Scuba Bécédaire

  The shades of ocher in the Egyptian desert at sunset. Definition Village on the southern coast of the Egyptian Red Sea, which over time has become one of the high places of…

Vintage dive at Grand Congloué in the islands of Marseille. Christian Jeanrond in black and yellow, of course! Definition With black, yellow is undoubtedly the color of diving.…

In the Virgin Islands, “yoyo” diving is the world upside down! Definition The “yoyo” dive was a term in vogue before the advent of computers and which condemned practitioners to complaining…

No diving possible without a good seal! Definition Fundamental concept which makes the difference between a successful dive (with our precious audiovisual equipment and our testicles very dry) and…

In the cockpit of SS Thistlegorm. Definition Metal wrecks, as opposed to wooden wrecks, to which certain “scrap metal” divers worship them: discover them, explore them,…

Siebe & Gorman professional diving helmet at the National School of Divers. Definition As its name suggests, the mask consists of a silicone or rubber skirt to seal with the…

Frédéric Swierczynski at -267m at the bottom of the terminal shaft in siphon 3 of the Mescla cave (Var). Definition Small device crammed with sensors and electronics sometimes producing squeaks ...

Definition Generic name of a cavity, flooded or not. Parietal cave, freshwater, marine, lava, ice: cave diving, in all its variety, has become synonymous with cave diving. Synonyms ...

Definition Respiratory system intended for underwater exploration which recycles the gas exhaled by the diver through a filter cartridge which fixes the carbon dioxide and which therefore becomes breathable again, without…

Definition Hose of varying length supplying breathing gases to a working diver and connected at the other end to the surface, as desired and according to means, to a reserve of…