Oceanic DataTrans Plus, Owner'S Manual

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D a t a T r a n s P l u s
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Th e Dat aTr an s P lu s is a soph ist icat ed in st r u m en t design ed wit h capabilit ies
t h at go beyon d t h e r an ge of r ecr eat ion al divin g wit h com pr essed air .
It
sh o u ld n o t be c o n side re d, h o w e ve r, t h a t t h e se bu ilt -in c a pa bilit ie s
pro vide a n y im plie d a ppro va l o r c o n se n t fro m Oc e a n ic fo r in dividu -
a ls t o e x c e e d t h e de fin e d lim it s o f re c re a t io n a l dive pro file s, a s
a g re e d o n by a ll in t e rn a t io n a lly re c o g n ize d t ra in in g a g e n c ie s.
D e c o m pre ssio n divin g sh o u ld t h e re fo re be st ric t ly a vo ide d. Th e
Dat aTr an s P lu s is design ed t o h elp you by pr ovidin g a com plet e r epr esen t at ion
of h ow close you ar e t o en t er in g decom pr ession . In t h e even t t h at you do in ad-
ver t en t ly en t er decom pr ession , t h e r ed zon e of t h e Tissu e Loadin g Bar Gr aph
(F ig. 85), t h e Dat aTr an s P lu s can pr ovide you wit h lim it ed in for m at ion t o h elp
you ascen d t o t h e su r face, if you follow t h e in st r u ct ion s given in t h is sect ion .
Oc e a n ic st ro n g ly re c o m m e n ds t h a t yo u a vo id e n t e rin g de c o m pre s-
sio n , a n d re m in ds yo u t h a t de c o m pre ssio n divin g re qu ire s spe c ia l
t ra in in g .
Th e D a t a Tra n s P lu s c a n n o t pro vide yo u w it h a ba c ku p bre a t h in g ga s
su pply fo r e m e rge n c ie s o r t h e a sc e n t lin e yo u w ill n e e d, a n d de c o m -
pre ssio n divin g gre a t ly in c re a se s yo u r risk o f de c o m pre ssio n sic k-
n e ss.
F ig. 85 - Decom pr ession
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