Cressi DONATELLO - Ascent Rate and Safety Warnings; Ascent Rate Indicator and Warnings

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0.0-3.9m/min.
0.0-12ft./min.
SLOW
4.0-7.9m/min.
13-26ft./min.
8.0-11.9m/min.
26-39ft./min.
12->12m/min.
40-40ft./min.
NOTE:Theresultoftheoxygenexposurecalculationisroundeduptothenext
highest percentage value.
DANGER:Donotusehyper-oxygenatedmixtureswhendiving,muchlessin
decompression,untilyouhavecompletedspeciccourses.TheNitroxBasic
license issued by dive training centers only enables the diver to use standard
oxygen-richmixes(EAN32andEAN36),withinnon-decompressionlimits.
ASCENT RATE
Theascentrateisshownonthedisplayasapointsindicatorinthecenterofthe
screen.Itworksasshowninthetablebelow.Ifthemaximumspeedisexceeded
duringtheascent,thedisplaywillshowthewordSLOWwhilealsoashingthe
threeiconsandsoundinganaudiblealarm.Undertheseconditions,thedivermust
halttheascentuntilthewordSLOWdisappearsfromthescreenandthedisplay
returns to its normal state.
NOTE:Ifthemaximumascentspeedof12m/min-40ft/minisexceededfor
anextendedtime,theDONATELLO/MICHELANGELO/RAFFAELLOcomputer
willmakethenextdivemoreconservative,butonlyifitistakenduringthedesat
time,inordertoprotectthediverfromtheriskofdecompressionsickness.
The iconindicatesthatthepenalizationfactorisinforce.
DANGER:Surfacingtoofastdramaticallyincreasestheriskofdecompression
sickness.At the end of each dive, Cressi recommends a safety stop of 3
minutesat16ft/5m,assistedbythecomputer(seenextparagraph).