page_title: Diving equipment
section_title: Standards
hierarchical_section_title: Diving equipment / Standards
caption_attribution_description: English: Four classic oval diving masks still in production during the noughties. Clockwise from top left: Spine Laguna mask. Spine Neptun mask. Spine Nimfa mask. Kievguma Akvanavt mask
context_page_description: Diving equipment is equipment used by underwater divers to make diving activities possible, easier, safer and/or more comfortable. This may be equipment primarily intended for this purpose, or equipment intended for other purposes which is found to be suitable for diving use.
  The fundamental item of diving equipment used by divers is underwater breathing apparatus, such as scuba equipment, and surface-supplied diving equipment, but there are other important pieces of equipment that make diving safer, more convenient or more efficient. Diving equipment used by recreational scuba divers is mostly personal equipment carried by the diver, but professional divers, particularly when operating in the surface supplied or saturation mode, use a large amount of support equipment not carried by the diver.
  Equipment which is used for underwater work or other activities which is not directly related to the activity of diving, or which has not been designed or modified specifically for underwater use by divers is excluded.
context_section_description: National and international standards have been published for the manufacture and testing of diving equipment.
  Underwater breathing apparatus
  EN 14143-2003 Respiratory equipment - Self-contained re-breathing diving apparatus
  BS EN 1802:2002 Transportable gas cylinders. Periodic inspection and testing of seamless aluminium alloy gas cylinders
  BS EN 1968:2002 Transportable gas cylinders. Periodic inspection and testing of seamless steel gas cylinders
  Swim fins
  MIL-S-82258:1965 US Military specification. Swim fins, rubber.
  GOST 22469:1977 USSR/CIS standard, Ласты резиновые для плавания. Общие технические условия. Swimming rubber flippers. General specifications.
  DIN 7876:1980 German standard, Tauchzubehör. Schwimmflossen. Maße, Anforderungen und Prüfung. Diving accessories for skin divers. Flippers. Dimensions, requirements and testing.
  BN-82/8444-17.02 Polish Industry standard. Gumowy sprzęt pływacki - Płetwy pływackie (Rubber swimming equipment - Swimming fins).
  MS 974:1985 Malaysian standard, Specification for rubber swimming fins.
  ÖNORM S 4224:1988 Austrian standard, Tauch-Zubehör; Schwimmflossen; Abmessungen, sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen, Prüfung, Normkennzeichnung. Diving accessories; fins; dimensions, safety requirements, testing, marking of conformity.
  MS 974:2002 Malaysian standard, Specification for rubber swimming fins. First revision.
  EN 16804:2015 European standard, Diving equipment. Diving open heel fins. Requirements and test methods.
  Diving masks
  BS 4532:1969 British standard, Specification for snorkels and face masks. Amended 1977.
  GOST 20568:1975 USSR/CIS standard, Маски резиновые для плавания под водой. Общие технические условие. Rubber masks for submarine swimming. General specifications.
  DIN 7877:1980 German standard, Tauch-Zubehör. Tauchbrillen. Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfung. Diving accessories for skin divers. Diver's masks. Requirements and testing.
  BN-82/8444-17.01 Polish Industry standard, Gumowy sprzęt pływacki - Maski pływackie (Rubber swimming equipment - Swimming masks).
  ANSI Z87.11:1985 American National Standard, Underwater Safety. Recreational Skin and Scuba Diving. Lenses for Masks.
  ÖNORM S 4225:1988 Austrian standard, Tauch-Zubehör; Tauchmasken (Tauchbrillen); Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen, Prüfung, Normkennzeichnung. Diving accessories; divers’ masks; safety requirements, testing, marking of conformity.
  CNS 12497:1989 Chinese National Standard, 潛水鏡. Diving mask.
  CNS 12498:1989 Chinese National Standard, 潛水鏡檢驗法. Method of test for diving mask.
  EN 16805:2015 European standard, Diving equipment. Diving mask. Requirements and test methods.
  Snorkels
  BS 4532:1969 British standard, Specification for snorkels and face masks. Amended 1977.
  DIN 7878:1980 German standard, Tauch-Zubehör; Schnorchel; Maße, Anforderungen, Prüfung. Diving accessories for skin divers. Snorkel. Technical requirements of safety, testing.
  ÖNORM S 4223:1988 Austrian standard, Tauch-Zubehör; Schnorchel; Abmessungen, sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen, Prüfung, Normkennzeichnung. Diving accessories; snorkels; dimensions, safety requirements, testing, marking of conformity.
  DIN 7878:1991 German standard, Tauch-Zubehör; Schnorchel; Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfung. Diving accessories for skin divers. Snorkel. Safety requirements and testing.
  EN 1972:1997 European standard, Diving accessories. Snorkels. Safety requirements.
  EN 1972:2015 European standard, Diving equipment. Snorkels. Requirements and test methods.
  Buoyancy compensators
  EN 1809:1998 Diving accessories. Buoyancy compensators. Functional and safety requirements, test methods.
  EN 1809:2014+A1:2016 Diving equipment. Buoyancy compensators. Functional and safety requirements, test methods.
  Wetsuits
  CNS 11251:1985 濕式潛水衣. Diving Wet Suit.
  EN 14225-1:2005 Diving suits. Wet suits. Requirements and test methods. EN 14225-1:2017 Diving suits. Wet suits. Requirements and test methods.
  Dry suits
  EN 14225-2:2002 Diving suits. Dry suits. Requirements and test methods. EN 14225-2:2017 Diving suits. Dry suits. Requirements and test metho
caption: GOST 20568 compliant Russian and Ukrainian diving masks.
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