Title: Description of Scuba Diving Regulator Parts
Headings: The Five Basic Parts of a Scuba Diving Regulator
The Five Basic Parts of a Scuba Diving Regulator
Basics parts of Open Water Scuba Diving Regulator
First Stage
Primary Second Stage
Alternate Second Stage
Low-Pressure Inflator Hose
Submersible Pressure Gauge and Console
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Natalie Gibb
Natalie Gibb owns a dive shop in Mexico and is a PADI-certified open water scuba instructor and TDI-certified full cave diving instructor. our editorial process
Natalie Gibb
Updated May 24, 2019
A scuba diving regulator is the piece of equipment that enables a diver to breathe from a scuba tank. The regulator is so named because it regulates the pressure of the air a diver breathes. The compressed air inside a scuba tank is at an extremely high pressure, which could injure a diver who tries to breathe directly from the tank, and the regulator is necessary to reduce the pressure of the compressed air to a pressure the diver can breathe. To accomplish this, a regulator reduces air pressure in two steps, or stages--first, from the pressure in the tank to an intermediate pressure; and second, from the intermediate pressure to a pressure that the divers can safely breathe. In it's most basic form, a scuba regulator consists of two parts: a mechanism that accomplishes the first stage of pressure reduction (called ​ first stage) and a mechanism that accomplishes the second stage of pressure reduction (called second stage ). However, contemporary scuba diving regulators usually incorporate a variety of additional accessories. 01
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Basics parts of Open Water Scuba Diving Regulator
Natalie L Gibb
Five basic parts are usually included in a standard open water scuba diving regulator.