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2. Distance line - Wikipedia

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   The length of the distance line used is dependent on the plan for the dive. An open water diver using the distance line only for a surface marker buoy may only need 50 metres (160 feet), whereas a cave diver may use multiple reels of lengths from 25 ft (7.6 m) to 1000+ ft (300 m).

3. Lofting - Wikipedia

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   Lofting is the transfer of a Lines Plan to a Full-Sized Plan. This helps to assure that the boat will be accurate in its layout and pleasing in appearance. There are many methods to loft a set of plans. Generally, boat building books have a detailed description of the lofting process, beyond the scope of this article.

4. Diving shot - Wikipedia

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   Shot, line and reel on dive boat. The shot is deployed, generally from a boat, after the dive site is located using position fixing such as GPS and an echo sounder. Shots are more difficult to use in strong currents. The weight may drag along the seabed especially if the divers pull on the line as they descend.

5. Dive boat - Wikipedia

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   A liveaboard dive boat on the Similan Islands, Thailand Deck of a dive boat for about 35 divers, with equipment and whiteboard for dive planning. A dive boat is a boat that recreational divers or professional scuba divers use to reach a dive site which they could not conveniently reach by swimming from the shore. Dive boats may be propelled by ...

6. Dive planning - Wikipedia

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   A recreational diver may expect many of these items to be arranged by the service provider (the dive boat operator, shop, or school providing thansport to the dive site and organising the dive). Technical diving is less constrained by legislation than professional diving, but risk analysis may indicate similar equipment to be necessary or ...

7. Sailfish (sailboat) - Wikipedia

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   The Sailfish sailboat is a small, hollow body, board-boat style sailing dinghy. The design is a shallow draft , sit-upon hull carrying a lateen rigged sail mounted to an un- stayed mast . This style sailboat is sometimes referred to as a "wet boat" because, with its minimal freeboard , the sailor often gets splashed by spray as the boat moves ...

8. Recreational Dive Planner - Wikipedia

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   The PADI recreational dive planner, in "Wheel" format. The Recreational Dive Planner (or RDP) is a decompression table in which no-stop time underwater is calculated. [1] The RDP was developed by DSAT and was the first dive table developed exclusively for no-stop recreational diving. [2]

9. Doing It Right (scuba diving) - Wikipedia

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   The dive plan must be understood and followed, and contingency plans should be available for the foreseeable deviations from the plan. [ 32 ] DIR divers must be completely dedicated to the buddy system, primarily in the interest of safety, but also because failure to follow the expected procedures is likely to compromise the dive plan.