Emergency Ascents - Suunto Mosquito User Manual

Diving with enriched air mixtures (nitrox) exposes the user to risks different from
those associated with diving with standard air. These risks are not obvious and
require training to understand and avoid. Risks include possible serious injury
or death.
Do not attempt to dive with any gas mix other than standard air without fi rst
receiving certifi ed training in this specialty.

1.1.1. EMERGENCY ASCENTS

In the unlikely event that Mosquito malfunctions during a dive, follow the
emergency procedures provided by your certifi ed dive training agency or,
alternatively,
STEP 1: Assess the situation calmly and then move promptly to less than 18 m
[60 ft].
STEP 2: At 18 m [60 ft], slow down your ascent rate to 10 m/min [33 ft/min]
and move to a depth between 3 and 6 meters [10 to 20 ft].
STEP 3: Stay there as long as you assess your air supply will safely allow. After
reaching the surface stay out of the water for at least 24 hours.
1.1.2. DIVE COMPUTER LIMITATIONS
While the dive computer is based on current decompression research and
technology, you must realize that the computer cannot monitor the actual
physiological functions of an individual diver. All decompression schedules
currently known to the authors, including the U.S. Navy Tables, are based on
theoretical mathematical models, which are intended to serve as a guide to reduce
the probability of decompression illness.
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