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Diving Abbreviations

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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
LAT — Lowest Astronomical Tide
DCI — Decompression Illness
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
SPG — Submersible Pressure Gauge
BIBS — Built-In Breathing System
SEBA — Submarine Escape Breathing Apparatus
UPTD — Unit Pulmonary Toxic Dose
OWSI — Open Water SCUBA Instructor
MCS — Marine Conservation Society
SAUU — South African Underwater Union
AGE — Arterial Gas Embolism
RMV — Respiratory Minute Volume
BWRAF — Begin with Review and Friend
BSAC — British Sub-Aqua Club
EAV — Expired Air Ventilation
ABT — Actual Bottom Time
EBS — Emergency Breathing System
SRT — Single Rope Technique
DDC — Deck Decompression Chamber
BHA — British Hyperbaric Association
CADC — Canadian Association of Diving Contractors
DCAP — Decompression Computation and Analysis Program
AISE — Association of Independent Scuba Educators
CAGE — Cerebral Arterial Gas Embolism
RNPL — Royal Naval Physiological Laboratory
MSDT — Master Scuba Diver Trainer
BCRA — British Cave Research Association
DAN — Divisionr's Alert Network
DL — Division Leader
FGV — Free Gas Volume
DUI — Diving Unlimited International, Inc.
SAC — Surface Air Consumption (diving term for gas consumption at 1ATM)
NASDS — National Association of Scuba Diving Schools