Scuba Diving Glossary

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TANK BOOT: A flat-bottomed, plastic, vinyl or rubber device that fits over the rounded end of a Scuba tank, allowing the tank to stand up.

THE ACADEMY OF SCUBA: A Scuba Diver Training Company dedicated to high quality training and education of Divers. The signifying mark is that students are not just certifed, but qualified at their respective training levels.

THERMOCLINE: The intersection between two layers of water that are of distinctly different temperatures, usually the colder layer is deeper.

TISSUE: A part of the body characterized by specific characteristics, such as muscle, bone, or cartilage. The term is also used to refer to any part of the body with a specific half time for loading and unloading nitrogen or even a theoretical compartment.

TRIMIX: A mixture of helium, nitrogen, and oxygen; used for very deep diving.