Buoyancy compensator (diving)
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buoyancy-compensator-diving-187-7808185
title:
Buoyancy compensator (diving)
text:
A buoyancy compensator (BC), also called a buoyancy control device (BCD), stabilizer, stabilisor, stab jacket, wing or adjustable buoyancy life jacket (ABLJ), depending on design, is a type of diving equipment which is worn by divers to establish neutral buoyancy underwater and positive buoyancy at the surface, when needed. The buoyancy is usually controlled by adjusting the volume of gas in an inflatable bladder, which is filled with ambient pressure gas from the diver's primary breathing gas c
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Equipment for controlling the buoyancy of a diver
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buoyancy_compensator_(diving)
date created:
2004-02-08T18:01:35Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T15:32:01Z
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