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121Water Resistant mark — Water Resistant is a common mark stamped on the back of wrist watches to indicate how well a watch is sealed against ingress of water. It is usually accompanied by an indication of the static test pressure that a sample of newly manufactured… …
122Underwater habitat — Underwater habitats are underwater structures in which people can live for extended periods and carry out most of the basic human functions of a 24 hour day, such as working, resting, eating, attending to personal hygiene, and sleeping. In this… …
123Jacques-Yves Cousteau — (11 June 1910 – 25 June 1997) [ [http://www.cousteau.org/jyc.html Cousteau Society] ] was a French naval officer, explorer, ecologist, filmmaker, scientist, photographer, author and researcher who studied the sea and all forms of life in water.… …
124Lionel Crabb — For the American actor, see Buster Crabbe. Lionel Crabb Crabb, April 1944 Nickname Buster …
125Philippe Tailliez — (15 June 1905, Malo les Bains 2002, Toulon) was a friend and colleague of Jacques Cousteau. This underwater pioneer, who had been diving since the 1930s, died on 26 September 2002, in Toulon, France. Biography His father Félix Tailliez, a career… …
126cetacean — cetaceous, adj. /si tay sheuhn/, adj. 1. belonging to the Cetacea, an order of aquatic, chiefly marine mammals, including the whales and dolphins. n. 2. a cetacean mammal. [1830 40; < NL Cetace(a) name of the order (see CET , ACEA) + AN] * * *… …
127Snorkeling — (British spelling: snorkelling) is the practice of swimming at the surface of a body of water while equipped with a diving mask, a shaped tube called a snorkel, and usually swimfins. In cooler waters, a wetsuit may also be worn. Combining these… …
128International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea — The International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972 (COLREGS) are published by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and set out, inter alia, the rules of the road or navigation rules to be followed by ships and other… …
