Oceanic DataMax Sport, Owner'S Manual

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Conditional Violation –
Ascending Shallower than Decompression Ceiling
The DataMax Sport will enter a Conditional Violation Mode if you ascend
shallower than the decompression ceiling indicated by the Tissue Loading
Bar Graph (Fig. 23). A momentary rise above the ceiling, such as with a
surge or swell, will cause this to happen. Therefore you must stay slightly
deeper than the exact ceiling depth, watching the Sport closely when manag-
ing decompression. The DataMax Sport will alert you to a Conditional
Violation by flashing the DEC Time display until you descend below
the required decompression ceiling.
Once the DataMax Sport enters a Conditional Violation Mode, no off-
gassing credit will be given. For every minute in Conditional Violation Mode,
1.5 minutes of penalty time is added to decompression stop time for greater
protection.
The DataMax Sport will stay in conditional violation mode for up to five
minutes of being shallower that the decompression ceiling. After five min-
utes, it will enter Delayed Violation Mode (see next section). But, if the
Conditional Violation is corrected before five minutes have elapsed (meaning
you descend below the ceiling depth), the DataMax Sport will continue to
function as if no violation had occurred. In this case, the added penalty
decompression time will have to be “worked-off” first before obtaining off-
gassing credit. Once the penalty time is worked-off, and off–gassing credit
Fig. 23 – Depth less than
required ceiling causes a
Conditional Violation