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DUREE PLONGEE [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-11-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Underwater Diving (Sports)
- Diving (Naval Forces)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- repetitive dive
1, record 1, English, repetitive%20dive
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- repetitive diving 2, record 1, English, repetitive%20diving
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any dive that takes place within 12 hours of a previous dive. 3, record 1, English, - repetitive%20dive
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Recreational divers, who may lack such direct supervision, need to be aware of their need to stay within established protocols, especially when making repetitive dives over multiple days, in which the risk of DCS [decompression sickness] may be higher. ... Repetitive diving, multi-level and multi-day diving modes are considered normal, routine and essential practices in the commercial diving industry. They are performed safely and efficiently. ... Deep repetitive dives with short surface intervals should be given special consideration. 4, record 1, English, - repetitive%20dive
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
As there are no specific repetitive diving rules governing such shallow dives on CUMA [the Canadian Underwater Minecountermeasures (MCM) Apparatus (CUMA)], the procedure of adding bottom times to determine the decompression requirements of a second dive must be used. 5, record 1, English, - repetitive%20dive
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
repetitive dive: term usually used in the plural. 6, record 1, English, - repetitive%20dive
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
repetitive dive: term and definition officially approved by the Engineering Terminology Working Group. 7, record 1, English, - repetitive%20dive
Record 1, Key term(s)
- repetitive dives
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
- Plongée (Forces navales)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plongée successive
1, record 1, French, plong%C3%A9e%20successive
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Toute plongée effectuée dans les douze heures suivant une plongée précédente. 2, record 1, French, - plong%C3%A9e%20successive
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On effectue une plongée successive lorsque l'on réalise une seconde plongée de 15 minutes à 12 heures après la fin de la plongée précédente. [...] Lorsque 2 plongées sont effectuées dans un intervalle de temps inférieur à 12 heures, l'azote accumulé dans l'organisme au cours de la première plongée n’ a pas le temps de s’évacuer totalement. Il convient donc de tenir compte de cet azote résiduel en majorant la durée de la seconde plongée. 3, record 1, French, - plong%C3%A9e%20successive
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
plongée successive : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel. 4, record 1, French, - plong%C3%A9e%20successive
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
plongée successive : terme au pluriel et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie. 5, record 1, French, - plong%C3%A9e%20successive
Record 1, Key term(s)
- plongées successives
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2018-11-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Underwater Diving (Sports)
- Diving (Naval Forces)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- bounce diving
1, record 2, English, bounce%20diving
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- bounce dive 2, record 2, English, bounce%20dive
correct, noun
- intervention dive 2, record 2, English, intervention%20dive
correct, noun
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A dive under atmospheric pressure from start to finish. 3, record 2, English, - bounce%20diving
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In phase 2, bounce and saturation diving could be introduced, requiring a hyperbaric centre (which can be used for research and materials testing as well as for training) and a diving bell. 4, record 2, English, - bounce%20diving
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
- Plongée (Forces navales)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- plongée d’intervention
1, record 2, French, plong%C3%A9e%20d%26rsquo%3Bintervention
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- plongée d’incursion 2, record 2, French, plong%C3%A9e%20d%26rsquo%3Bincursion
correct, feminine noun
- plongée à incursion 3, record 2, French, plong%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20incursion
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plongée effectuée à pression atmosphérique du début à la fin. 4, record 2, French, - plong%C3%A9e%20d%26rsquo%3Bintervention
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les plongées d’interventions de courte durée à moins de 60 m et à point de départ de la surface sont bien connues au point de vue technique; les plongeurs sont constamment approvisionnés en air à la pression correspondant à la profondeur de la plongée et ils remontent à la surface par paliers pour éviter que la brusque décompression de l'air provoque l'apparition de bulles dans le sang ou dans leurs tissus. La plupart des travaux exécutés en haute mer, mais en eau peu profonde et pour des profondeurs intermédiaires sont réalisés de cette manière. 2, record 2, French, - plong%C3%A9e%20d%26rsquo%3Bintervention
