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Scuba Diving Ch. 4
Planning and Executing Your Dive
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Undergraduate 1
03/29/2010

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Term
--- --- and the --- --- are designed to allow you to make as many repetitive dives per day as you would like, as long as you remain within the --- --- limits
Definition
Dive Computers
Dive Tables
No-Decompression
Term
The amount of elapsed time from the start of your descent to the time you begin your direct ascent to the surface is called the --- ---
Definition
Bottom Time
Term
The deepest point you reached during a dive, no matter how briefly you stayed there is called ---
Definition
Depth
Term
The letter assigned after a dive which indicated the amount of residual nitrogen remaining in the diver's tissues is called the --- --- ---
Definition
Group Designation Letter
Term
Any dive started more than --- minutes and less than --- hours after a previous scuba dive is called a repetitive dive
Definition
10
12
Term
Residual Time (RT) is defined as --- nitrogen pressure still residual in the diver at the --- of a repetitive dive
Definition
Excessive
Beginning
Term
The Surface Interval (SI) is defined as the amount of time the diver stays out of the --- or on the surface --- dives
Definition
Water
Between
Term
Suppose you make a dive to 51 feet for 31 minutes. What is your group designation? --- After a surface interval of one hour, what is your new group designation? ---
Definition
G
***
Term
Dive computers plan and monitor your data throughout the --- ---, and, when used properly, can add many --- to your dives while remaining within the no-decompression limits
Definition
Diving Day
Minutes
Term
It is important to remember that no tools, dive tables or dive computers can guarantee that you will not suffer --- ---
Definition
decompression sickness
Term
When diving at ---, your nitrogen absorption rate is different than at --- --- because of the lower atmospheric pressure, and because diving at altitude is generally done in fresh water.
Definition
1000 feet Altitude
Sea Level
Term
To avoid problems it is recommended that you wait --- hours before flying in a pressurized airplane, and --- hours if you plan to fly, or even drive, above 8000 feet in a nonpressurized aircraft or vehicle
Definition
18
24
Term
Adding additional equipment to the Total Diving System and being in the best physical and mental condition possible --- entirely compensate for the --- --- associated with diving alone
Definition
Cannot
Increased Risk
Term
Pressurizing an --- diver is a sure way of causing stress that can lead to an accident
Definition
Unprepared
Term
The --- --- in your SSI DiveLog will help you record your parameters and plan a repetitive dive
Definition
Dive Profile
Term
Each diver has the rich at any time, for any reason, to --- --- a ---, even if you are dressed and ready to enter.
Definition
Call Off
Dive
Term
Diving should always be fun. To help ensure that you do have fun, always dive within your --- and --- level
Definition
Ability
Comfort
Term
Some things you can do to make your diving more enjoyable include drinking adequate, --- liquids to prevent dehydration and eating --- throughout the day
Definition
Non-alcoholic
Sensibly
Term
In addition to tracking number of logged dives, your --- --- is an important source of information for subsequent dives, for keeping track of your training, and for recording ---
Definition
SSI DiveLog
Memories
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