Recommended Safety Stops | Suunto D6I guide

5.11. Safety Stops

Safety Stops are widely considered good diving practice for recreational diving, and are an integral part of most dive tables. The reasons for performing a Safety Stop in- clude: reducing sub-clinical DCI, microbubble reduction, ascent control, and orientation before surfacing.

The Suunto D6i displays two different types of Safety Stops: Recommended Safety Stop and Mandatory Safety Stop.

5.11.1. Recommended Safety Stops

With every dive over 10 meters, there is a three-minute countdown for the Recommen- ded Safety Stop, to be taken in the 3–6 m/10–20 ft range. This is shown with the STOP sign and a three-minute countdown in the center window instead of the no-decompres- sion time.

	WHEN STOP IS DISPLAYED,
	MAKE A RECOMMENDED SAFETY
	STOP FOR 3 MINUTES.
NOTE	The Recommended Safety Stop, as the name implies, is recom-
	mended. If it is ignored, there is no penalty applied to the following
	surface intervals and dives.

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Suunto D6I manual Recommended Safety Stops, Surface intervals and dives

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Suunto D6i Getting Started Page Diving Care and Maintenance of MY Suunto Diving Computer Intellectual Property Welcome to the World of Suunto Dive Computers To commit errors that may lead to serious injury or death Page Al, and Safety/Deep Stop are correct Pression sicknessRow USE BACK-UP INSTRUMENTS! Ensure that you use back-up Sion illness Recommendations given by Divers Alert Network DANInformation and must be avoided More conservative calculations, use the personal adjustment Do not Expose the Suunto D6is Optional TankDeath Planning information Neous dive and planning data Properly Trox mode even during the no-fly time Series, you should set the instrument in Nitrox modeGauge mode the no-fly time is always 48 hours Modify the gas mix accordingly Returns to the Time mode automatically Suunto User Interface Navigating in the menus Compass Button symbols and functions Symbol Button Press Main functions Down Time mode settings Getting Started Setting the alarm Setting the time Setting the dual time Setting the date Setting the units Setting the backlight Setting the contrast Setting the tones Stopwatch AC water contacts Activates in the Time mode, the AC symbol will appear on Cleaning it and/or drying it with a soft towelLearning how to use your compass Contact to activate automatically. This can happen, for ex Displays by pressing the UP/DOWN buttons Compass display Symbol Explanation Locking a bearing Compass settings CalibrationPage Declination Time-out Risks include possible serious injury or death Before DivingSuunto Rgbm Emergency ascents Dive computer limitations Nitrox Freediving Audible and visual alarmsThat may lead to serious injury or death Alarm type Sound pattern Duration Instructional beep Sound pattern Interpretation Audible and visual alarm types Alarm type Alarm type Alarm is activated Error conditions Omitted decompression Wireless transmission Installing the wireless transmitter First use. You do not need to redo the pairing unless you Pairing and code selectionGroup uses the same code as you Diving Order to save battery energy, the transmitter enters power Be cleared firstSure remains unchanged for more than five 5 minutes. Pressure change is measured Transmitting data Display Indication Setting AIR mode Dive mode settingsGauge mode Free mode Free mode Setting the nitrox values Some settings cannot be changed until five 5 minutes hasElapsed after the dive Page Setting the personal/altitude adjustments This gas before you have ascended above this depth Setting the tank pressure pairing Setting the tank pressure alarm Setting the depth alarm Setting the depth notify alarm Free mode Setting the dive-time alarm With a range of 1-999 minutes, the alarm can be set to yourSetting the surface time notify alarm Free mode Planned bottom time, for example Setting the sample rate Setting the deep stops Activation and pre-checks Accessing Dive mode Dive mode activationPage Battery power indication Diving at altitude How the Altitude value is set Alt. adjustment value Altitude rangeLeast three 3 hours before diving Personal adjustments Personal ad Condition Desired tables Recommended Safety Stops Safety StopsSurface intervals and dives Mandatory Safety Stops Deep stops During Descent Be activated at the end of the dive Diving in the AIR mode Dive Air Diving Basic dive data Bookmark Tank pressure data Low Air Pressure Warnings Ascent rate indicator Normal Ascent Rate Activated BACKLIGHT, Alarm Stopwatch Timer Decompression dives Ceiling, ceiling zone, floor and decompression range Page Display below the floor Display above the floor Display at the ceiling zone Diving in the Nitrox mode Dive Nitrox Display above the ceiling Before diving in the Nitrox mode Default settings Oxygen displays Current time Water temperature Dive time Oxygen limit fraction OLF% Gas change and multiple breathing gas mixes Diving in the Gauge mode Dive Gauge Day History Free dive time limit Start a new oneFree dive time limit will activate after 10 minutes After Diving Alarms Symbol on displaySurface interval Dive numbering Repetitive dive planning Free DiveFlying after diving Dive Planning mode Plan NoDec Page Error mode see .7. Error conditions It does not affect the calculations in Plan NoDec modeMemory mode Dive numbering shown during dive planning Dive logbook MEM Logbook I, main display Maximum depth Date of dive Tion 7.2. Dive numbering for further information To the instructionsDive history MEM History Face unit and the downloadable Suunto DM4 software Free Dive History Suunto DM4 with Movescount Movescount Page Care and Maintenance of MY Suunto Diving COM- Puter Water Contacts and Push ButtonsPage Maintenance Original battery replacement and strap kits must be used FAQsBy warranty HOW do I Know if MY Suunto Product is Covered by WARRANTY? Battery Replacement Wireless transmitter battery replacement Transmitter battery kit Required tools Installing the transmitter battery Page Technical Data Temperature displayTransmitter Depth gauge Displays only in Nitrox mode Calendar clockLogbook/dive profile memory Operating conditions Tissue calculation model Battery Rgbm Diver Attention Symbol Advice to Extend Surface Interval Suunto Rgbm adaptive decompression No-decompression limits for air No-decompression time limits for various depths ft Altitude diving Oxygen exposure Copyright Trademark Intellectual PropertyPatent notice User’s responsibility Disclaimers12.2. CE Page Warranty Period Exclusions and Limitations Access to Suunto warranty service Other important notices Limitation of Liability 125 Disposal of the Device Glossary DAN DCI DM4 128 129 PFO PO2 Rgbm Suunto Help Desk Global +358 2 284 USA toll free Canada toll free