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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
OMS — Ocean Management Systems
ECC — External Cardiac Compression
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
CCR — Closed Circuit Rebreather
SCOR — Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (ICSU)
BPR — Back-Pressure Regulator
NDL — No Decompression Limit
NACDS — National Association of Commercial Diving Specialists
DCS — Decompression Sickness
BIBS — Built-In Breathing System
SPG — Submersible Pressure Gauge
UPTD — Unit Pulmonary Toxic Dose
MCS — Marine Conservation Society
OWSI — Open Water SCUBA Instructor
SEBA — Submarine Escape Breathing Apparatus
AGE — Arterial Gas Embolism
SAUU — South African Underwater Union
ABT — Actual Bottom Time
EAV — Expired Air Ventilation
RMV — Respiratory Minute Volume
BWRAF — Begin with Review and Friend
SRT — Single Rope Technique
EBS — Emergency Breathing System
BHA — British Hyperbaric Association
MSDT — Master Scuba Diver Trainer
DDC — Deck Decompression Chamber
CAGE — Cerebral Arterial Gas Embolism
AISE — Association of Independent Scuba Educators
CADC — Canadian Association of Diving Contractors
BSAC — British Sub-Aqua Club
RNPL — Royal Naval Physiological Laboratory
DAN — Divisionr's Alert Network
BCRA — British Cave Research Association
DL — Division Leader
DCAP — Decompression Computation and Analysis Program
CAUS — Canadian Association For Underwater Science
FGV — Free Gas Volume
DUI — Diving Unlimited International, Inc.
SAC — Surface Air Consumption (diving term for gas consumption at 1ATM)