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D a t a T r a n s P l u s
RESPONSIBLE COMPUTER DIVING
Sin ce t h e adven t of dive com pu t er s, it is a com m on m ist ake t o assu m e t h at t h e old t r adit ion al r u les of divin g
n o lon ger apply, bu t t h e t r u t h is ju st t h e opposit e. Befor e you dive u sin g you r Dat aTr an s P lu s, keep t h ese ba-
sic r u les in m in d:
• P la n e a c h dive , a n d dive yo u r pla n - You r com pu t er was n ot design ed t o m ake decision s for you , on ly
t o pr ovide you wit h t h e in for m at ion you n eed t o m ake r espon sible decision s for you r self. Th is begin s wit h
a dive plan t h at will h elp you avoid a low air or decom pr ession sit u at ion .
• D o n o t pla n a n y dive t h a t e xc e e ds yo u r t ra in in g o r e xpe rie n c e le ve l.
• In spe c t yo u r c o m pu t e r be fo re e ve ry dive - If it sh ows an y sign s of dam age or abn or m al fu n ct ion , DO
NOT dive wit h it u n t il it h as r eceived fact or y ser vice.
• Ma ke yo u r de e pe st dive first - Wh en m akin g r epet it ive dives, it is im per at ive t o en su r e t h at each con -
secu t ive dive is sh allower t h an t h e on e befor e. Th is will allow you r body's slower t issu es t o con t in u e ou t -
gassin g n it r ogen .
• Ma ke t h e de e pe st pa rt o f yo u r dive first , a n d g ra du a lly w o rk yo u r w a y t o t h e su rfa c e u sin g a
“st a irc a se ” pro file - Th e abilit y t o per for m m u lt ilevel divin g is on e of t h e m ost im por t an t con t r ibu t ion s
of a dive com pu t er , an d you sh ou ld t ake advan t age of it . It will in cr ease you r bot t om t im e an d at t h e
sam e t im e decr ease you r r isk of decom pr ession sickn ess.
• Asc e n d slo w ly by fo llo w in g a n a sc e n t lin e w h e n e ve r po ssible , o r by a sc e n din g dia go n a lly t o -
w a rd t h e su rfa c e - Wat ch t h e Var iable Ascen t Rat e Iin dicat or closely wh ile you ascen d, an d keep it in
t h e gr een zon e as m u ch as possible.
• Ma ke a sa fe t y st o p a t 15-20 fe e t (4.5-6 m ) a t t h e e n d o f e ve ry dive - A safet y st op of as lit t le as 5
m in u t es h as been sh own t o h ave a dr am at ic effect on t h e bu bble for m at ion in diver s. It 's im po rt a n t .
D o n 't fo rge t it .