Water mask

A water mask was a device that allowed a water-breather to survive outside of it's natural habitat. It consisted of a helmet filled with water and a backpack that contained a mechanism to assist in the life support process. 
In 2269, an amphibian Elysian councilor wore a water mask, when she visited aboard the , while the ship was stranded in Elysia. ()
Later that year, and after being mutated by the Aquan surgo-op, James T. Kirk and Spock became water-breathers and had to be kept in an aquarium in sickbay. While en route to the surface of the ocean planet to discover the source of their mutation, they wore an aquatic support apparatus so they could breathe. Similarly, the Aquans wore water masks while they visited the . ()
Category:Life support technology