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| Originally Posted by chrisch I know Suunto have recently beefed up the RGBM aspect of their algorithm and the latest Vytec has the deep stop stuff in it. However, since there isn't really enough empiric data on "non standard" profiles its hard to see how the computer can "control" it.
The Suunto and its algorithm remain the decometer of choice for me for no stop or short stop but for planned stop dives I still prefer a PC based package.
My worry would be that a non-standard (eg saw-tooth) profile could result in deco that the diver has not got enough gas to complete. Even therefore if the decometer gives adequate stops the diver cannot make them.
Chris |
Well, saw tooths are a no-no anyway (or at least that's what Whipps Cross told me
). How would a saw-tooth result in not enough gas, you would plan a max bottom depth and a max bottom time, this would then give you an ascent profile and you'd base your ascent gas requirements on that, if you saw toothed you'd actually have less max depth/time than planned (on paper) so you'd ascend when you hit max bottom time. If you are saying you'd follow the computer rather than your dive plan then I'd agree you could get yourself (and your buddy) into big trouble. A conservative dive plan would of course have double ascent gas.
Matt