Glossary – SUUNTO D3 User Manual
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9. GLOSSARY
Altitude dive
A dive made at an elevation greater than 300 m
[1000 ft] above sea level.
Apnea
Absence of breathing. Freedivers are apneic throughout the
duration of their dive.
Ascent rate
The speed at which the diver ascends toward the surface.
ASC RATE
Abbreviation for ascent rate.
Ascent time
The minimum amount of time needed to reach the surface
on a decompression stop dive.
DAN Divers
Alert
Network.
DCI
Abbreviation for decompression illness.
Decompression illness
Any of a variety of maladies resulting either directly or
indirectly from the formation of nitrogen bubbles in tis-
sues or body fl uids, as a result of inadequately controlled
decompression. Commonly called ”bends” or ”DCI”.
Dive series
A group of repetitive dives between which the dive comput-
er indicates some nitrogen loading is present. When nitro-
gen loading reaches zero the dive computer deactivates.
Dive time
Elapsed time between leaving the surface to descend, and
returning to the surface at the end of a dive.