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"Taylor, John" wrote: > Dear List, > > Please enlighten me: > > What is the difference between following a deco schedule produced from a set > of (computer-generated) tables, and following a deco schedule produced by a > computer on your wrist? (Apart from algorithm differences and that the > computer produces a schedule for the dive you actually did) Basicaly none. But you cannot account for deco related issues that are not addressed by the implemented algorithm. I mean which schedule would you follow if you got into strong current and had to expend some work? A table would give you at the chance to select the next deeper/longer schedule a computer won't. My impression is that a computer is nothing worth without a proper planing, but then where is the advantage? You have to select the right gases, make a gas volume planing, make the deco calculations and tables in any way -- or do you want to dive without having a contingency table? A thing I worry about is that computers will make divers more slopy. They allow users to shift away from the "Plan your dive, dive your plan!" paradigm. Also computers give more information than required. Hell, why do I need to know the current pO2 or CNS% ? There is enough task loading we don't need such an information during a dive! You select your gases _before_ to stay out of any tox. problems! Greetings, Frank -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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