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Steve Orrell wrote:

> an appropriate paper-based table to closely match the characteristics of the
> DC to use to help plan my dives and to have with me in laminated format as
> backup should the DC go belly up in mid-dive.

I have generally had success with the DCIEM tables, especially the 1S table,
being at least as conservativeas my  Suunto Solution.  However, this computer is
older than yours, and your mileage may vary.

There is absolutely no reason for the two to match - except that they are both
trying to model the same thing.
The DCIEM model is a two interconnected chambers model, which approximates at a
very gross level a slab diffusion model.  (BSAC '88 does something similar.)  I
beleive that the Suunto is a Buhlmann model, so it
has traditional Haldanean compartments.

One can dive DCIEM (or any table) using the Equivalent Air Depth method.  I have
no idea whether this is
officially sanctioned.

Wrolf

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