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CLOSED CIRCUIT SCUBA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-11-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Underwater Diving (Sports)
- Diving (Naval Forces)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- rebreather
1, record 1, English, rebreather
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- closed-circuit scuba 2, record 1, English, closed%2Dcircuit%20scuba
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The rebreather or closed-circuit scuba uses pure oxygen in continuous rebreathing with no loss of gases in the water, except on ascent when expanding gas within the breathing bag vents off. 2, record 1, English, - rebreather
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... Clearance Divers must learn how to dive with rebreathers, the type of mixed-gas diving gear used for deeper dives and in mine countermeasures diving. Rebreather diving gear creates no bubbles, and it is magnetically and acoustically "clean" so a diver can approach a mine with less rick of detonating it. 3, record 1, English, - rebreather
Record 1, Key term(s)
- re-breather
- closed circuit scuba
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
- Plongée (Forces navales)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- appareil à circuit fermé
1, record 1, French, appareil%20%C3%A0%20circuit%20ferm%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- appareil de respiration à circuit fermé 2, record 1, French, appareil%20de%20respiration%20%C3%A0%20circuit%20ferm%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les appareils à circuit fermé utilisant l'oxygène pur ont un domaine d'utilisation très limité. Les gaz expirés sont épurés chimiquement du gaz carbonique produit avant d'être utilisés à l'inspiration suivante. 3, record 1, French, - appareil%20%C3%A0%20circuit%20ferm%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] les plongeurs-démineurs apprennent à plonger avec des appareils à circuit fermé, le type d'appareil à gaz mixte utilisé pour des plongées plus profondes et des plongées de lutte contre les mines. Cet appareil magnétisé et acoustique ne crée pas de bulles, ce qui permet d'approcher une mine en limitant les risques d'explosion. 4, record 1, French, - appareil%20%C3%A0%20circuit%20ferm%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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