Diving chamber
Diving Chamber
A Diving Chamber (pronunciation: /ˈdaɪvɪŋ ˈtʃeɪmbər/) is a vessel for human occupation, which may have an entrance that can be sealed to hold an internal pressure significantly different from the ambient pressure. The diving chamber is used in surface-supplied diving to transport divers to depth and to provide a safe environment in which they can live and work.
Etymology
The term "Diving Chamber" is derived from the words "Diving", which means the activity of working or exploring underwater, and "Chamber", which refers to a room or space enclosed by walls.
Related Terms
- Decompression Chamber: A chamber used to slowly reduce the internal pressure so that divers can avoid decompression sickness.
- Hyperbaric Chamber: A chamber used to treat divers suffering from decompression sickness, injuries related to diving, and other conditions that benefit from hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
- Saturation Diving: A diving technique that allows divers to reduce the risk of decompression sickness (also known as 'the bends') when they work at great depths for long periods of time.
- Surface-supplied Diving: A diving method where the diver is supplied with breathing gas from the surface, either from the shore or a diving support vessel.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Diving chamber
- Wikipedia's article - Diving chamber
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