Scuba in two languages
Many divers here learn from English materials and dive in Spanish, or the other way around. Here are the words you’ll hear, in both.
No match. Ask us at the shop.
Gear
| English | Español |
|---|---|
| Alternate air source (octopus) | Fuente de aire alterna (octopus) |
| BCD (buoyancy control device) | Chaleco compensador (BCD) |
| Our take: How you float, hover and carry your tank. The right one makes buoyancy feel easy. Which BCD to get → | |
| Boots | Botines |
| Compressor | Compresor |
| Console | Consola |
| Defog | Antiempañante |
| Dive computer | Computadora de buceo |
| Our take: Tracks your depth, time and no-decompression limit. Required on all our fun dives and on courses after Open Water. Choosing a computer → | |
| Dive knife / cutter | Cuchillo / cortador de buceo |
| Our take: Not for fighting sharks. It’s for fishing line, and you want it where you can reach it. Knives and cutters → | |
| Dive light | Linterna de buceo |
| Our take: Not just for night dives. It brings back color in holes and under ledges on any dive. Dive lights → | |
| Drysuit | Traje seco |
| Dump valve | Válvula de purga |
| Fins | Aletas |
| Our take: They decide how much work every dive takes. The right pair depends on where you dive and how you kick. Which fins to get → | |
| First stage | Primera etapa |
| Full-foot fins | Aletas de pie completo (calzante) |
| Gloves | Guantes |
| Hood | Capucha |
| Inflator | Inflador |
| Integrated weights | Plomos integrados |
| Low-pressure hose | Manguera de baja presión |
| Mask | Careta |
| Our take: A good one doesn’t leak or pinch, which is why we fit masks in person. Mask fit → | |
| O-ring | O-ring (junta tórica) |
| Open-heel fins | Aletas de talón abierto |
| Rash guard | Licra |
| Reel / spool | Carrete |
| Regulator | Regulador |
| Our take: Rinse it after every dive and service it on schedule. Here are the signs it needs attention. Regulator care → | |
| Second stage | Segunda etapa |
| Snorkel | Snorkel |
| Our take: A good one disappears in your mouth. A bad one you fight the whole time. Which snorkel to get → | |
| Submersible pressure gauge (SPG) | Manómetro |
| Surface marker buoy (SMB) | Boya de superficie (SMB) |
| Our take: Boats can’t see you underwater. A marker buoy gets you seen at the surface. Flags and signals → | |
| Tank (cylinder) | Tanque (cilindro) |
| Tank valve | Válvula del tanque |
| Weight belt | Cinturón de plomos |
| Weights | Plomos |
| Wetsuit | Traje de neopreno (traje húmedo) |
| Our take: Even warm water takes heat out of you on long or repeat dives. Wetsuits for Puerto Rico → | |
Skills
| English | Español |
|---|---|
| Ascent | Ascenso |
| Back roll entry | Entrada de rollo hacia atrás |
| Buddy | Compañero de buceo |
| Clear your mask | Vaciar la careta |
| Controlled emergency swimming ascent (CESA) | Ascenso controlado de emergencia nadando (CESA) |
| Descent | Descenso |
| Drift dive | Buceo a la deriva |
| Equalize (clear your ears) | Compensar / igualar los oídos |
| Flutter kick | Patada de tijera |
| Frog kick | Patada de rana |
| Giant stride entry | Entrada de paso gigante |
| Hand signals | Señales con las manos |
| Navigation | Navegación |
| Neutral buoyancy | Flotabilidad neutra |
| Night dive | Buceo nocturno |
| Out of air | Sin aire |
| Pre-dive safety check | Revisión de seguridad antes del buceo |
| Regulator recovery | Recuperar el regulador |
| Safety stop | Parada de seguridad |
| Shore dive | Buceo desde la orilla |
| Our take: Walk in from the beach. Ours are in San Juan and Vega Alta, tanks and weights included. Shore dives → | |
| Trim | Trimado (posición horizontal) |
Science and safety
| English | Español |
|---|---|
| Arterial gas embolism | Embolia gaseosa arterial |
| Barotrauma | Barotrauma |
| Decompression sickness (DCS) | Enfermedad por descompresión (EDC) |
| Depth | Profundidad |
| Emergency oxygen | Oxígeno de emergencia |
| Enriched air (nitrox) | Aire enriquecido (nitrox) |
| Our take: More bottom time on your next dive. Our course is eLearning plus about 2 hours at the shop. Nitrox course → | |
| Hydrostatic test | Prueba hidrostática |
| Our take: The pressure test a cylinder needs to stay in service, due every 5 years in the US. It takes us 7 to 14 days. Tank testing → | |
| Maximum operating depth (MOD) | Profundidad máxima de operación (MOD) |
| Nitrogen narcosis | Narcosis por nitrógeno |
| Nitrogen | Nitrógeno |
| No-decompression limit (NDL) | Límite sin descompresión (NDL) |
| Pressure | Presión |
| Recompression chamber | Cámara hiperbárica (de recompresión) |
| Surface interval | Intervalo de superficie |
| Visual inspection | Inspección visual |
| Our take: An inside and outside check of your cylinder and valve. Most fill stations want one every year. It takes us 24 to 48 hours. Tank inspections → | |
Boat and sea
| English | Español |
|---|---|
| Bow | Proa |
| Current | Corriente |
| Dive ladder | Escalera de buceo |
| Mooring buoy | Boya de amarre |
| Port (left) | Babor (izquierda) |
| Reef | Arrecife |
| Seagrass | Yerbas marinas |
| Starboard (right) | Estribor (derecha) |
| Stern | Popa |
| Surge | Vaivén (oleaje de fondo) |
| Swell | Marejada |
| Thermocline | Termoclina |
| Visibility | Visibilidad |
Courses and certification
| English | Español |
|---|---|
| Advanced Open Water Diver | Buzo Avanzado (Advanced Open Water) |
| Certification card | Tarjeta de certificación |
| Divemaster | Divemaster |
| Instructor | Instructor |
| Logbook | Bitácora |
| Open Water Diver | Buzo de Aguas Abiertas (Open Water) |
| Our take: eLearning at home, then 2 days in the water with us, from shore in San Juan or Vega Alta. Open Water course → | |
| Refresher | Repaso (refresher) |
| Our take: A relaxed morning going over the basics in shallow water, then a guided dive. Refresher → | |
| Rescue Diver | Buzo de Rescate (Rescue Diver) |
| Specialty course | Curso de especialidad |