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A cave diver running a reel with guide line into the overhead environment. Cave diving is underwater diving in water-filled caves.The equipment used varies depending on the circumstances, and ranges from breath hold to surface supplied, but almost all cave diving is done using scuba equipment, often in specialised configurations with redundancies such as sidemount or backmounted twinset.
Also: spring or resurgence. Cave where water flows out of the entrance used for diving. The flow will generally help divers on the way out. sink See: sink A cave where water flows into the entrance used for diving, which can hinder divers from getting out. sump See: sump A locally low-lying water filled passage of a cave. A cave may have several sumps separated by unflooded or partially ...
Illustration of an occupied diving bell.. The diving bell is one of the earliest types of equipment for underwater work and exploration. [10] Its use was first described by Aristotle in the 4th century BC: "...they enable the divers to respire equally well by letting down a cauldron, for this does not fill with water, but retains the air, for it is forced straight down into the water."
Scuba diver of the late 1960s. The history of scuba diving is closely linked with the history of diving equipment.By the turn of the twentieth century, two basic architectures for underwater breathing apparatus had been pioneered; open-circuit surface supplied equipment where the diver's exhaled gas is vented directly into the water, and closed-circuit breathing apparatus where the diver's ...
Underwater diving can be described as a human activity – intentional, purposive, conscious and subjectively meaningful sequence of actions. Underwater diving is practiced as part of an occupation, or for recreation, where the practitioner submerges below the surface of the water or other liquid for a period which may range between seconds to ...
Richard William Stanton, MBE, GM (born 1961) [1] is a British civilian cave diver who specialises in rescues through the Cave Rescue Organisation and the British Cave Rescue Council. He has been called "one of the world's most accomplished cave-divers", "the face of British cave diving," and "the best cave diver in Europe".
A cave diver known for his record-breaking dives and contributions to scientific research has died during an underwater expedition.. Divers recovered the body of Brett Hemphill, the 56-year-old ...
David Shaw (1954–2005), Australian cave diver; Jack Sheppard (31 March 1909 – 14 July 2001), pioneer of cave diving in the United Kingdom and a founder of the Cave Diving Group; Wesley C. Skiles (March 6, 1958 – July 21, 2010), documentary filmmaker; E. Lee Spence (born 1947), pioneer underwater archaeologist and treasure hunter; Rick ...