Safety Stops And Deep Stops - Suunto D5 User Manual

Suunto D5
Personal level
Default (0)
Conservative (+1)
More conservative (+2)
WARNING: Personal adjustment setting 0, -1 or -2 causes a high risk of DCS, or other
personal injury, and death.

3.24. Safety stops and deep stops

Safety stops
A three (3) minute safety stop is always recommended for every dive over 10 meters (32.8 ft).
The time for a safety stop is calculated when you are between 2.4 and 6 m (7.9 and 19.7 ft).
This is presented with up/down arrows on the left side of the stop depth value. The safety
stop time is shown in minutes and seconds. The time may exceed three (3) minutes if you
ascend too fast during dive. Safety stops can be set to 3 (three), 4 (four), or 5 (five) minutes.
Deep stops
Deep stops activate only when you dive deeper than 20 m (65.6 ft). During ascend, deep
stops activate when you are halfway up from your maximum depth. Deep stops are presented
like safety stops. You are in the deep stop area when the deep stop depth has up/down
arrows in front of it and deep stop time is running. The deep stop window is +/- 1.5 m (4.9 ft).
Calculation starts at deep stop target depth plus 0.5 m (1.6 ft). Calculation ends - 3 m (- 9.8 ft)
away from deep stop depth.
There can be more than one deep stop during ascend. For example, if you dive to 42 m (137.8
ft), the first deep stop is prompted at 21 m (68.9 ft) and the second is at 10.5 m (34.4 ft) The
second deep stop is 2 minutes long.
In the following example the diver dives down to maximum 30.4 m (99.7 ft) and has a deep
stop at 15.2 m (49.8 ft):
Explanation
Ideal conditions (default value)
Some risk factors or conditions exist
Several risk factors or conditions exist
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