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1 Diving at Reduced Risk with Aladin
®
Sport Plus
IV Uwatec
®
Aladin
®
Sport Plus
• Always make the deepest descent of each given dive on a particular day at the beginning of that dive.
• Never make “square“ dive profiles of 60 feet or greater as repetitive dives.
• Avoid yo-yo diving during repetitive dives.
• Plan for a minimum surface interval of three to four hours.
• Do not attempt to repetitive dive if the <Atn> is visible on the display.
• Plan a day without diving once a week.
• Avoid exertion at depth and during the ascent.
• Make sure you always have enough air for the ascent.
1.4 Response in increased risk situations
If the dive includes an increased risk situation, Aladin
®
Sport Plus reacts automatically to warn the diver
of this risk. A change of decompression may be indicated to minimize the risk. The diver can further
reduce the risk through his conservative diving practices on the next dive and at the same time prevent
long decompression stops.
A few examples on the following pages:
Situation1:
The diver ascends too rapidly:
Reaction of computer:
The model calculates the formation of bubbles due to the excessively rapid
ascent. No-stop time is shortened or a decompression prescription is displayed
in order to assure increased decompression.
Recommended response of the diver
During the dive:
• Observe the decompression prescription shown by Aladin
®
Sport Plus
After the dive:
• Watch out for symptoms of arterial gas embolism and decompression sickness.
• Seek immediate medical attention at a recompression chamber should any
signs or symptoms of decompression sickness appear.
• Before the next dive, plan a sufficiently long interval (display <Atn> should
disappear).
