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Old 03-07-02, 10:33 AM
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Your computer won't be erring on the side of caution any more in the sea than it does in fresh water.

Computers measure ambient pressure and calculate deco from it. It's the pressure that matters, not the depth. Your computer doesn't know or care what the water around you is made of, or how deep you are. It only worries about how much pressure you're under.

That's why the problems only come if you're using tables and gauges that are calibrated differently.
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