SUUNTO Zoop User Manual

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Multi-level dive

A single or repetitive dive that includes time spent at

various depths and whose no-decompression limits are

therefore not determined solely by the maximum depth

attained.

NITROX

In sports diving refers to any mix with a higher fraction

of oxygen than standard air.

NOAA

United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration.

No-decompression time The maximum amount of time a diver may remain at a

particular depth without having to make decompression

stops during the subsequent ascent.

No-decompression dive Any dive which permits a direct, uninterrupted ascent

to the surface at any time.

NO DEC TIME

Abbreviation for no-decompression time limit.

OEA = EAN = EANx

Abbreviation for Oxygen Enriched Air Nitrox.

OLF

Abbreviation for Oxygen Limit Fraction.

OTU

Abbreviation for Oxygen Tolerance Unit.

Oxygen Tolerance Unit

Is used to measure the Whole-Body-Toxicity.

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