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Self-contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
Self`-con`tained´ Underwater Breathing Apparatus
| n. | 1. | A portable device to allow divers to breathe while under water, consisting of one or two tanks of compressed air which are strapped onto the back of the diver, and are connected by tubing to a mouthpiece through which the diver receives the air from the tanks at rate adjustable by a valve; - called also SCUBA, SCUBA gear, or SCUBA apparatus. |
EncyclopediaSeescubaself-contained underwater breathing apparatus
A device consisting of one or more tanks of compressed breathable gases—‘air’—in optimised ratios, a regulator that can be adjusted to regulate the flow of air, and a meter to indicate the amount of ‘air’ remaining in the tanks
Risks Barotrauma, lung overinflation, decompression illness, death (±150/year, US)self-contained underwater breathing apparatus, scubaA device used by swimmers and divers that enables them to breathe underwater. The mask worn is watertight and is connected to a tank of compressed air. See: bendsMedicalSeediving, deep-sea |