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Look through 193 acronyms and abbreviations related to Underwater:
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
DCS
— Decompression Sickness
NACDS
— National Association of Commercial Diving Specialists
SPG
— Submersible Pressure Gauge
BIBS
— Built-In Breathing System
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
RMV
— Respiratory Minute Volume
ABT
— Actual Bottom Time
EAV
— Expired Air Ventilation
SRT
— Single Rope Technique
BWRAF
— Begin with Review and Friend
EBS
— Emergency Breathing System
BHA
— British Hyperbaric Association
MSDT
— Master Scuba Diver Trainer
DDC
— Deck Decompression Chamber
CAGE
— Cerebral Arterial Gas Embolism
CADC
— Canadian Association of Diving Contractors
RNPL
— Royal Naval Physiological Laboratory
AISE
— Association of Independent Scuba Educators
DAN
— Divisionr's Alert Network
BSAC
— British Sub-Aqua Club
DL
— Division Leader
BCRA
— British Cave Research Association
DCAP
— Decompression Computation and Analysis Program
FGV
— Free Gas Volume
DUI
— Diving Unlimited International, Inc.
SAC
— Surface Air Consumption (diving term for gas consumption at 1ATM)
CAUS
— Canadian Association For Underwater Science
BC
— Buoyancy Compensator
NASDS
— National Association of Scuba Diving Schools
DIR
— Do It Right
AP
— Ambient Pressure
PP
— Partial Pressure
AODC
— Association of Offshore Divisionng Contractors
DDRC
— Divisionng Disease Research Center
ABJ
— Adjustable Buoyancy Jacket
DMAC
— Divisionng Medical Advisory Committee
AP
— absolute pressure
CSAC
— Canadian Sub-Aqua Club
DCIEM
— Defence and Civil Institutetute of Environmental Medicine
CESA
— Controlled Emergency Swimming Ascent
AI
— Assistant Instructor
DDRC
— Diving Disease Research Center
DHA
— deployment health assessment
SDI
— Scuba Diving International
DEMA
— Divisionng Equipment Manufacturers Association
OWIC
— Open Water Instructor Course
BP
— Backplate
FAUI
— Federation of Australian Underwater Instituteuctors
ABLJ
— Adjustable Buoyancy Life Jacket
AOW
— Advanced Open Water
DDEMS
— Defence Divisionr Extended Medical Skills
ATEA
— Amphibian Tank Escape Apparatus
DO
— Divisionng Officer
DPV
— Divisionr Propulsion Vehicle
OTU
— Oxygen Toxicity Unit
PTC
— Personal Transfer Capsule
RG
— Repetitive Group
EAD
— Equivalent Air Department
AAS
— Alternative Air Source
AD
— Advanced Diver
DM
— Division Master
LDS
— Local Dive Shop
ITW
— Instructor Training Workshop (BSAC)
BCD
— Buoyancy Compensator Device
AMDT
— Adjusted Maximum Division Time
DUI
— Divisionng Unlimited International
ACI
— Assistant Club Instructor
EATD
— European Association of Technical Divisionrs
BCD
— Buoyancy Control Device
DWR97
— Diving at Work Regulations 1997
FFA
— Feet First Ascent
NDSTC
— Naval Dive and Salvage Training Centre
DM
— Dive Master (PADI)
EAD
— Effective Air Department
AA
— Assisted Ascent
SSAC
— Scottish Sub Aqua Club
CDG
— Cave Divers Group
DO
— dysbaric osteonecrosis
DES
— Divisionrs' Environmental Survey
PADUA
— Pennsylvania Analysis of Decompression for Undersea and Aerospace
DWR97
— Divisionng at Work Regulations 1997
NASDS
— National Association of Scuba Divisionng Schools
DL
— Dive Leader (BSAC)
DSEA
— Davis Submerged Escape Apparatus
AAUS
— American Academy of Underwater Sciences
DSMB
— Delayed Surface Marker Bouy
ASF
— Australian Speleological Federation
NSS
— National Speleological Society
BT
— Bottom Time
ANDI
— American Nitrox Divisionrs Incorporated
VIP
— Visual Inspection Program
RSTC
— Recreational Scuba Training Committee
CADC
— Canadian Association of Divisionng Contractors
MFW
— Metres of Fresh Water
CM
— Cutis Marmorata
OTT
— Oxygen Tolerance Test
RYA
— Royal Yachting Association
NACDS
— National Association of Commercial Divisionng Specialists
CMAS
— Confederation Mondiale des Activites Subaquatiques
MSD
— Master SCUBA Diver (PADI)
SI
— Surface Interval
USOA
— Underwater Society of America
ITS
— Instructor Training Scheme (BSAC)
IUC
— Irish Underwater Council
SAA
— Sub-Aqua Association
VENTID
— Vision Ears Nausea Twitching Irritation Dizziness
AUF
— Australian Underwater Federation
ADT
— Actual Division Time
UASR
— Underwater Association for Scientific Research
NDO
— National Divisionng Officer
CCBA
— Closed Circuit Breathing Apparatus
SPUMS
— South Pacific Underwater Medical Society
PDC
— Personal Dive Computer
MDEA
— Multinational Diving Educators Association
MOD
— Maximum Operating Department
AEDU
— Admiralty Experimental Divisionng Unit
NERC
— National Environment Research Council
MGR
— Mixed Gas Rebreather
STA
— Single Tank Adapter
SOB
— Same Ocean Buddy
OW
— Open Water
TO
— Training Officer (BSAC)
MSDT
— Master Scuba Divisionr Trainer
DDEMS
— Defence Diver Extended Medical Skills
CDG
— Cave Divisionrs Group
AIC
— Advanced Instructor Course (BSAC)
UBMS
— Undersea Biomedical Society
AD
— Advanced Divisionr
OWI
— Open Water Instructor (BSAC)
AIC
— Advanced Instituteuctor Course
OWIC
— Open Water Instituteuctor Course
SEAL
— Sea-Air-Land Teams
MDT
— Maximum Division Time
SGA
— Siebe Gorman Amphibian
SMB
— Surface Marker Buoy
NEDU
— Naval Experimental Divisionng Unit
ACI
— Assistant Club Instituteuctor
LDS
— Local Division Shop
RNLI
— Royal National Lifeboat Institutetution
PDC
— Personal Division Computer
SIT
— Surface Interval Time
TNT
— Total Nitrogen Time
LIDS
— London International Dive Show
MSW
— Metres of Salt Water
OWSI
— Open Water Scuba Instituteuctor
NI
— National Instructor (BSAC)
NI
— National Instituteuctor
NHC
— National Hyperbaric Centre
NACD
— National Association for Cave Divisionng
SSI
— Scuba Schools International; Diving Instruction Organization.
NED
— Network of Egghead Divisionrs
SDI
— Scuba Divisionng International
NSB
— Natal Shark Board
TDT
— Total Division Time
ITW
— Instituteuctor Training Workshop
OD
— Ocean Diver (BSAC)
SLJ
— Surface Life Jacket
PDIC
— Professional Divisionng Instituteuctors Corporationration
OWI
— Open Water Instituteuctor
LIDS
— London International Division Show
NDSTC
— Naval Division and Salvage Training Centre
SLAM
— Scuba Lifesaving Accident Management
MDEA
— Multinational Divisionng Educators Association
UBA
— Universityrsal Breathing Apparatus
RDP
— Recreational Division Planner
OD
— Ocean Divisionr
NDC
— National Divisionng Council
TOD
— Theoretical Ocean Department
MSD
— Master Scuba Divisionr
PADI
— Professional Association of Divisionng Instituteuctors
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