✓ Mathematical model consisting of multiple theoretical tissues and their relative
halftimes
✓ Fast compartments - short halftimes
✓ Slow compartments - long halftimes
✓ Decreased nitrogen and increased oxygen in breathing gas
RNT
✓ Residual Nitrogen Time
✓ Tme already spent at the repetitive dive depth (dive tables)
Procedure for missed decompression stops
✓ Remain out of the water, rest, breathe 100% oxygen, drink fluids, be monitored for
signs of decompression illness, transported to a hyperbaric facility if symptoms arise
SIT
✓ Surface Interval Time
✓ Longer time at the surface allows for increased repeat dive times
Canadian Dive Tables published by the Defense and Civil Institute of
Environmental Medicine (DCIEM)
✓ Based on 20+ years of research pioneered by Kidd and Stubbs (1962)
Swiss Dive Tables
✓ Developed by A.A. Bühlmann at the University of Zurich - EXTENDED TO
INCLUDE ALTITUDE DIVING
If the time spent making a "precautionary stop" at 5 msw (15 fsw) causes your
Total Dive Time to exceed the Dive Time Limits, you should:
✓ Use the Maximum Dive Time as your Total Dive Time
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