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Term
CCR
Ceiling
CNS
CNS%
Compartment
DCS
Decompression
Explanation
Closed-Circuit Rebreather. Scuba that
recycles all exhaled gas.
On a decompression stop dive, the
shallowest depth to which a diver may
ascend based on computed inert gas
load.
Central nervous system toxicity.
Toxicity is caused by oxygen. Can cause
a variety of neurological symptoms.
The most important of which is an
epileptic-like convulsion which can
cause a diver to drown.
Central nervous system toxicity limit
fraction.
See Tissue group
Decompression sickness/illness. Any of
a variety of maladies resulting either
directly or indirectly from the
formation of nitrogen bubbles in
tissues or body fluids, as a result of
inadequately controlled
decompression.
Time spent at a decompression stop, or
range, before surfacing, to allow
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