AP Diving
{{short description|British manufacturer of underwater diving equipment}}
{{hatnote|Ambient Pressure Diving redirects here. Or see ambient pressure diving.}}
AP Diving or Ambient Pressure Diving, formerly known as A.P.Valves, is a British manufacturer of diving equipment at Water-Ma-Trout in Helston, Cornwall, England. They produce a range of scuba and surface-supplied diving equipment including buoyancy compensator jackets and the Inspiration range of electronically controlled closed circuit diving rebreathers.{{cite web |url=http://divemagazine.co.uk/kit/7627-review-ap-diving-commando-escape |title=REVIEW: AP DIVING COMMANDO ESCAPE - DIVE Magazine |website=divemagazine.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407182321/http://divemagazine.co.uk/kit/7627-review-ap-diving-commando-escape |archive-date=2017-04-07}} {{Cite web|url=https://www.apdiving.com/en/bcds/militarycommercial/|title=Military BCDS & Commercial Dive Jackets from AP Diving|access-date=2017-05-27|archive-date=2017-07-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711151945/https://www.apdiving.com/en/bcds/militarycommercial/|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=http://www.cardiffscuba.co.uk/viewcourse.php?id=77 |title=Cardiff Scuba - TDI Rebreather Air Diluent (DECO - 45mt) - 5 Star IDC Scuba training in South Wales |website=www.cardiffscuba.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528170023/http://cardiffscuba.co.uk/viewcourse.php?id=77 |archive-date=2014-05-28}}
The firm started in 1969 making a valve to allow a diver to breathe from a stabiliser jacket buoyancy compensator's inflation cylinder.{{citation needed|date=May 2018}} They progressed to making divers' adjustable buoyancy life-jackets and stabiliser jackets, and then other diving equipment such as rebreathers.{{cite web|url=https://www.bsac.com/people.asp?section=1057|last=Staff|publisher=British Sub-Aqua Club|work=www.bsac.com|title=Key milestones in BSAC's history: 2001 - rebreather go-ahead|access-date=27 May 2017}}{{Dead link|date=October 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and diving accessories etc.{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}
They often exhibit at diving trade shows.{{cite web|last1=Staff|title=Upcoming events|url=https://www.apdiving.com/en/events/|publisher=AP Diving|access-date=30 May 2017|date=21 November 2016|archive-date=17 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317175652/http://www.apdiving.com/en/events/|url-status=live}}
Product lines
- "Inspiration" rebreathers have been in production since 1997. The earliest model, now known as the Inspiration classic, reached the end of its product support life in April 2017 after 20 years. It has been superseded by more recent models using different electronic control systems, which are backwards compatible with the original architecture.{{cite web|last1=Staff|title=Inspiration rebreathers|url=https://www.apdiving.com/en/rebreathers/|website=Dive Inspiration|publisher=AP Valves|access-date=27 May 2017|archive-date=11 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711152135/https://www.apdiving.com/en/rebreathers/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Staff|title=Product announcement - Inspiration Classic Electronics - End of Product Life – April 2017.|url=https://www.apdiving.com/en/classic-inspiration-end-of-product-life-announcement-april-2017/|website=AP Diving News|publisher=AP Diving|access-date=30 May 2017|date=5 April 2017|archive-date=28 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528133246/https://www.apdiving.com/en/classic-inspiration-end-of-product-life-announcement-april-2017/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/Diver_October_2015/Diver_October_2015_djvu.txt|title = Diver October 2015}}
- "Buddy" and "Commando" - recreational and military scuba buoyancy compensators.{{cite web|last1=Staff|title=The Commando: a jacket with a proud military history|url=https://www.apdiving.com/en/bcds/militarycommercial/|website=Military and commercial|publisher=AP Diving|access-date=27 May 2017|archive-date=4 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241004125103/https://www.apdiving.com/en/bcds/militarycommercial/|url-status=live}}
- "Mk IV Jump Jacket" - a buoyancy compensator designed for use with surface supplied diving equipment.{{cite web|last1=Staff|title=The mark IV jump jacket|url=https://www.apdiving.com/en/bcds/militarycommercial/|website=Military & commercial|publisher=AP Diving|access-date=27 May 2017|archive-date=11 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711151945/https://www.apdiving.com/en/bcds/militarycommercial/|url-status=live}}
Awards
In January 2018 Martin Parker, Managing Director of AP Diving, received the European Underwater Federation Lavanchy Award at the Boot Show in Düsseldorf.Rosemary E Lunn: [https://xray-mag.com/content/martin-parker-receives-euf-lavanchy-award-boot-2018 Martin Parker Receives EUF Lavanchy Award At Boot 2018] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410091136/http://www.xray-mag.com/content/martin-parker-receives-euf-lavanchy-award-boot-2018 |date=2018-04-10 }} X-Ray Magazine
References
External links
- [http://www.apdiving.com/en/ A.P.Valves's website]
- [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Water-Ma-Trout,+Helston&hl=en&ll=50.112323,-5.267236&spn=0.010829,0.027874&sll=51.460573,-0.476531&sspn=0.000661,0.001742&oq=Water-Ma-Trout&t=h&hnear=Water-Ma-Trout,+Helston,+Cornwall,+United+Kingdom&z=16 Google Earth view from the air]
- [https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@50.1116049,-5.2722021,3a,75y,203.72h,76.58t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sPgONIPbwMJHA7YEL2vf8Sg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en Google Earth view on the ground]
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Category:Underwater diving engineering
Category:Engineering companies of the United Kingdom
Category:Underwater diving equipment manufacturers
Category:Underwater diving in the United Kingdom
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