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> Pro-Planner will allow you to put deep stops in anywhere you like. > The programme just crunches numbers and produces a numerical result. > What you need is the intuition to be able to decide what is a good > protocol to follow. Whilst I do not follow what Rich does as regards > adding deep stop time to bottom time as the entered bottom time > I tend to put deep 'washout' stops from around 40m (130 ft) upwards when > using trimix (usually on air or Eanx 32). I started off programming in the actual stops in ProPlanner as a multi-level dive, but I later decided to throw in the extra conservatism and call it bottom time. With my history of DCS, as long as I continue to be doing decompression dives (I really probably shouldn't), I want to throw in extra conservatism wherever I can. Besides, the time difference isn't all that great - what's 15 or 20 minutes in a lifetime? ...especially if those 15 or 20 minutes can significantly extend one's lifetime. My belief in the value of deep stops is very strong, so I view them as a conservative step to reduce DCS probability. This is what I do and what works for me. Anyone who decides to try the same thing better be ready to handle the responsibility for *whatever* consequences result. Aloha, Rich Richard Pyle deepreef@bi*.bi*.ha*.or* ******************************************************************* "WHATEVER happens to you when you willingly go underwater is COMPLETELY and ENTIRELY your own responsibility! If you cannot accept this responsibility, stay out of the water!" *******************************************************************
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