safety stop

Approximately what PSI is the pressure gauge showing?

On all my guided boat dives, the dive master/guide has always done a 3 minute SS at 15 feet. Always. I just bought the Perdix AI yesterday and found that it only allows SS settings at 10ft or 20ft. I'm curious about the rationale for this and whether one is "more right" than the other (computer...

Hi all, I am new to this forum and also new to the diving world as I recently got my open water certification (November 2018). Yesterday, I went for my first (and second) dive after my certification and realised an important issue: First dive- buddy and I forgotten to deflate BCD when ascending...

Ok, so this query has been bugging me for the last few weeks... A recent dive to 12/13m went well. The dive was mainly in the 6 to 9 m range with a few minutes in the 10+ depth. I use a D4i and, I noticed, as expected that mid way through the dive (after having spent time at the deepest part)...

Hi all I was always told if you miss a safety stop, to not go back down underwater. This DAN video says that if you feel fine you should go back down for your safety stop. What do you think? 0:20-0:45 in the video. Edit: Assuming within recreational NDL's

Hello Divers... I was chatting with an experienced diver and he told me that underwater, I can change from Air to Nitrox to shorten the time of my deep or safety stop, can you please explain this to me? and is that possible with D9? this technique is diving with side mount an Air tank and...

Hi All, I have an EMC-16 by Cochran and was wondering if it has a safety stop timer? I can't find anything about it in the manual but most dive computers have an automatic countdown when you reach 5m for a safety stop. This one doesn't and it seems strange not to have it as a feature. Is it a...

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