5.12. Deep stops
The Suunto D9 allows you to choose a Deep Stop algorithm instead of the traditional Recommended Safety Stop. Deep Stops are safety stops that occur deeper than traditional stops, with the purpose of minimizing microbubble formation and excitation. The Suunto RGBM model calculates deep stops iteratively, placing the first stop about halfway between the maximum depth and the ceiling depth. After the first Deep Stop is completed, another Deep Stop will be prompted halfway to the ceiling, and so on until the ceiling depth is reached.
The Deep Stop length can be set to 1 or 2 minutes.
Enabling the Deep Stops disables the Recommended Safety Stops, but Mandatory Safety Stops due to continuous ascent rate violations, for example, are still prompted.
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