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Of or pertaining to any organized, competitive, entertaining, and skillful activity or game requiring commitment, strategy, and fair play, in which a winner can be defined by objective means within a specified set of rules.
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high altitude diving
Sports; Scuba diving
Is done in mountain lakes or other high altitude waters at or greater than 1,000 feet (300 meters) above sea level with increased risk of decompression sickness because of ...
salinity
Sports; Scuba diving
The amount of salt dissolved in a liquid, measured in parts per million.
hyperventilation
Sports; Scuba diving
Over breathing to the extent that the blood carbon dioxide level is lowered, may lead to tingling in fingers and dizziness.
visual inspection program (VIP)
Sports; Scuba diving
Standardized visual tank inspection performed by a trained equipment technician, performed annually.
compartment
Sports; Scuba diving
A theoretical division of the body with an arbitrarily assigned half time for nitrogen uptake and elimination. In designing decompression tables the body is divided into finite ...
nautical mile
Sports; Scuba diving
A unit of distance designed to equal approximately 1 minute of arc of latitude, 6080. 20 ft. ; approximately 1. 15 times as long as the statute mile of 5280 ft.
carbon monoxide (CO)
Sports; Scuba diving
An odorless, tasteless, highly poisonous gas given off by incomplete combustion of hydrocarbon fuels.
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