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Could the U.S. Navy benefit from technical diving techniques?

Dituri J, Parsley K, Hamilton R Jr, Whelan H. Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine. 2008;35(4).

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An abstract presented at the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society meeting, asking whether the equipment and gas-management practices developed by civilian technical divers could improve Navy diving operations. The question was pointed: Navy diving gear had not changed substantially in decades while the civilian technical community had moved ahead.

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Role
First author
Authors
Dituri J, Parsley K, Hamilton R Jr, Whelan H
Journal
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine
Published
2008 · 35(4)
Type
Conference abstract
Field
Diving physiology

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