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Details of various diving systems and ancillary equipment will be learned as part of on-the-job training. Topics presented during the NOAA Working Diving Course include: • Diving Physics: pressure, temperature, density, spe- cific gravity, buoyancy, diving gases, and the gas laws and their practical application in diving; cal- culation of air consumption and supply, and buoy- ancy requirements • Diving Physiology and Medicine: the anatomy and mechanics of circulation and respiration; the effects of immersion on the body, hypoxia; anoxia, hyper- capnia, hypocapnia, hyperpnea, apnea, hyperther- mia, hypothermia; the direct and indirect effects of pressure (squeeze and lung overpressure, including 7-4 NOAA Diving Manual FIGURE 7.1 Pool Used for Skin and Scuba Diving Skills

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