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Look through 191 acronyms and abbreviations related to Scuba diving:
CNS
— Central Nervous System
ABC
— airway, breathing, circulation
EANX
— Enriched Air Nitrox
SAELO
— Supply Activated Exhaust Cut-Off Valve
ATM
— Atmosphere
ECC
— External Cardiac Compression
OMS
— Ocean Management Systems
NAUI
— National Association of Underwater Instructors
LAT
— Lowest Astronomical Tide
RNT
— Residual Nitrogen Time
DCI
— Decompression Illness
EAN
— Enriched Air Nitrox
EAR
— Expired Air Resuscitation
END
— Equivalent Narcotic Department
SCOR
— Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (ICSU)
CCR
— Closed Circuit Rebreather
BPR
— Back-Pressure Regulator
NDL
— No Decompression Limit
DCS
— Decompression Sickness
NACDS
— National Association of Commercial Diving Specialists
AGE
— Arterial Gas Embolism
UPTD
— Unit Pulmonary Toxic Dose
FGV
— Free Gas Volume
BIBS
— Built-In Breathing System
RMV
— Respiratory Minute Volume
BWRAF
— Begin with Review and Friend
SPG
— Submersible Pressure Gauge
SAUU
— South African Underwater Union
SEBA
— Submarine Escape Breathing Apparatus
EBS
— Emergency Breathing System
DDC
— Deck Decompression Chamber
CAGE
— Cerebral Arterial Gas Embolism
BCRA
— British Cave Research Association
OWSI
— Open Water SCUBA Instructor
BSAC
— British Sub-Aqua Club
MCS
— Marine Conservation Society
AAUS
— American Academy of Underwater Sciences
AISE
— Association of Independent Scuba Educators
ABT
— Actual Bottom Time
DAN
— Divisionr's Alert Network
CADC
— Canadian Association of Diving Contractors
DUI
— Diving Unlimited International, Inc.
DCAP
— Decompression Computation and Analysis Program
EAV
— Expired Air Ventilation
DDRC
— Diving Disease Research Center
DMAC
— Divisionng Medical Advisory Committee
CAUS
— Canadian Association For Underwater Science
AP
— absolute pressure
SRT
— Single Rope Technique
DL
— Division Leader
ABJ
— Adjustable Buoyancy Jacket
BHA
— British Hyperbaric Association
CESA
— Controlled Emergency Swimming Ascent
BC
— Buoyancy Compensator
DO
— Divisionng Officer
DSEA
— Davis Submerged Escape Apparatus
MSDT
— Master Scuba Diver Trainer
NASDS
— National Association of Scuba Diving Schools
NSS
— National Speleological Society
OTU
— Oxygen Toxicity Unit
AA
— Assisted Ascent
AI
— Assistant Instructor
AD
— Advanced Diver
DDEMS
— Defence Divisionr Extended Medical Skills
DCIEM
— Defence and Civil Institutetute of Environmental Medicine
SAC
— Surface Air Consumption (diving term for gas consumption at 1ATM)
FAUI
— Federation of Australian Underwater Instituteuctors
BCD
— Buoyancy Control Device
AODC
— Association of Offshore Divisionng Contractors
DM
— Dive Master (PADI)
DIR
— Do It Right
DHA
— deployment health assessment
USOA
— Underwater Society of America
RNPL
— Royal Naval Physiological Laboratory
DWR97
— Divisionng at Work Regulations 1997
CSAC
— Canadian Sub-Aqua Club
ATEA
— Amphibian Tank Escape Apparatus
MSD
— Master SCUBA Diver (PADI)
EATD
— European Association of Technical Divisionrs
AMDT
— Adjusted Maximum Division Time
DDRC
— Divisionng Disease Research Center
DWR97
— Diving at Work Regulations 1997
MDEA
— Multinational Divisionng Educators Association
UBMS
— Undersea Biomedical Society
DO
— dysbaric osteonecrosis
STA
— Single Tank Adapter
AAS
— Alternative Air Source
EAD
— Effective Air Department
MOD
— Maximum Operating Department
AP
— Ambient Pressure
OWIC
— Open Water Instructor Course
DES
— Divisionrs' Environmental Survey
ITW
— Instructor Training Workshop (BSAC)
MFW
— Metres of Fresh Water
