Suunto D6I manual Recommended Safety Stops, Surface intervals and dives

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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