Suunto DW141 Safety And Regulatory Information Manual page 7

10. If Suunto Tank PODs are in use, check that connections are working and gas
selections are correct.
NOTE: For Suunto Tank POD related information, please see the instructions
provided with the product.
3.2 Selecting personal setting
There are several risk factors that can affect your susceptibility to DCS. Such risk
factors vary between divers, as well as from one day to another.
The personal risk factors which tend to increase the possibility of DCS include:
• Exposure to low temperature – water temperature less than 20 °C (68 °F)
• Below average physical fitness level
• Fatigue
• Dehydration
• Stress
• Obesity
• Patent foramen ovale (PFO)
• Exercise before or after dive
WARNING: SET THE CORRECT PERSONAL SETTING! Whenever it is
believed that risk factors that tend to increase the possibility of DCS exist, it is
recommended that you use this option to make the calculations more conservative.
Failure to select the correct personal setting will result in erroneous dive and
planning data.
Personal setting is available in Suunto Fused
step personal setting can be used to adjust the algorithm conservatism to fit your
DCS susceptibility. You can find the setting under Dive settings » Parameters »
Personal.
Personal Level
More aggressive (-2)
Aggressive (-1)
Default (0)
Conservative (+1)
More conservative
(+2)
WARNING: Personal setting 0, -1 or -2 causes a high risk of DCS, or other
personal injury, and death.
For Bühlmann 16 GF dive algorithm the conservative setting is adjusted using
Gradient Factors. By default conservative setting is 30/70.
WARNING: Do not edit Gradient Factor values until you understand the effects.
Ideal conditions, excellent physical fitness, highly
experienced with a lot of dives in the near past
Ideal conditions, good physical fitness, well
experienced with dives in the near past
Ideal conditions (default value)
Some risk factors or conditions exist
Several risk factors or conditions exist
TM RGBM 2 dive algorithm. The five
Explanation
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