Report). Navy Experimental Diving Unit Panama City Fla. Archived
Hypothermia
Recreational diving tourism destination
have raised concerns about the effect of diving upon the health of some of Guam's reefs. Recreational dive sites on Guam include submerged shipwrecks, such
Underwater_diving_in_Guam
Training and operations handbook
the establishment of recreational diver certification, the U.S, Navy Diving Manual was used as the training manual for recreational divers in the US, and
U.S._Navy_Diving_Manual
Underwater environment to which a diver may be exposed
be done, and recreational diving is done where conditions are suitable. There are many recorded and publicised recreational dive sites which are known
Underwater_diving_environment
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
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
Effects of scuba diving on the underwater environment
impact of recreational diving is the effects of recreational scuba diving on the underwater environment, which is largely the effects of diving tourism
Environmental impact of recreational diving
Environmental_impact_of_recreational_diving
Canadian astronaut, circled the Moon in 2026 (born 1976)
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Jeremy_Hansen
Professional diving on industrial projects
units specializing in polluted water diving, and the Environmental Response Team dive units. Diving in landfill sites to maintain the pumping equipment,
Commercial_diving
Directional mass flow of oceanic water
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Ocean_current
US government scientific agency
research, protection, management, and restoration of commercial and recreational fisheries and their habitat, and protected species. The NMFS operates
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration
Process of planning an underwater diving operation
Recreational dive planning may be less formal, but for complex technical dives, can be as formal, detailed and extensive as most professional dive plans
Dive_planning
Canadian astronaut (born 1959)
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Chris_Hadfield
Underwater diving alongside a near vertical face
Wall diving is underwater diving alongside a near vertical face, usually an underwater cliff. It is a type of reef diving popular among recreational divers
Wall_diving
Pirate Blackbeard's ship
(1982). East Carolina Dive and Historical Recovery Team, Beaufort Inlet and Oregon Inlet Surveys, 1982 Field Reports. East Carolina Dive and Historical Recovery
Queen_Anne's_Revenge
Diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disorders caused by underwater diving
to dive standards (professional and recreational) Diving accidents Diving incidents and accidents Emergency medical support with no chamber on site Barotrauma:
Diving_medicine
U.S. Navy's special operations force
transitioned from the combat fatigues of the NCDUs to trunks, swimfins, diving masks and Ka-bars. The men trained by the OSS had brought their swimfins
United_States_Navy_SEALs
Injury due to pressure difference between gas filled space and adjoining tissue
initial and periodical medical examination for fitness to dive. In most cases recreational divers are not medically screened, but are required to provide
Barotrauma
Special forces unit of the Royal Navy
(32 km) canoe paddle Diving phase (1 week) Complete a number of dives with confidence and willingness Learn and demonstrate diving drills with sufficient
Special_Boat_Service
Breathing gas, mixture of nitrogen and oxygen
decompression sickness (also known as the bends). The two most common recreational diving nitrox mixes are 32% and 36% oxygen, which have maximum operating
Nitrox
Tabulated data to facilitate safe diving ascents
duration). Some dive tables also assume the physical condition or acceptance of a specific level of risk from the diver. Some recreational dive tables only
Decompression_tables
Early form of diver propulsion vehicle
enemy harbours. The human torpedo concept has occasionally been used by recreational divers, although this use is closer to midget submarines. More broadly
Human_torpedo
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