Commercial Diving Slang

I need everyone's help to create a list of commercial diving slang words! We're going to add a mini dictionary of diver slang to the cDiver Wiki.

What words do you know and how do they translate? Also, please mention if they are specific to your country/location.

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Permalink Reply by Prof Timothy Norrington Evans on September 16, 2010 at 3:17am
A collective group of divers is a 'WINGE' like a flock of seagulls a group of divers is a 'winge'.........probably because they winge about pay work conditions and should they join a union. RMT works for me cheers.
Permalink Reply by Murray Wilson on May 2, 2011 at 9:03pm
"Bouyany test" "As in go bouyancy test that old rusty peice of pipe". Throw it overboard to get rid of it. Not used much anymore though (at least when anyones watching).
Permalink Reply by Darren on May 4, 2011 at 4:04am
BFH - Big F@#king Hammer
Permalink Reply by Jerry Neff on May 30, 2011 at 7:37am
In the sixty's we used to call the new or not to good divers Worms or worm diver.
Permalink Reply by Jerry Babin on May 30, 2011 at 9:05am

Worthless hands are still Worms, leeches and sludge.....

 

Permalink Reply by Nicholas Tessier on July 24, 2011 at 8:53am
BOHICA - Bend Over Here It Comes Again
DAD - Dumb Ass Diver
KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid
Hope this helped. 

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