SUUNTO EON STEEL User Manual
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The personal factors which tend to increase the possibility of DCS
include:
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exposure to low temperature – water temperature less than 20
°C (68 °F)
•
below average physical fitness level
•
fatigue
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dehydration
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stress
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obesity
•
patent foramen ovale (PFO)
•
exercise before or after dive
The five-step personal setting can be used to adjust the algorithm
conservatism to fit your DCS susceptibility. You can find the setting
under Menu / Dive settings / Parameters / Personal.
Personal level
Explanation
More aggressive (-2)
Ideal conditions, excellent physical
fitness, highly experienced with a lot
of dives in the near past
Aggressive (-1)
Ideal conditions, good physical fitness,
well experienced with dives in the near
past
Default (0)
Ideal conditions (default value)
Conservative (+1)
Some risk factors or conditions exist
More conservative (+2)
Several risk factors or conditions exist
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