Diving physics

Diving physics are the aspects of physics which directly affect the underwater diver and which explain the effects that divers and their equipment are subject to underwater which differ from the normal human experience out of water.
These effects are mostly consequences of immersion in water, the hydrostatic pressure of depth and the effects of the pressure on breathing gases. An understanding of the physics is useful when considering the physiological effects of diving and the hazards and risks of diving.
Laws of physics with particular reference to diving.
The main laws of physics that describe the influence of the underwater diving environment on the diver and diving equipment are:
Physical characteristics of water most relevant to divers.
The physical effects of water or the underwater environment are:
Physical phenomena of interest to divers.
The physical phenomena found in large bodies of water that may have a practical influence on divers include: