Suunto D3 Watch User Manual


 
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3.3.7. FLYING AFTER DIVING
The Suunto D3 provides no calculations for no- y times. However, Divers Alert
Network (DAN) recommends the following on no- ying times:
A minimum surface interval of 12 hours would be required in order to
be reasonably assured a diver will remain symptom free upon ascent to
altitude in a commercial jetliner (altitude up to 2400 m [8000 ft]).
Divers who plan to make daily, multiple dives for several days,
or make dives that require decompression stops, should take spe-
cial precautions and wait for an extended interval beyond 12 hours
before ight. Further, the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical So-
ciety (UHMS) suggests divers using standard air tanks and exhib-
iting no symptoms of decompression illness wait 24 hours after
their last dive to y in an aircraft with cabin pressure up to 2400 m
[8000 ft]. The only two exceptions to this recommendation are:
If a diver had less than 2 hours total accumulated dive time in the last 48
hours, then a 12 hour surface interval before ying is recommended.
Following any dive that required a decompression stop, ying should
be delayed for at least 24 hours, and if possible, for 48 hours.
Suunto recommends that ying is avoided until the DAN and UHMS
guidelines are met.