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Recommended safety stops – SUUNTO COBRA User Guide User Manual

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STOP + CEILING label, when in the depth range 3–6 m/10–20 ft = Mandatory
Safety Stop Time display

STOP label, when deeper than 6 m = Mandatory Safety Stop scheduled

5.9.1. Recommended Safety Stops
With every dive over 10 meters, there is a three-minute countdown for the Recommen-
ded Safety Stop, to be taken in the 3–6 m/10–20 ft range. This is shown with the STOP
sign and a three-minute countdown in the center window instead of the no-decompres-
sion time.

Figure 5.8. Ascent rate indicator. Two segments.

NOTE

The Recommended Safety Stop, as the name implies, is recom-
mended. If it is ignored, there is no penalty applied to the following
surface intervals and dives.

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