Dive vocabulary is not a school exercise. It is the language of the briefing, of stop calls and of surface signals. One missed word when the guide speaks fast, and you follow the group without having understood the current, the depth or the end-of-dive sign.
Underwater photographers know this well. Between the housing, the o-rings and the exposure, attention is already full. Having the terms at hand, in the boat's language, frees mental space for the image rather than for translation.
This glossary replaces neither a course nor a guide. It plays a simpler role, that of a shared memory. You look it up before the briefing, you come back to it in the evening, and you dive the next day with the words already in place.
On a mixed boat, the briefing and safety calls often run through English, Spanish or French. Having the terms at hand avoids misunderstandings when the crew speaks fast, especially for a photographer who also has a housing to manage.
The glossary covers six languages used around the dive spots we frequent. You pick a source language and a target language, then swap the search direction in one tap.
Yes. The search field filters both the source and the target language. Swapping the two lists lets you start from a word heard on the boat and find its translation.
No. It helps you understand and remember vocabulary, not certify a level. Procedures, tables and safety rules remain those of your training and of your guide on site.
Travelling divers, underwater photographers and anyone who wants to reread a briefing in another language before putting their head underwater. An AquaExposure account is enough to use it.