Flying After Diving - Suunto Mosquito User Manual

the dive time will begin where it left off. After 5 minutes on the surface, subsequent
dives are, by defi nition, repetitive. The dive counter displayed in the Planning
Mode will increment to the next higher number if another dive is made.
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FLYING AFTER DIVING

The no-fl ying time is shown in the center window next to the airplane image.
Flying or travelling to a higher altitude should be avoided at any time the computer
counts down the no-fl ying time.
The no-fl ying time is always at least 12 hours or equivalent to the so-called
desaturation time (if longer than 12 hours).
In the permanent Error mode the no-fl ying time is 48 hours.
Divers Alert Network (DAN) recommends the following on no-fl ying times:
• A minimum surface interval of 12 hours would be required in order to
be reasonably assured a diver will remain symptom free upon ascent to
altitude in a commercial jetliner (altitude up to 2400 m [8000 ft]).
• Divers who plan to make daily, multiple dives for several days, or make
dives that require decompression stops, should take special precautions
and wait for an extended interval beyond 12 hours before fl ight. Further,
the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) suggests divers
using standard air tanks and exhibiting no symptoms of decompression
illness wait 24 hours after their last dive to fl y in an aircraft with cabin
pressure up to 2400 m [8000 ft]. The only two exceptions to this
recommendation are:
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