DIVING GLOSSARY · Planning and conditions
Local knowledge
Experience and information about a place that can help interpret current arrangements and conditions.

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Definitions are a starting point. These lessons connect the word to examples, illustrations and further reading.
Planning your dive
Reading a dive-site page
Separate a location description from a current dive plan.
Read lesson →Planning your dive
Forecasts and observations
Tell predicted conditions from recorded conditions.
Read lesson →Introductory definition · Instructor review pending.