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Guidelines For The Use Of SCUBAPRO Dive Computers
The following guidelines for using SCUBAPRO dive computers are derived from
the latest medical research and the recommendations of the American Academy
of Underwater Sciences for diving with dive computers.
Following these guidelines will greatly increase your safety while diving, but cannot
guarantee that decompression sickness or oxygen toxicity will not occur.
- Your SCUBAPRO dive computer may have Air, Nitrox or Trimix calculation
software installed. Check the mode and compatibility before diving.
- It is absolutely necessary to check the set mixture before each dive and to
compare it to the gas mixture currently used. Always remember: setting an
incorrect mixture carries an inherent risk of decompression sickness and/
or oxygen toxicity! Maximum deviation from the measured mixture must not
exceed 1% O
2
. An incorrect gas mixture can be lethal!
- Only use SCUBAPRO dive computers for diving with an independent breathing
apparatus.
- Always observe the visual and audible alarm signals. Avoid situations of
increased risk which are marked with a warning sign in the operating manual.
- SCUBAPRO dive computers have a ppO
2
warning. The default limit is set at
1.4bar ppO
2
max. It can be changed between 1.2 and 1.6bar.
- Frequently check the “oxygen clock” (CNS O
2
). Ascend and finish the dive if the
CNS O
2
exceeds 75%.
- Never dive deeper than the Maximum Operating Depth (MOD) pertinent to the
gas mixture in use.
- Always check the diving limits considering the oxygen content and standard
sports diving procedures (decompression sickness, oxygen toxicity).
- Never dive deeper than your diving certification level recommends.
- The danger of nitrogen narcosis has to be taken into consideration.
SCUBAPRO dive computers give no warning about this.
- On all dives, with or without dive computer, make a safety stop for at least 3
minutes at 5m/15ft.
- All divers using dive computers to plan dives and indicate or determine
decompression status must use their own computer, which they take with
them on all dives.
- Comply with the ascent rate and carry out any decompression stop required.
Should the computer fail for any reason, you must ascend at a rate of 10m/30ft
per minute or less.
- On any given dive, both divers in a buddy pair must follow the most
conservative dive computer for that particular dive.
- Only make dives that are appropriate to your level of dive training. SCUBAPRO
