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Decompression time displays the total number of minutes required at all
ceilings combined. The Tissue Loading Bar Graph displays the ceiling depth
that you must stay below.
After entering decompression, you must immediately change the focus of
your dive to getting back to the surface. Upon seeing the Tissue Loading Bar
Graph enter the 10 FT. STOP zone, you should immediately ascend to a
depth slightly deeper than or equal to 10 feet. The amount of decompression
credit time you receive is dependent on depth, with slightly less credit given
the deeper you are.
Still, you must never ascend shallower than your decompression ceiling!
Doing so will place the DataMax Sport into a Conditional Violation Mode (see
page 28) and greatly increase your risk of decompression sickness. Often
while coping with surge and swell, it is difficult to stay at a chosen depth. To
ensure that you do not enter a violation mode you should stay close to, but no
shallower than, the decompression ceiling depth. If the DataMax Sport
requires a 10, 20, 30, or 40 foot decompression ceiling, you should stay deeper
than the depth indicated until the TLBG recedes into the next shallower
zone. When that occurs, you can ascend to, but not shallower than, the new
indicated ceiling.
Once you have performed the required decompression, the DataMax
Sport will switch to No-decompression Dive Mode allowing additional time
underwater. Though more time may be available, you must spend a portion
of this time continuing to decompress at a safety stop deeper than or equal to
10 feet. This will let the Tissue Loading Bar Graph recede further into the
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Fig. 12 – Decompression
Dive Mode
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Summary of Contents for DataMax Sport
Page 1: ...DataMax Sport owner s guide model DRB...
Page 5: ...THE DATAMAX SPORT IS EASY TO USE...
Page 13: ...DETAILED OPERATIONS GUIDE...
Page 29: ...HANDLING THE EXTREMES...
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Page 43: ...CARE and MAINTENANCE...
Page 53: ...REFERENCE...
Page 59: ...NOTES...
