SUUNTO Gekko User Manual

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NOTE!

The airplane symbol is not sho wn on the

stand-by display. You should always activate the dive

computer and check that the airplane symbol is not

displayed prior to ﬂ ying.
The no-ﬂ ying time is al ways at least 12 hours or

equivalent to the so-called desaturation time (if longer

than 12 hours).
In the permanent Error mode the no-ﬂ ying time is

48 hours.
Divers Alert Network (DAN) recommends the fol-

lowing on no-ﬂ ying times:
- A minimum surface interval of 12 hours would

be required in order to be reasonably assured a

diver will remain symptom free upon ascent to

altitude in a commercial jetliner (altitude up to

2400 m [8000 ft]).

- Divers who plan to make daily, multiple dives

for several days, or make dives that require de-

compression stops, should take special precau-

tions and wait for an extended interval beyond

12 hours before ﬂ ight. Further, the Undersea

and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS)

suggests divers using standard air cylinders

and exhibiting no symptoms of decompression

illness wait 24 hours after their last dive to ﬂ y

in an aircraft with cabin pressure up to 2400

m [8000 ft]. The only two exceptions to this

recommendation are:

- If a diver had less than 2 hours total accumulat-

ed dive time in the last 48 hours, then a 12 hour

surface interval before ﬂ ying is recommended.

- Following any dive that required a decompres-

sion stop, ﬂ ying should be delayed for at least

24 hours, and if possible, for 48 hours.

- Suunto recommends that ﬂ ying is avoided until

all the DAN and UHMS guidelines and the

dive computer wait to ﬂ y conditions are satis-

ﬁ ed.

Fig. 3.29. Surface Mode after

a violated decompression

dive. Er symbol indicates

that you have violated the

ceiling for more than three

minutes. You must not dive

again for at least 48 hours.

MAX

TIME

DIVE

Dive Attention Symbol

Violated Decompression Ceiling

Do Not Fly Symbol