Contradictions in conservatism (or safety)?
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I use a Suunto D4i with their RGBM algorithm. Yes, it seems to work for me. Wish it had a little bigger display, but it's easy to understand what it's telling me.
edit: I also have a Cressi Archimedes, but not sure what it runs.
Went and looked in the manual. It uses Buhlmann ZH-L16
edit 2: I've only used the Cressi a couple times in the pool to see if it works. It wll be interesting to see if there's any difference between them in actual use.
edit: I also have a Cressi Archimedes, but not sure what it runs.
Went and looked in the manual. It uses Buhlmann ZH-L16
edit 2: I've only used the Cressi a couple times in the pool to see if it works. It wll be interesting to see if there's any difference between them in actual use.
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Hi @woodcarver
The Cressi runs Cressi RGBM. So, you have two computers running deco algorithms that would generally be considered to be at the conservative end of the spectrum. It sounds like that is working out fine for you at this time. It this changes in the future, you know that there are computers at the more liberal end of the spectrum.
All the available choices in computers today have more than enough time or ability, to produce ascents that are sufficiently low risk. Its up to the diver to adhere to the basic "good dive practice" rules to supplement and achieve safe diving.
The problem with trying to select a algo based on anecdotal observations, and even the causal reading of case reports, is that the underlying cause of most undeserved / unexplained injury, is beyond the control of the model or algo. The model and algo has control of just two aspects of the planning / execution of a dive. The diver and the conditions has influence over the other 15 aspects or so causes of injury. This is why injury can occur within the bounds of the model.
The problem with trying to select a algo based on anecdotal observations, and even the causal reading of case reports, is that the underlying cause of most undeserved / unexplained injury, is beyond the control of the model or algo. The model and algo has control of just two aspects of the planning / execution of a dive. The diver and the conditions has influence over the other 15 aspects or so causes of injury. This is why injury can occur within the bounds of the model.
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