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Acronym
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Meaning
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AA
|
Assisted Ascent |
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AAS
|
Alternate Air Source |
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ABT
|
Actual Bottom Time |
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AD
|
Adventure Diver (PADI) Advanced Diver (BSAC) |
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ADT
|
Actual Dive Time |
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AGE
|
Aterial Gas Embolism |
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AI
|
Assistant Instructor (PADI) Advanced Instructor (BSAC) |
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AIC
|
Advanced Instructor Course (BSAC) |
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AIE
|
Advanced Instructor Exam (BSAC) |
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AMDT
|
Adjusted Maximum Dive Time |
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AOW
|
Advanced Open Water |
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ATA
|
Atmospheres Absolute |
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BC
|
Bouyancy Compensator |
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BCD
|
Buoyancy Control Device |
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BFK
|
Big F*cking Knife (reference To The Diver's Knife) |
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BHA
|
British Hyperbaric Association |
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BSAC
|
British Sub-Aqua Club |
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BT
|
Bottom Time |
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BWRAF
|
Buoyancy |
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C-CARD
|
Scuba Diving Certification Card. |
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CAGE
|
Cerebral Arterial Gas Embolism |
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CCR
|
Closed Circuit Rebreather |
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CESA
|
Controlled Emergency Swimming Ascent |
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CMAS
|
Confederation Moniale Des Activities Subaquatiques |
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CNS
|
Central Nervous System |
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DAN
|
Divers Alert Network |
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DCAP
|
Decompression Computation And Analysis Program |
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DCI
|
Decompression Illness |
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DCS
|
Decompression Sickness |
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DEMA
|
Diving Equipment Manufacturers Association |
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DIN
|
Deutsches Insitut Fuer Normung |
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DIR
|
Doing It Right |
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DL
|
Dive Leader (BSAC) |
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DM
|
Dive Master (PADI) |
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DO
|
Dive Officer (BSAC) |
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DPV
|
Diver Propulsion Vehicle |
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DSMB
|
Delayed Surface Marker Buoy |
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DV
|
Demand Valve |
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EAN(X)
|
Enriched Air Nitrox |
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EAR
|
Expired Air Resuscitation |
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EFR
|
Emergency First Response |
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END
|
Equivalent Narcotic Depth |
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EO
|
Equipment Officer (BSAC) |
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GMDSS
|
Global Maritime Distress And Safety System |
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GPS
|
Global Positioing System |
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HID
|
High Intensity Discharge |
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HP
|
High Pressure |
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HPNS
|
High Pressure Nervous Syndrome |
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HSE
|
Health And Safety Executive |
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IAND
|
International Association Of Nitrox Divers |
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