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9th March 2005, 16:28
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| Despotic Overlord    Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Sport Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: London, UK
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    | Those confusing acronyms and abbreviations. We all use some of those dreaded acronyms and abbreviations - have you wondered what they were but did not want to ask? Well here all (hopefully) might be revealed. *********************************** 7P's or PPPPPPP - Proper Planning and Preparation Pevents Piss Poor Performance AAS - Alternate Air Source ADV - Automatic Dilutant Valve ATA - Atmospheres Absolute AP - Absolute Pressure / Ambient Pressure (also company behind YBOD!) APD - Ambient Pressure Diving (Inspiration/Evolution) ANDI - American Nitrox Divers Incorporated ATM - Atmosphere BCRA - British Cave Research Association BOB - Bail Out (re-)Breather BOV - BailOut Valve, OC integrated second stage in Dive/Surface Valve, aka OC/DSV BSAC - British Sub-Aqua Club CC - Closed Circuit CCBA - Closed Circuit Breathing Apparatus CCR - Closed Circuit Rebreather CDG - Cave Diving Group C-L - Cis-Lunar Development Laboratories CL - counterlung CO - Carbon Monoxide CO2 - Carbon Dioxide DAN - Diver's Alert Network DCI - Decompression Illness DCS - Decompression Sickness DEMA - Diving Equipment Manufacturers Association DIR - Do(ing) It Right DM - Dive Master (PADI) DO - Diving Officer DPV - Diver Propulsion Vehicle DSMB - Delayed Surface Marker Bouy DSV - Dive/Surface Valve DV - Demand Valve EAD - Equivalent Air Depth Effective Air Depth EAN - Enriched Air Nitrox EANx - Enriched Air Nitrox END - Equivalent Narcotic Depth FFM - Full Face Mask FFW - Feet of Fresh Water FSW - Feet of Salt Water GPS - Global Positioning System GUE - Global Unterwater Explorers HID - High Intensity Discharge HH - HammerHead electronics made by Juergensen Marine HP - High Pressure HPNS - High Pressure Nervous Syndrome IANTD - International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers ISC - Innerspace Systems Corporation (Megalodon) ITDA - Internation Technical Diving Association KISS - Keep It Simple, Stupid! LIDS - London International Dive Show LP - Low Pressure MDT - Maximum Dive Time MFW - Metres of Fresh Water MGR - Mixed Gas Rebreather MOD - Maximum Operating Depth MSW - Metres of Salt Water N2 - Nitrogen NACD - National Association for Cave Diving NAUI - National Association of Underwater Instructors NDL - No Decompression Limit NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NSS-CDS - National Speleological Society - Cave Diving Section O2 - Oxygen OC - Open Circuit OC/DSV - Open Circuit integrated second stage in Dive Surface Valve aka BOV OMG - manufacturer Azimth, Nemesis, C/P96 OPV - Over Pressure Relieve Valve OTT - Oxygen Tolerance Test OTU - Oxygen Toxicity Unit PADI - Professional Association of Diving Instructors PP - Partial Pressure PSI - Pounds per Square Inch PVR-BASC - Passive Variable Respiratory-minute-volume Biased Addition Semi Closed (rebreather) RMV - Respiratory Minute Volume SC - Semi-Closed SCR - Semi Closed Rebreather SCUBA - Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus SI - Surface Interval SMI - Steam Machines Incorporated (PRISM) STROKE - Society of Technical Risk-Optimizing Karst Explorers TDI - Technical Diving International UBA - Underwater Breathing Apparatus VENTID - Vision Ears Nausea Twitching Irritation Dizziness WKPP - Woodville Karst Plain Project (not to be confused with the Klu Klux Klan) WOB - Work of Breathing YBOD - Yellow Box of Death / Debt (Inspiration) *********************************** If you know of any others please respond to this post and I will edit mine. Last edited by caveseeker7 : 30th November 2005 at 06:22. |
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9th March 2005, 16:47
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| Sump Monster  Current Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Wells, Somerset, UK
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| CC - Closed Circuit CDG - Cave Diving Group OC - Open Circuit NSS-CDS - National Speleological Society - Cave Diving Section TDI - Technical Diving International WKPP - Woodville Karst Plain Project (not to be confused with the Klu Klux Klan) and 7P's or PPPPPPP - Proper Planning and Preparation Pevents Piss Poor Performance |
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9th March 2005, 21:55
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| Who loves ya, baby  Current Rebreather/s: Sport Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Prism Topaz Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Too far from Neverland
Posts: 5,435
 | APD - Ambient Pressure Diving (Inspiration/Evolution) C-L - Cis-Lunar Development Laboratories CL - counterlung DSV - Dive/Surface Valve GUE - Global Unterwater Explorers ISC - Innerspace Systems Corporation (Megalodon) OC/DSV - Open Circuit integrated second stage in Dive Surface Valve OMG - manufacturer Azimth, Nemesis, C/P96 PVR-BASC - Passive Variable Respiratory-minute-volume Based Addition Semi Closed (rebreather) SC - Semi-Closed SMI - Steam Machines Incorporated (PRISM) STROKE - Society of Technical Risk-Optimizing Karst Explorers
__________________ Cheers Stefan "Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.'!" |
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11th March 2005, 15:44
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| New Member  Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Vision Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Vision Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: London
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| SWMBO - She Who Will Be Obeyed - The lady in your life who curtails your diving. DW - Dive Widow - The lady on your life who doesn't curtail your diving (less you feel guilty). PPO2 - The partial oxygenpressure of the gas you are breathing. Very important for rebreather divers.
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11th March 2005, 22:29
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| Who loves ya, baby Current Rebreather/s: Sport Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Prism Topaz Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Too far from Neverland
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| Quote: (Originally Posted by FathomsDown) SWMBO - She Who Will Be Obeyed - The lady in your life who curtails your diving. She better be obeyed or you may get a serious hit of hyperspousia. 
__________________ Cheers Stefan "Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.'!" |
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12th March 2005, 20:44
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| Custom Title Allowed!  Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cheltenham
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| Here are some more: http://www.diveinstruct.org.uk/terms.html - has pages for diving abbreviations and also general net ones... HTH H
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21st September 2005, 15:29
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| Custom Title Allowed!  Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Vision Classic Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Inspiration Vision Evolution Megalodon Sport Kiss Classic Kiss Optima Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Great Lakes
Posts: 190
| tanstaafl in diving as in life, there ain't no such thing as a free lunch |
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21st September 2005, 16:46
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| Crash Test Dummy  Current Rebreather/s: Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Other CCR Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cairo
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| Quote: (Originally Posted by FathomsDown) DW - Dive Widow - The lady on your life who doesn't curtail your diving (less you feel guilty). That is not the correct definition of "DW" and "DW+" (trademark pending)... 
__________________ "...after a while you get bored offering advice to a bull that like to keep butting the fence with its head rather than walking through the open gate..." - Rebreather World PM |
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21st September 2005, 16:50
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| CK+Shearwater  Current Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Sport Kiss Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London, England
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| I am surprised not to see "SNAFU" and "FUBAR" on the list, these are the most commonly used phrases on trips I attend.... maybe its just because I'm there?  |
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21st September 2005, 16:52
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| Who loves ya, baby Current Rebreather/s: Sport Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Prism Topaz Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Too far from Neverland
Posts: 5,435
| No, you just gotta stop hanging with the YBOD crowd.
__________________ Cheers Stefan "Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.'!" |
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