Alarms; Ascent Rate - Uwatec Galileo sol User Manual

higher there is risk of long exposure
effects, and consequently Galileo will
activate an alarm when this level of
CNS O is reached. Galileo can also
2
warn you when the CNS O
reaches 75% (see section 2.6.2). Note
that the CNS O clock is independent of
2
the value of ppO max set by the user.
2
The CNS O clock increases when the
2
oxygen partial pressure is higher than
0.5bar, and decreases when the oxygen
partial pressure is lower than 0.5bar. Hence,
while on the surface breathing air you will
always be decreasing the CNS O
During the dive, the depth at which 0.5bar
is reached for various mixes is as follows:
Air:
32%:
36%:
Depth
at which ppO
2
reaches 0.5bar for
three commonly
used mixes
decreases
21% 13m (43ft)
32% 6m (20ft)
36% 4m (13ft)
increases
3.2

Alarms

Galileo can alert you of potentially dangerous
situations via warnings and alarms.
Warnings represent situations that require the
diver's attention, but ignoring them does not
represent an immediate risk. The detailed
description of each warning and how it appears
on the screen is presented in section 2.6.
Alarms, on the other hand, can not be
turned off because they represent situations
that do require immediate action by the
diver. There are six different alarms:
1. Ascent rate alarm
2. Exceeding a safe ppO
level
2
clock.
2
13m/43ft
6m/20ft
4m/13ft
ppO
2
0.21bar
CNS O %
2
0.5bar
CNS O %
2
/MOD
2
3. Diving with Galileo
3. CNS O =100%
2
4. Missed decompression stop
5. RBT = 0 minutes
6. Low battery during the dive
! WARNING
When in gauge mode, all warnings and all
alarms are OFF aside for the low battery
alarm.
NOTE:
- Alarms are both visual and audible,
as described in detail below.
- If you are in COMPASS mode
when an alarm is triggered, Galileo
will revert to the regular computer
display (CLASSIC,
FULL) in order to properly display
the message related to the alarm.
- Ascent rate alarm has priority over
other alarms if they are triggered
simultaneously.
- If warnings are activated while
alarms are showing, the former will
show only after the alarms have
expired and only if they are still
applicable at that time.

3.2.1 Ascent rate

As you ascend during a dive, the pressure
surrounding you diminishes. If you ascend
too quickly, the ensuing pressure reduction
could lead to microbubble formation. If you
ascend too slowly, the continued exposure
to high ambient pressure means that you will
continue loading some or all of your tissues
with nitrogen. Consequently, there is an ideal
ascent rate that is slow enough to minimize
microbubble formation yet fast enough to
minimize the effect of continued loading on
your tissues.
The pressure reduction that the body can
tolerate without signifi cant microbubble
formation is higher at depth than it is in the
shallows: the key factor is not the pressure
drop by itself, but rather the ratio of the
pressure drop relative to the ambient pressure.
This means that the ideal ascent rate at depth
is higher than it is in the shallows.
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