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Look through 192 acronyms and abbreviations related to Diving:
ABC
— airway, breathing, circulation
EANX
— Enriched Air Nitrox
SAELO
— Supply Activated Exhaust Cut-Off Valve
CNS
— Central Nervous System
ATM
— Atmosphere
ECC
— External Cardiac Compression
OMS
— Ocean Management Systems
NAUI
— National Association of Underwater Instructors
DCI
— Decompression Illness
LAT
— Lowest Astronomical Tide
RNT
— Residual Nitrogen Time
END
— Equivalent Narcotic Department
EAR
— Expired Air Resuscitation
EAN
— Enriched Air Nitrox
SCOR
— Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (ICSU)
CCR
— Closed Circuit Rebreather
BPR
— Back-Pressure Regulator
NACDS
— National Association of Commercial Diving Specialists
NDL
— No Decompression Limit
DCS
— Decompression Sickness
BIBS
— Built-In Breathing System
UPTD
— Unit Pulmonary Toxic Dose
SPG
— Submersible Pressure Gauge
SEBA
— Submarine Escape Breathing Apparatus
OWSI
— Open Water SCUBA Instructor
AGE
— Arterial Gas Embolism
MCS
— Marine Conservation Society
SAUU
— South African Underwater Union
RMV
— Respiratory Minute Volume
BWRAF
— Begin with Review and Friend
EAV
— Expired Air Ventilation
ABT
— Actual Bottom Time
BSAC
— British Sub-Aqua Club
SRT
— Single Rope Technique
EBS
— Emergency Breathing System
BHA
— British Hyperbaric Association
DDC
— Deck Decompression Chamber
RNPL
— Royal Naval Physiological Laboratory
CADC
— Canadian Association of Diving Contractors
AISE
— Association of Independent Scuba Educators
CAGE
— Cerebral Arterial Gas Embolism
MSDT
— Master Scuba Diver Trainer
DCAP
— Decompression Computation and Analysis Program
DAN
— Divisionr's Alert Network
BCRA
— British Cave Research Association
FGV
— Free Gas Volume
DL
— Division Leader
DUI
— Diving Unlimited International, Inc.
CAUS
— Canadian Association For Underwater Science
NASDS
— National Association of Scuba Diving Schools
SAC
— Surface Air Consumption (diving term for gas consumption at 1ATM)
BC
— Buoyancy Compensator
AODC
— Association of Offshore Divisionng Contractors
DIR
— Do It Right
DDEMS
— Defence Divisionr Extended Medical Skills
ABJ
— Adjustable Buoyancy Jacket
DDRC
— Divisionng Disease Research Center
CESA
— Controlled Emergency Swimming Ascent
CSAC
— Canadian Sub-Aqua Club
AP
— Ambient Pressure
DMAC
— Divisionng Medical Advisory Committee
PP
— Partial Pressure
DHA
— deployment health assessment
DDRC
— Diving Disease Research Center
FAUI
— Federation of Australian Underwater Instituteuctors
AI
— Assistant Instructor
ABLJ
— Adjustable Buoyancy Life Jacket
DCIEM
— Defence and Civil Institutetute of Environmental Medicine
DEMA
— Divisionng Equipment Manufacturers Association
AP
— absolute pressure
OWIC
— Open Water Instructor Course
ATEA
— Amphibian Tank Escape Apparatus
DO
— Divisionng Officer
RG
— Repetitive Group
AOW
— Advanced Open Water
BP
— Backplate
AAS
— Alternative Air Source
SDI
— Scuba Diving International
AAUS
— American Academy of Underwater Sciences
OTU
— Oxygen Toxicity Unit
DO
— dysbaric osteonecrosis
EATD
— European Association of Technical Divisionrs
AMDT
— Adjusted Maximum Division Time
DUI
— Divisionng Unlimited International
DWR97
— Diving at Work Regulations 1997
ITW
— Instructor Training Workshop (BSAC)
RSTC
— Recreational Scuba Training Committee
EAD
— Equivalent Air Department
AD
— Advanced Diver
BCD
— Buoyancy Compensator Device
NDSTC
— Naval Dive and Salvage Training Centre
DPV
— Divisionr Propulsion Vehicle
DWR97
— Divisionng at Work Regulations 1997
DSEA
— Davis Submerged Escape Apparatus
