Rred
Contributor
OK, I'm just computerizing, I still like tables but that tends to make other folks get nervous.
And I've yet to see anything explicit in any computer manual about how or if ascent time is accounted for in the total "bottom time" and no decompression time limits shown.
For instance, if a computer is saying "six minutes" recommended ascent time, and "twenty five minutes NDL" does that really mean I've got 19 minutes and then I'm just magically expected to begin ascending? Or does it mean, I should expect to spend 25 minutes down AND THEN begin my six minute ascent? (25 and 6 are numbers just pulled out of a hat here, please don't get hung up on them.)
Is there a standard way the two are integrated and dealt with? Or will that vary by the maker?
And I've yet to see anything explicit in any computer manual about how or if ascent time is accounted for in the total "bottom time" and no decompression time limits shown.
For instance, if a computer is saying "six minutes" recommended ascent time, and "twenty five minutes NDL" does that really mean I've got 19 minutes and then I'm just magically expected to begin ascending? Or does it mean, I should expect to spend 25 minutes down AND THEN begin my six minute ascent? (25 and 6 are numbers just pulled out of a hat here, please don't get hung up on them.)
Is there a standard way the two are integrated and dealt with? Or will that vary by the maker?