SDI
— Scuba Diving International
DPV
— Divisionr Propulsion Vehicle
RSTC
— Recreational Scuba Training Committee
ASF
— Australian Speleological Federation
BP
— Backplate
ANDI
— American Nitrox Divisionrs Incorporated
CM
— Cutis Marmorata
AOW
— Advanced Open Water
NED
— Network of Egghead Divisionrs
CDG
— Cave Divers Group
CADC
— Canadian Association of Divisionng Contractors
PP
— Partial Pressure
TDT
— Total Division Time
ABLJ
— Adjustable Buoyancy Life Jacket
SPUMS
— South Pacific Underwater Medical Society
DUI
— Divisionng Unlimited International
NASDS
— National Association of Scuba Divisionng Schools
BCD
— Buoyancy Compensator Device
ITS
— Instructor Training Scheme (BSAC)
BT
— Bottom Time
CDG
— Cave Divisionrs Group
FFA
— Feet First Ascent
RG
— Repetitive Group
DEMA
— Divisionng Equipment Manufacturers Association
DSMB
— Delayed Surface Marker Bouy
PADI
— Professional Association of Divisionng Instituteuctors
NACDS
— National Association of Commercial Divisionng Specialists
RYA
— Royal Yachting Association
MDEA
— Multinational Diving Educators Association
NERC
— National Environment Research Council
LDS
— Local Dive Shop
DDEMS
— Defence Diver Extended Medical Skills
AUF
— Australian Underwater Federation
NHC
— National Hyperbaric Centre
PADUA
— Pennsylvania Analysis of Decompression for Undersea and Aerospace
EAD
— Equivalent Air Department
OW
— Open Water
AEDU
— Admiralty Experimental Divisionng Unit
UASR
— Underwater Association for Scientific Research
NDSTC
— Naval Dive and Salvage Training Centre
ADT
— Actual Division Time
DM
— Division Master
AIC
— Advanced Instructor Course (BSAC)
DL
— Dive Leader (BSAC)
PTC
— Personal Transfer Capsule
VIP
— Visual Inspection Program
NACD
— National Association for Cave Divisionng
ACI
— Assistant Club Instructor
NDSTC
— Naval Division and Salvage Training Centre
RNLI
— Royal National Lifeboat Institutetution
OTT
— Oxygen Tolerance Test
AIC
— Advanced Instituteuctor Course
CCBA
— Closed Circuit Breathing Apparatus
TO
— Training Officer (BSAC)
VENTID
— Vision Ears Nausea Twitching Irritation Dizziness
MSDT
— Master Scuba Divisionr Trainer
SEAL
— Sea-Air-Land Teams
IUC
— Irish Underwater Council
PDC
— Personal Dive Computer
OWI
— Open Water Instructor (BSAC)
NDC
— National Divisionng Council
ITW
— Instituteuctor Training Workshop
NDO
— National Divisionng Officer
SSI
— Scuba Schools International; Diving Instruction Organization.
MSW
— Metres of Salt Water
TNT
— Total Nitrogen Time
NEDU
— Naval Experimental Divisionng Unit
MDT
— Maximum Division Time
SAA
— Sub-Aqua Association
SI
— Surface Interval
AD
— Advanced Divisionr
PDC
— Personal Division Computer
OWIC
— Open Water Instituteuctor Course
OWSI
— Open Water Scuba Instituteuctor
RDP
— Recreational Division Planner
OWI
— Open Water Instituteuctor
SIT
— Surface Interval Time
SMB
— Surface Marker Buoy
UBA
— Universityrsal Breathing Apparatus
SLJ
— Surface Life Jacket
SDI
— Scuba Divisionng International
LDS
— Local Division Shop
ACI
— Assistant Club Instituteuctor
NI
— National Instructor (BSAC)
LIDS
— London International Division Show
MGR
— Mixed Gas Rebreather
SLAM
— Scuba Lifesaving Accident Management
SOB
— Same Ocean Buddy
LIDS
— London International Dive Show
MSD
— Master Scuba Divisionr
PDIC
— Professional Divisionng Instituteuctors Corporationration
OD
— Ocean Diver (BSAC)
TOD
— Theoretical Ocean Department
NSB
— Natal Shark Board
OD
— Ocean Divisionr
SGA
— Siebe Gorman Amphibian
NI
— National Instituteuctor
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