SUUNTO EON STEEL - Manual (Page 43)

The personal factors which tend to increase the possibility of DCS
include:
• exposure to low temperature – water temperature less than 20
°C (68 °F)
• below average physical fitness level
• fatigue
• dehydration
• stress
• obesity
• patent foramen ovale (PFO)
• exercise before or after dive
The five-step personal setting can be used to adjust the algorithm
conservatism to fit your DCS susceptibility. You can find the setting
under Menu / Dive settings / Parameters / Personal.
Personal level Explanation
More aggressive (-2)
Ideal conditions, excellent physical
fitness, highly experienced with a lot
of dives in the near past
Aggressive (-1)
Ideal conditions, good physical fitness,
well experienced with dives in the near
past
Default (0) Ideal conditions (default value)
Conservative (+1) Some risk factors or conditions exist
More conservative (+2) Several risk factors or conditions exist
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