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Parts of snorkel - Lecture notes 5
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PARTS OF SNORKEL MASK
- Snorkeling vest – is a small inflatable piece of garment that you can use to help you maintain your buoyancy while floating. Typically, they contain no foam and will be inflated by the user. You can achieve different levels of buoyancy depending on how much air you put into it.
- Swimming mask – is an item of diving equipment that allows underwater divers, including scuba divers, free-divers, and snorkelers, to see clearly underwater.
- Fins, swim fins, or flippers - are finlike accessories worn on the feet, legs or hands and made from rubber, plastic, carbon fiber or combinations of these materials, to aid movement through the water it helps the wearer to move through water more efficiently, as human feet are too small and inappropriately shaped to provide much thrust,
- Mask skirt – is a silicone around the lenses that seals onto the face. They usually come in clear, black, or white colours and have different advantages.
- Dry Valve – is a special valve on top of the tube that completely stops water (and air) from entering the tube when a wave comes or when diving underwater. This way, one does not need to clear the water out when coming back to the surface.
- Splash Guard – a common feature of many snorkels. It is a small valve just lower than the mouth that empties the collected water that comes down the tube when one blows it out.
- Skin Protection – Snorkeling may require one to be under the sun for some time. In order to protect the skin from the heat of the sun, one may use a good biodegradable sunscreen or a better choice will be wearing a long sleeve rash guard. The shirt may also provide jellyfish sting protection. However, if insulation is needed from the cold water, then a wetsuit will be a better option.
- Swimming Cap – It is a big help in keeping hair out of the snorkel and the face as well. It will also help in preventing the scalp from burning on a sunny day.
- Mask Defogger – It helps prevent the mask from fogging up. Be sure to choose one that is not toxic, biodegradable, and alcohol free for one’s protection and for the protection of marine life. 10 Tube – below the strap attachment point is more comfortable than the classic snorkel. The flexible tube allows the top and mouthpiece to rotate to different angles to better fit the face. It can also drop away from the face when not in use. 11 – The snorkel is a piece of equipment that makes it possible to breathe at the surface while the face is submerged in water. It is basically composed of a tube, also called the barrel, and mouthpiece. The tube end sticks out of the water while the mouthpiece goes in the mouth. It also has a clip so it can be attached to the mask. 12 – Hold the mask to the face underwater. 13 Pocket– cushions and protects the nose. Some masks have the purge valve, a little valve located at the bottom of nose pocket that helps in removing the water that has entered the masks. 14 Skirt – is the soft flexible material that seals the mask around the lace
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PARTS OF SNORKEL MASK
1. Snorkeling vest – is a small inflatable piece of garment that you can use to help
you maintain your buoyancy while floating. Typically, they contain no foam and will
be inflated by the user. You can achieve different levels of buoyancy depending on
how much air you put into it.
2. Swimming mask – is an item of diving equipment that allows underwater divers,
including scuba divers, free-divers, and snorkelers, to see clearly underwater.
3. Fins, swim fins, or flippers - are finlike accessories worn on the feet, legs or hands
and made from rubber, plastic, carbon fiber or combinations of these materials, to
aid movement through the water it helps the wearer to move through water more
efficiently, as human feet are too small and inappropriately shaped to provide much
thrust,
4. Mask skirt – is a silicone around the lenses that seals onto the face. They usually
come in clear, black, or white colours and have different advantages.
5. Dry Valve – is a special valve on top of the tube that completely stops water (and
air) from entering the tube when a wave comes or when diving underwater. This way,
one does not need to clear the water out when coming back to the surface.
6. Splash Guard – a common feature of many snorkels. It is a small valve just lower
than the mouth that empties the collected water that comes down the tube when one
blows it out.
7. Skin Protection – Snorkeling may require one to be under the sun for some time. In
order to protect the skin from the heat of the sun, one may use a good
biodegradable sunscreen or a better choice will be wearing a long sleeve rash
guard. The shirt may also provide jellyfish sting protection. However, if insulation is
needed from the cold water, then a wetsuit will be a better option.
8. Swimming Cap – It is a big help in keeping hair out of the snorkel and the face as
well. It will also help in preventing the scalp from burning on a sunny day.
9. Mask Defogger – It helps prevent the mask from fogging up. Be sure to choose one
that is not toxic, biodegradable, and alcohol free for one’s protection and for the
protection of marine life.
10.Flexible Tube – below the strap attachment point is more comfortable than the
classic snorkel. The flexible tube allows the top and mouthpiece to rotate to different
angles to better fit the face. It can also drop away from the face when not in use.
11. Snorkel – The snorkel is a piece of equipment that makes it possible to breathe at
the surface while the face is submerged in water. It is basically composed of a tube,
also called the barrel, and mouthpiece. The tube end sticks out of the water while
the mouthpiece goes in the mouth. It also has a clip so it can be attached to the
mask.
12.Strap – Hold the mask to the face underwater.
13.Nose Pocket– cushions and protects the nose. Some masks have the purge valve,
a little valve located at the bottom of nose pocket that helps in removing the water
that has entered the masks.
14.Mask Skirt – is the soft flexible material that seals the mask around the lace
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