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La plongée d’intervention consiste après chaque immersion, à revenir tout de suite après en surface à la pression atmosphérique. 5, record 2, French, - plong%C3%A9e%20d%26rsquo%3Bintervention
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-10-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Underwater Diving (Sports)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- actual bottom time
1, record 3, English, actual%20bottom%20time
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- ABT 2, record 3, English, ABT
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- bottom time 3, record 3, English, bottom%20time
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the elapsed time between when the diver leaves the surface to begin the dive and when he/she leaves the bottom or maximumn depth to begin an uninterrupted ascent to the surface to end the dive. 2, record 3, English, - actual%20bottom%20time
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Though saturation diving had been in the thoughts of diving physiologists for years, the experiment demonstrated conclusively that decompression efficiency could be multiplied manyfold by extending bottom time beyond the point at which the body tissues were saturated with inert gas. 4, record 3, English, - actual%20bottom%20time
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- temps de plongée
1, record 3, French, temps%20de%20plong%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- durée de la plongée 2, record 3, French, dur%C3%A9e%20de%20la%20plong%C3%A9e
feminine noun
- temps de séjour au fond 3, record 3, French, temps%20de%20s%C3%A9jour%20au%20fond
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Temps compris entre le moment où le plongeur s’immerge et le moment où il commence sa remontée jusqu’à la surface si la plongée ne nécessite pas de palier, jusqu’au niveau du premier palier si la plongée nécessite un ou plusieurs paliers. 2, record 3, French, - temps%20de%20plong%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour les plongées profondes, le temps de décompression est important, et le rendement du scaphandrier, c’est-à-dire le rapport du temps de séjour au fond (donc du temps de travail) au temps total passé pour descendre, travailler et remonter, est très faible pour ce qu’on appelle les plongées d’intervention. 3, record 3, French, - temps%20de%20plong%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
temps de plongée : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie. 4, record 3, French, - temps%20de%20plong%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-04-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Sports Equipment and Accessories
- Underwater Diving (Sports)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- diving apparatus
1, record 4, English, diving%20apparatus
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... any type of diving equipment that can assist a person to take part in any diving operation, which excludes snorkel-type apparatus. 2, record 4, English, - diving%20apparatus
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Diving Apparatus. Any equipment to enable a person to spend time underwater. Diving bells were in regular use in the 17th century, the diver breathing air trapped in a bell-shaped chamber. This was followed by cumbersome diving suits in the early 19th century. Complete freedom of movement came with the aqualung, invented by Jacques-Yves Cousteau in the early 1940s. For work at greater depths the technique of saturation diving was developed in the 1970s in which divers live for a week or more breathing a mixture of helium and oxygen at the pressure existing on the seabed where they work (as in work on North Sea platforms and tunnel building). 3, record 4, English, - diving%20apparatus
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et accessoires de sport
- Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- scaphandre
1, record 4, French, scaphandre
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil de plongée individuel. 2, record 4, French, - scaphandre
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Jusqu'en 1943, il était dangereux, sinon impossible, d’évoluer librement sous l'eau, les scaphandres «pieds lourds» utilisés à cette époque étaient reliés à un bateau par un «cordon ombilical» qui amenait de façon plus ou moins régulière l'air sous pression au plongeur. La lourdeur de scaphandre rendait le déplacement difficile. Jacques-Yves Cousteau et Emile Gagnan ont l'idée d’équiper le plongeur de bouteilles d’air sous pression reliées à un détendeur de gaz muni de valves qui amènent l'air au plongeur à la bonne pression : ils mettent au point le scaphandre autonome. Ce système simple et souple va permettre pour la première fois, en augmentant la durée de la plongée mais aussi l'autonomie de déplacement, d’observer et de suivre sans danger la faune et la flore aquatique. Il a été et est toujours utilisé pour la recherche sous-marine, mais également lors de nombreux travaux sous-marins : constructions de pipe-lines, renflouages de bateaux, etc. 3, record 4, French, - scaphandre
