Dive table HELP

[movieflick]

I missed the dive table class overview. I was able to figure it out enough to pass the test BUT I do not feel very confident with multiple dive calculations. Can anyone point me to some exercises or more detailed help on this? I am using the actual tables and not the wheel thing.

 

[CrateCookie]

Scuba Toys has a shareware software that is a good reference for table problems.
http://www.scubatoys.com/store/Education_Materials.asp

 

[movieflick]

Thanks - I will take a look. I also found this software but have not tried it yet http://home.flash.net/~table/table/index.htm

 

[CrateCookie]

looks to be the same program...

 

[Reefraff2]

Go back to your LDS, and talk with your instructor, he should be willing to help you out. Also if you have a buddy, make up some dive profile to practice using tables, and check your answers with each other.

 

[Papa Steve]

I'd offer to buy my instructor lunch and have him sit down and walk through it again. (I'm sure the lunch is not necessary but a nice gesture . . .I have found my LDS to be very generous with their time on stuff like this). Also, I did my OW through PADI. My kit had a little book that came with the table that had some practice exercises in it.
On our open water dives our instructor also had us calculate our pressure group after each dive and dive interval . . .he was more than glad to sit down with those whe were still struggling.

 

[movieflick]

I am going through PADI as well but it is a course for the local high school students and their parents (I am a parent) so it is a different setup than usual. I think I am going to go get the book on my own as it is not required for the course so maybe between that and the software I will be ok. The dives start today so maybe there will be more review and I am just being paranoid?

 

[jsmharley]

I second the program from scubatoys. It is great, and for 14 bucks you can put in your own parameters. It has helped me tremendously. This is very important to learn btw, I wouldnt rely on just a computer, so I dont see you as being paranoid.

 

[D_B]

Scubaboard members can get the unlock key free and you get a 10% discount at Scuba Toys too
... http://www.scubatoys.com/store/scubaboard.asp?referer=SBB

 

[scubatoys]

Scubaboard members can get the unlock key free and you get a 10% discount at Scuba Toys too
... http://www.scubatoys.com/store/scubaboard.asp?referer=SBB

Right you are! And yes.. same software - I just have it on two sites. That's something I wrote about 10 years ago... Hope it helps!