SUUNTO Zoop - Manual (Page 38)

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WARNING DO NOT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM ASCENT RATE! Rapid ascents
increase the risk of injury. You should always make the Mandatory
and Recommended Safety Stops after you have exceeded the
maximum recommended ascent rate. If this Mandatory Safety Stop
is not completed the decompression model will penalize your next
dive(s).
3.3.5. Decompression dives
When your NO DEC TIME becomes zero, your dive becomes a decompression stop
dive, i.e. you must perform one or several decompression stops on your way to the
surface. The NO DEC TIME on your display will be replaced by an ASC TIME nota-
tion and the maximum depth will be replaced by a CEILING notation and an upward
pointing arrow (Fig. 3.15.).
If you exceed the no-decompression limits on a dive, the dive computer will provide
decompression information required for ascent. After this, the instrument will continue
to provide subsequent interval and repetitive dive information.
Rather than requiring you to make stops at fixed depths, the dive computer lets you
to decompress within a range of depths (Continuous Decompression).
The ascent time (ASC TIME) is the minimum amount of time needed to reach the
surface in a decompression dive. It includes:
• the time needed to ascend to the ceiling at an ascent rate of 10 m/min [33 ft/min]
plus