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-11-02
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Sports Equipment and Accessories
- Underwater Diving (Sports)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- backpack
1, record 5, English, backpack
correct, noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A harness which is used to attach tank to diver. 2, record 5, English, - backpack
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Designed to securely and comfortably hold a tank on a diver's back. 3, record 5, English, - backpack
Record 5, Key term(s)
- back-pack
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et accessoires de sport
- Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- bloc-bouteille
1, record 5, French, bloc%2Dbouteille
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- harnais 2, record 5, French, harnais
correct, masculine noun
- back-pack 3, record 5, French, back%2Dpack
masculine noun
- backpack 4, record 5, French, backpack
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pièce anatomique en plastique moulé munie de courroies en nylon tressé très résistant et permettant de transporter les bouteilles avec plus d’aisance. 5, record 5, French, - bloc%2Dbouteille
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le bloc bouteille. Élément «passif» du scaphandre, il contient le stock d’air comprimé utilisé au cours de la plongée et qui, en fonction du débit du détendeur, en détermine la durée. 1, record 5, French, - bloc%2Dbouteille
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Harnais de la bouteille. 2, record 5, French, - bloc%2Dbouteille
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2004-08-31
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Sports and Casual Wear
- Sports Equipment and Accessories
- Underwater Diving (Sports)
- Pleasure Boating and Yachting
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- wet suit
1, record 6, English, wet%20suit
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- wetsuit 2, record 6, English, wetsuit
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A close-fitting suit made of material (as sponge rubber) that water will go through but that retains body heat and worn (as by a water skier or skin diver) especially in cold water. 3, record 6, English, - wet%20suit
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
These coverall PFD suits use a wet suit principle and the survival time of a person wearing such a suit is not as high as that afforded by dry suits, i.e. immersion suits. 4, record 6, English, - wet%20suit
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Wet suits are used when diving in water temperatures over 20 degrees C (70 degrees F). A modern wetsuit is mostly made from thin neoprene, which provides limited thermal protection, and lined with a nylon fabric to make it easy to put on and take off. A wetsuit allows a small amount of water into the suit, but traps this thin layer of water between the skin and the neoprene, which body heat then warms up. The neoprene itself insulates the warm layer against the cold of the surrounding water. 5, record 6, English, - wet%20suit
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
wet suit: term also used in sailing. 6, record 6, English, - wet%20suit
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Vêtements de sport et de loisirs
- Équipement et accessoires de sport
- Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
- Yachting et navigation de plaisance
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- combinaison humide
1, record 6, French, combinaison%20humide
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- combinaison mouillée 2, record 6, French, combinaison%20mouill%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- vêtement non étanche 3, record 6, French, v%C3%AAtement%20non%20%C3%A9tanche
correct, masculine noun
- vêtement isothermique 4, record 6, French, v%C3%AAtement%20isothermique
see observation, masculine noun
- combinaison isothermique 5, record 6, French, combinaison%20isothermique
see observation, feminine noun
- combinaison de plongée 6, record 6, French, combinaison%20de%20plong%C3%A9e
see observation, feminine noun
- combinaison 7, record 6, French, combinaison
see observation, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le principe de ce dernier [vêtement] était d’admettre une petite quantité d’eau qui se réchauffait au contact du corps, gardant en principe le plongeur dans une sorte de bain-marie. Le vêtement destiné au plongeur amateur est devenu du fait de son adhérence pratiquement «non étanche» et c’est ainsi que le vocabulaire américain a relégué aux oubliettes le terme «wet suit» ou «vêtement non étanche». 3, record 6, French, - combinaison%20humide
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Si la plongée est en eau chaude et/ou de courte durée, le plongeur utilisera une combinaison dite «humide». Composée de néoprène variant de 1 mm à 7 mm, ces combinaisons sont peu chères, et pour peu qu'elles soient bien ajustées, isolent suffisamment le plongeur qui n’ a pas à lutter contre le froid ou dont la décompression n’ est pas trop longue. 8, record 6, French, - combinaison%20humide
