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A new procedure is being suggested for safety
stops by NAUI. This is taken from an article in Dive Training
Magazine (www.dtmag.com) for the
month of June 2003 (the contents says Page 18 but actually Page
16). This is a new concept and is being mentioned here for "food
for thought". Dive Training Magazine is offered by many Dive Shops
as a "freebee" and is one of the better magazines out there.
"For table-based
no-required-decompression dives in excess of 40 fsw (feet salt water)
[12 meters salt water], divers should halve the distance to the surface
from the dive's deepest depth and make a 1-minute safety stop at that
depth, followed by a 2-minute safety stop in the 15 fsw (5 msw) zone.
For example, on a dive to 100 fsw (30 msw) the diver should make a
1-minute stop at about 50 fsw (16msw) and a 2-minute stop at about 15
fsw (5 msw)." |
