Adult in diving gear
An adult in diving gear is a person equipped with scuba apparatus for breathing and moving underwater.
Also known as: scuba diver standing, adult wearing scuba gear
How big is it?
1.78 m tall
Also 5.84 ft
Defined standing height · defined specimen
A little perspective
About the same scale as Adult in firefighting gear.
Adult in firefighting gear: An adult in firefighting gear is a person wearing protective clothing and breathing apparatus for structural firefighting.
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Adult in diving gear
A defined 1.78 m, 75 kg standing adult wearing 23 kg of recreational scuba equipment, for a combined dry mass of 98 kg. Gas use, suit, cylinder and weights vary; buoyancy underwater is a separate quantity.
The marked defined standing height is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
Adult in firefighting gear
A defined 1.78 m, 75 kg standing adult wearing 18 kg of structural firefighting clothing and breathing equipment, for a combined mass of 93 kg. This is a comparison specimen, not a load limit.
NIST — Firefighter protective equipment
The marked defined standing height is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
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Why we use 1.78 m
For comparison, this page uses defined standing height. This is labelled defined specimen: an explicit comparison model rather than a claim that every example has the same value.
A defined 1.78 m, 75 kg standing adult wearing 23 kg of recreational scuba equipment, for a combined dry mass of 98 kg. Gas use, suit, cylinder and weights vary; buoyancy underwater is a separate quantity.
The marked vertical span follows the named feature; transparent margins and unmeasured details do not alter it. How calibrated comparisons work →
Recorded properties
Adult in diving gear dimensions and measurements
| Property | Selected value | Recorded range | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.78 m | Not recorded | defined specimen | |
| 98 kg | 90 kg to 110 kg | defined specimen |
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Nearest higher value · PeopleAdult in a spacesuit1.9 mAn adult in a spacesuit is a person wearing a pressurised suit and life-support system for survival outside Earth's atmosphere.Sources and method
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- PADI — Scuba gearRecreational scuba-equipment configuration and component context; the atlas uses an explicit dry person-and-gear mass.
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