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 CONT
La combinaison mouillée ou «wet suit» est faite d’un caoutchouc mousse poreux. Une petite quantité d’eau peut y pénétrer, mais comme le vêtement est en contact avec la peau, l’air emprisonné dans les pores du caoutchouc conserve la chaleur du corps. 2, record 6, French, - combinaison%20humide
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
combinaison : terme employé aussi à la voile. 7, record 6, French, - combinaison%20humide
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les termes «vêtement isothermique», «combinaison isothermique», «combinaison de plongée» et «combinaison» s’emploient souvent comme traductions de «wetsuit», mais ont un sens plus large, comprenant aussi la combinaison sèche. 9, record 6, French, - combinaison%20humide
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ropa de deporte e informal
- Equipo y accesorios deportivos
- Buceo (Deportes)
- Vela y navegación de placer
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- traje de inmersión
1, record 6, Spanish, traje%20de%20inmersi%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
- traje isotérmico 2, record 6, Spanish, traje%20isot%C3%A9rmico
masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2003-11-07
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Underwater Diving (Sports)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- bottom timer
1, record 7, English, bottom%20timer
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A device for recording the "bottom time", that is the amount of time a scuba diver remains underwater. 2, record 7, English, - bottom%20timer
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- chronomètre
1, record 7, French, chronom%C3%A8tre
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil de mesure du temps de plongée, durée de la présence d’un plongeur sous l'eau. 2, record 7, French, - chronom%C3%A8tre
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La durée de la plongée débute au moment où le plongeur s’immerge; elle se termine au moment où il quitte le fond. 3, record 7, French, - chronom%C3%A8tre
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Source : Fédération des activités subaquatiques du Québec. 4, record 7, French, - chronom%C3%A8tre
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Buceo (Deportes)
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- cronómetro
1, record 7, Spanish, cron%C3%B3metro
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1999-02-15
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Underwater Diving (Sports)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- residual nitrogen time 1, record 8, English, residual%20nitrogen%20time
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The time a diver is to consider he has already spent on bottom when he starts a repetitive dive to a specific depth. 1, record 8, English, - residual%20nitrogen%20time
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- majoration
1, record 8, French, majoration
feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- temps de majoration 2, record 8, French, temps%20de%20majoration
masculine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Temps fictif à rajouter à la durée réelle de la seconde plongée [...] pour tenir compte du taux d’azote résiduel dans l'organisme dû à la première plongée. 1, record 8, French, - majoration
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1994-11-21
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Underwater Diving (Sports)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- deep bounce diving
1, record 9, English, deep%20bounce%20diving
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- deep bounce dive 1, record 9, English, deep%20bounce%20dive
correct
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- plongée d’incursion profonde
1, record 9, French, plong%C3%A9e%20d%26rsquo%3Bincursion%20profonde
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- plongée d’intervention profonde 1, record 9, French, plong%C3%A9e%20d%26rsquo%3Bintervention%20profonde
correct
- plongée profonde de courte durée 1, record 9, French, plong%C3%A9e%20profonde%20de%20courte%20dur%C3%A9e
correct
- plongée profonde d’intervention 1, record 9, French, plong%C3%A9e%20profonde%20d%26rsquo%3Bintervention
correct
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les plongées d’incursions profondes partent de la surface et peuvent atteindre des profondeurs voisines de 150 m. Le plongeur ne peut plus respirer de l’air normal, mais doit utiliser un mélange gazeux physiologiquement adéquat. Dans cette forme de plongée, l’utilisation d’une courbe de remontée lente entrecoupée de paliers devient beaucoup trop longue; en effet, il faut compter environ un jour pour retourner à la surface après seulement une heure de travail à 150 m. La décompression devrait durer plusieurs jours pour un travail ne dépassant pas 3 ou 4 heures. 1, record 9, French, - plong%C3%A9e%20d%26rsquo%3Bincursion%20profonde
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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