Commercial diving
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Commercial diving may be considered an application of professional diving where the diver engages in underwater work for industrial, construction, engineering, maintenance or other commercial purposes
Surface supplied commercial diving equipment on display at a trade show
Inshore diving commonly includes underwater work in support of construction projects
US Navy Diver being decontaminated after a dive. If the contamination was serious, the decontamination team would have been wearing hazmat gear
Inspection of the interior of a municipal water tower requires specialized training and safety equipment.
Underwater diving
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Underwater diving, as a human activity, is the practice of descending below the water's surface to interact with the environment. It is also often referred to as diving, an ambiguous term with several
Surface-supplied divers riding a stage to the underwater workplace
Mild barotrauma to a diver caused by mask squeeze
Views through a flat mask, above and below water
Two very different modes of diving: Ambient pressure open circuit scuba diving (left) and atmospheric pressure diving in a pressure resistant suit (right)