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Date: Sat, 27 Jun 1998 02:03:15 -0400
From: "Thomas A. Easop" <tomeasop@mi*.co*>
Organization: EPI
To: Jon Breazile <breazile@ne*.co*>
CC: techdiver@aquanaut.com
Subject: Re: Decompression Software
You say 'raw Bulhmann' - does this mean you set no safety factor on the
software?

Jon Breazile wrote:

> John Brady wrote:
> >I am interested to here what type of software divers are using to do their
> >dempression schedules.  If you are using straight tables, why?  Pro/Cons or
> >just opinions wanted.
>
> I have been using Decom and zplan (for raw Bulhmann). I add in deep stops
> and pull my 10 ft at 20. I use 35%, 50% (for long exposures) and 100% for
> deco. For bottom mix I go low O2 and high Helium. If my CNS get up there
> I do back gas breaks every 20 -25 minutes (for 5 minutes) and count it
> towards deco. Usually my 20ft stops are fairly short (30 minutes or so)
> so I end up doing my back gas break half way through the stop if I'm
> worried about CNS.
>
> I log my dives on a nitrox computer (set to 50% so it does not lock out)
> and run my actual profiles after the dive to see how I did on deco. So
> far I have found out that I can do 2/3 of my 20 foot stop (using decom)
> and get out of the water with no problems. I have been diving like this
> for a while now, and have had good results. I have been tested for a PFO,
> so I don't have to worry about that.
>
> -Jon
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