A ventilator mask system is disclosed comprising a faceplate having a lateral partition on an interior surface delineating an upper and lower section, the lower section comprising a region that extends away from the upper section and includes at least one cutout opening fitted with a complementary-shaped flexible insert that enables a user to grasp the nose. The faceplate further includes a snorkel coupling having a passageway contained therein and conduits connecting the passageways with a lower chamber. The faceplate further includes a tubular ventilating sleeve which provides separate passageways for supplying fresh air and exhausting exhaled air through the faceplate. The tubular ventilating sleeve has a tubular body and an inhalation conduit defining a passageway that connects a snorkel coupling and to an inhalation tube of a ventilating device. The tubular inhalation conduit fluidly connects a snorkel coupling passageway of said scuba-enabled mask to said inhalation tube of said ventilating device.
