Underwater breathing apparatus

Underwater breathing apparatus
A museum display of a variety of different underwater breathing apparatus configurations
AcronymUBA
Usesprovision of breathing gas to an underwater diver
Related itemsBreathing apparatus, diving equipment, life-support equipment

Underwater breathing apparatus is equipment which allows the user to breathe underwater. The three major categories of ambient pressure underwater breathing apparatus are:

Two other types may also be identified:

  • Escape sets provide a limited amount of breathing gas to allow the user to reach the surface from a disabled vessel or vehicle.[2]
  • Atmospheric pressure underwater breathing apparatus is also used in the form of armoured atmospheric diving suits, which maintain an internal pressure approximating surface pressure.[3]
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