scuba diving definition

scuba diving means swimming below the surface of the water, with the aid of compressed or pumped air or other gasses;
scuba diving means swimming with the aid of self-contained underwater breathing apparatus.
scuba diving means sport diving for spear fishing or recreational diving but excludes maintenance or recovery or emergency diving.

Examples of scuba diving in a sentence

  • Scuba diving is an activity that puts unusual stress on the individual in several ways.

  • Scuba diving is only permitted on the Thames River side of beach property.

  • Scuba diving activities shall be conducted by a scuba diving instructor certified by the National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI) or the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI).

  • Scuba diving (unless you hold a PADI (or similar recognised qualification) or you are diving with a qualified instructor.

  • Scuba diving (unless accompanied by a dive master and not deeper than 130 feet);6.


More Definitions of scuba diving

scuba diving means diving with equipment which allow the user to remain submerged for a prolonged period of time without surface air supply.
scuba diving means a mode of underwater diving where the diver uses an apparatus that is completely independent of surface air supply to breathe underwater.
scuba diving means a diving mode independent of surface supply in which a diver uses open circuit, self-contained, underwater breathing apparatus.
scuba diving means the act of a person diving with the aid of compressed air supplied from a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus enabling him to remain under water for prolonged periods;
scuba diving means any diving carried out with a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus ; (plongée autonome ou en mode autonome)
scuba diving means underwater swimming with the use of scuba gear.
scuba diving means swimming underwater with any apparatus, whether self-contained or connected to a distant source of air or other gas, whereby a person wholly or partially submerged in water is enabled to obtain or reuse air or any other gas or gases for breathing without returning to the surface of the water.