SSAC
— Scottish Sub Aqua Club
PADUA
— Pennsylvania Analysis of Decompression for Undersea and Aerospace
PTC
— Personal Transfer Capsule
AA
— Assisted Ascent
DM
— Division Master
LDS
— Local Dive Shop
ANDI
— American Nitrox Divisionrs Incorporated
DM
— Dive Master (PADI)
ACI
— Assistant Club Instructor
MDEA
— Multinational Diving Educators Association
EAD
— Effective Air Department
CDG
— Cave Divers Group
NASDS
— National Association of Scuba Divisionng Schools
FFA
— Feet First Ascent
ASF
— Australian Speleological Federation
NSS
— National Speleological Society
UASR
— Underwater Association for Scientific Research
DES
— Divisionrs' Environmental Survey
BCD
— Buoyancy Control Device
DSMB
— Delayed Surface Marker Bouy
USOA
— Underwater Society of America
CADC
— Canadian Association of Divisionng Contractors
RYA
— Royal Yachting Association
BT
— Bottom Time
DL
— Dive Leader (BSAC)
CM
— Cutis Marmorata
SPUMS
— South Pacific Underwater Medical Society
MFW
— Metres of Fresh Water
ITS
— Instructor Training Scheme (BSAC)
VIP
— Visual Inspection Program
MSD
— Master SCUBA Diver (PADI)
NACDS
— National Association of Commercial Divisionng Specialists
IUC
— Irish Underwater Council
OTT
— Oxygen Tolerance Test
MSDT
— Master Scuba Divisionr Trainer
VENTID
— Vision Ears Nausea Twitching Irritation Dizziness
AUF
— Australian Underwater Federation
CCBA
— Closed Circuit Breathing Apparatus
TNT
— Total Nitrogen Time
UBMS
— Undersea Biomedical Society
ADT
— Actual Division Time
NDO
— National Divisionng Officer
PDC
— Personal Dive Computer
SAA
— Sub-Aqua Association
DDEMS
— Defence Diver Extended Medical Skills
AEDU
— Admiralty Experimental Divisionng Unit
SI
— Surface Interval
AD
— Advanced Divisionr
OWI
— Open Water Instructor (BSAC)
OWIC
— Open Water Instituteuctor Course
NERC
— National Environment Research Council
OW
— Open Water
STA
— Single Tank Adapter
NEDU
— Naval Experimental Divisionng Unit
MOD
— Maximum Operating Department
AIC
— Advanced Instructor Course (BSAC)
CDG
— Cave Divisionrs Group
NACD
— National Association for Cave Divisionng
RNLI
— Royal National Lifeboat Institutetution
TO
— Training Officer (BSAC)
LDS
— Local Division Shop
AIC
— Advanced Instituteuctor Course
SOB
— Same Ocean Buddy
OWSI
— Open Water Scuba Instituteuctor
ACI
— Assistant Club Instituteuctor
SEAL
— Sea-Air-Land Teams
MDT
— Maximum Division Time
MGR
— Mixed Gas Rebreather
NHC
— National Hyperbaric Centre
MSW
— Metres of Salt Water
LIDS
— London International Dive Show
SDI
— Scuba Divisionng International
NDSTC
— Naval Division and Salvage Training Centre
PDC
— Personal Division Computer
OWI
— Open Water Instituteuctor
SLJ
— Surface Life Jacket
SIT
— Surface Interval Time
SSI
— Scuba Schools International; Diving Instruction Organization.
SGA
— Siebe Gorman Amphibian
ITW
— Instituteuctor Training Workshop
SMB
— Surface Marker Buoy
NI
— National Instructor (BSAC)
NED
— Network of Egghead Divisionrs
MDEA
— Multinational Divisionng Educators Association
NSB
— Natal Shark Board
PDIC
— Professional Divisionng Instituteuctors Corporationration
LIDS
— London International Division Show
SLAM
— Scuba Lifesaving Accident Management
UBA
— Universityrsal Breathing Apparatus
OD
— Ocean Diver (BSAC)
MSD
— Master Scuba Divisionr
NI
— National Instituteuctor
TDT
— Total Division Time
PADI
— Professional Association of Divisionng Instituteuctors
RDP
— Recreational Division Planner
OD
— Ocean Divisionr
NDC
— National Divisionng Council
TOD
— Theoretical Ocean Department
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