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Current action in special Reverse dive profiles mix diving Surface oxygen Deep stops R.W. Bill Hamilton In-water treatment Hamilton Research, Ltd. OEA and sex Tarrytown, NY 10591 [email protected]
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Technical diving is a mature Some terms sport OEA is Oxygen Enriched Air Requires special techniques, mixes, Some call it nitrox, but that really means less O2 than air training, decompression, equipment Partial Pressure is the fraction times the total In UK the word has been used to refer to pressure rebreather diving. A good unit is Atmospheres, atm But not ATA, since that means “atmospheres absolute” Community practice is widespread and fairly uniform, worldwide. Units of Pressure But there are still no accepted standards. 1 msw ≡ 1/10 bar; 1 fsw = 1/33 atm (exc USN) So 3.2568 fsw = 1 msw (not 3.2808)
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