6
WETSUIT_ENG_DE_FR_20200408
WETSUIT_ENG_DE_FR_20200408
7
General warnings
Please read the entire User manual before diving.
Failure to follow the instructions in this manual can result
in serious injury or death.
This suit is only to be used by an individual who has had specific
training in its use or who is under the supervision of an industry
recognized diving instructor.
The buoyancy of the suit will change depending on the depth.
Some materials used in this suit may cause allergic reactions.
Risks may arise due to overheating or hypothermia, which can lead
to death in extreme circumstances.
Safe performance of the suit depends upon the good physical condition
of the user and the diving environment. Adjust your equipment and
diving activities according to current conditions.
Heat insulation is lost with increasing water depth.
Choose the right suit for your planned dive and water temperature.
For more information see chapter Temperature conditions.
Only use suits that fit you. For non-fitting suits, hazards such as
hypothermia or constriction may occur.
Temperature Conditions
It is important for you to wear the appropriate suit for the corresponding water
temperature. To give you a hint, you can refer to the following table.
l
W30 is no suit acc. to EN14225-1. The thermal performance class is under
“CLASS D” because of the soft thin neoprene.
The specified temperature ranges were determined according to
EN14225-1 by measuring the thermal resistance of the suit materials.
This is a laboratory test in which accuracy of fit with anatomically
preformed suits, tight cuffs or gas-tight zippers, as in Semidry suits,
are not taken into account.
There is no general rule as to which wetsuit should be worn at what
water temperature. The physical condition of the diver, his physique,
the work performance and working conditions have an influence.
Suit
Thermal performance class
of wetsuit material
Water temperature ranges
° C
W1, W8 5mm
C
16-24
W1, W8 7mm
B
10-18
W4, W7 5mm
C
16-24
W4, W7 7mm
B
10-18
W5
D
>22
W50
C
16-24
W80
A
7-12
SD4 / SD COMBAT
A
7-12