14) They beep.




> 1) Dive computers tend to induce significant levels of diver dependance,
> eliminating the awareness so common and essential to all diving but
> particularly obvious when diving tables
>
> 2) Dive computers do not allow proper planning as divers can't properly
> "study" the impact of various mixture and decompression choices.
>
> 3) Dive computers are of very limited educational benefit as they do not
> induce questioning, or proper planning discussions as can be found with
> tables and most particularly with deco programs
>
> 4) Dive computer programmers often play games with computational process
so
> that they can take insulate themselves from the risk of taking largely
> square profile data and utilizing it on a multilevel dive. These games
tend
> to result in odd and often ridiculous levels of conservation.
>
> 5) Dive computers are expensive and in some cases leave divers with
limited
> resources carrying equipment that is of far less benefit than other
> equipment that may have been purchased.
>
> 6) Dive computers significantly limit the likelihood that divers will
track
> their residual nitrogen groups.
>
> 7) Dive computers do not allow for Helium diving in any formats but the
> bulkiest and most questionable format.
>
> 8) Dive computers will often generate longer decompressions than could be
> figured by an astute, well educated diver with experience.
>
> 9) Dive computers often create confusion by giving the user to much
useless
> information, sometimes even obscuring depth and time in favor of blinking
> CNS and/or deco limitations.
>
> 10) Dive computers can become very difficult to properly if a deco stop
has
> been violated. Some computers lock up completely while others just beep or
> generate erroneous and distracting information. Divers using mixed gasses
> are likely to often violate computer profiles.
>
> 11) Dive computers do not allow for the educated diver to properly modify
> their decompression to account for advancing knowledge such as the use of
> deeper stops in a decompression profile.
>
> 12) Dive computers do not offer divers as much flexibility in the
> generation of profiles with varying conservation. For example the right
mix
> would allow 100 min at 60 vs 60 at 60 but I might prefer to do one or the
> other and indeed might like a compromise. Computers confuse this issue by
> not providing divers with the proper information.
>
> 13) Dive computers users often ignore table proficiency and therefore do
> not learn tables properly. When confronted with a situation where they
> can't dive the computer (failure, loss, travel etc) these divers are at a
> serious handicap.
> Jarrod Jablonski
>
> President-
> Global Underwater Explorers www.gue.com
> CEO Extreme Exposure www.extreme-exposure.com
> VP Halcyon Manufacturing www.halcyon.net, www.browniedive.com,
www.tankfill.com
>
> Global Underwater Explorers www.gue.com
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> with hundreds of dedicated members around the world.
>
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> industries most novel and robust diving equipment designed by many of
> diving's most active explorers.
>
>
>
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