RECREATIONAL DIVE PLANNER

D I V I N G S C I E N C E & T E C H N O L O G Y , C O R P.

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50

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80

A
PRESSURE B
GROUP
C
D
E
40
F
NO DECOMPRESSION
G
LIMITS
H
I
SAFETY STOP
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REQUIRED
K
L
M
N
O
TABLE 1 P
NO DECOMPRESSION Q
LIMITS AND GROUP
DESIGNATION TABLE
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

10

19

16

13

11

25

22

17

14

12

10

29

25

19

16

13

11

10

32

27

21

17

15

13

11

10

36

31

24

19

16

14

12

11

10

40

34

26

21

18

15

13

12

11

10

44

37

28

23

19

17

15

13

12

11

10

48

40

31

25

21

18

16

14

13

52

44

33

27

22

19

17

15

57

48

36

29

24

21

18

16

14

62

51

39

31

26

22

19

17

15

67

55

41

33

27

23

21

18

16

73

60

44

35

29

25

22

19

79

64

47

37

31

26

23

20

85

69

50

39

33

28

24

92

74

53

42

35

29

25

100

79

57

44

36

30

108

85

60

47

38

117

91

63

49

40

127

97

67

52

139 104

71

54

152 111

75

55

168 120

80

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PADI AMERICAS, INC.

188 129
205 140

35

IMPERIAL

DEPTH (feet)

0:00
0:02
0:00 0:03
0:02 0:05

0:00
0:02
0:03
0:05
0:06
0:08

0:00
0:02
0:03
0:05
0:06
0:08
0:09
0:11

0:00
0:02
0:03
0:05
0:06
0:08
0:09
0:11
0:12
0:14

7
8

T
AR
T
S

F
O

E
AC
F
R
SU

12

0:00
0:02
0:03
0:05
0:06
0:08
0:09
0:11
0:12
0:14
0:15
0:17

13

0:00
0:02
0:03
0:06
0:06
0:09
0:09
0:12
0:12
0:15
0:15
0:18
0:18
0:20

0:00
0:03
0:03
0:06
0:07
0:09
0:10
0:12
0:13
0:15
0:16
0:18
0:19
0:21
0:21
0:24

0:00
0:03
0:04
0:06
0:07
0:10
0:10
0:13
0:13
0:16
0:16
0:19
0:19
0:22
0:22
0:25
0:25
0:28

TABLE 2

SURFACE INTERVAL CREDIT TABLE

90 100 110 120 130 140

0:00
0:03
0:04
0:07
0:07
0:10
0:11
0:13
0:14
0:17
0:17
0:20
0:20
0:23
0:23
0:26
0:26
0:29
0:29
0:31

0:00
0:03
0:04
0:07
0:08
0:11
0:11
0:14
0:14
0:17
0:18
0:21
0:21
0:24
0:24
0:27
0:27
0:30
0:30
0:33
0:32
0:35

0:00
0:03
0:04
0:07
0:08
0:11
0:12
0:15
0:15
0:18
0:18
0:22
0:22
0:25
0:25
0:28
0:28
0:31
0:31
0:34
0:34
0:37
0:36
0:40

0:00
0:03
0:04
0:08
0:08
0:12
0:12
0:16
0:16
0:19
0:19
0:23
0:23
0:26
0:26
0:29
0:29
0:33
0:32
0:36
0:35
0:39
0:38
0:41
0:41
0:44

0:00
0:04
0:04
0:08
0:09
0:12
0:13
0:16
0:17
0:20
0:20
0:24
0:24
0:27
0:27
0:31
0:30
0:34
0:34
0:37
0:37
0:40
0:40
0:43
0:42
0:46
0:45
0:49

0:00
0:04
0:05
0:09
0:09
0:13
0:13
0:17
0:17
0:21
0:21
0:25
0:25
0:29
0:28
0:32
0:32
0:36
0:35
0:39
0:38
0:42
0:41
0:45
0:44
0:48
0:47
0:51
0:50
0:54

0:00
0:04
0:05
0:09
0:10
0:14
0:14
0:18
0:18
0:23
0:22
0:27
0:26
0:30
0:30
0:34
0:33
0:38
0:37
0:41
0:40
0:44
0:43
0:47
0:46
0:50
0:49
0:53
0:52
0:56
0:55
0:59

0:00
0:05
0:05
0:10
0:10
0:15
0:15
0:19
0:19
0:24
0:24
0:28
0:28
0:32
0:31
0:36
0:35
0:40
0:39
0:43
0:42
0:47
0:45
0:50
0:48
0:53
0:51
0:56
0:54
0:59
0:57
1:02
1:00
1:05

Z Y X W V U T S R Q P O N M L K J

AL
V
R
TE
N
I

0:00
0:05
0:06
0:11
0:11
0:16
0:16
0:21
0:20
0:25
0:25
0:30
0:29
0:34
0:33
0:38
0:37
0:42
0:41
0:46
0:44
0:49
0:48
0:53
0:51
0:56
0:54
0:59
0:57
1:02
1:00
1:05
1:03
1:08
1:06
1:11

0:00
0:05
0:06
0:11
0:12
0:17
0:17
0:22
0:22
0:27
0:26
0:32
0:31
0:36
0:35
0:41
0:39
0:45
0:43
0:48
0:47
0:52
0:50
0:56
0:54
0:59
0:57
1:02
1:00
1:05
1:03
1:08
1:06
1:11
1:09
1:14
1:12
1:17

0:00
0:06
0:06
0:12
0:12
0:18
0:18
0:24
0:23
0:29
0:28
0:34
0:33
0:39
0:37
0:43
0:42
0:47
0:46
0:51
0:49
0:55
0:53
0:59
0:57
1:03
1:00
1:06
1:03
1:09
1:06
1:12
1:09
1:15
1:12
1:18
1:15
1:21
1:18
1:24

0:00
0:07
0:07
0:13
0:13
0:20
0:19
0:26
0:25
0:31
0:30
0:37
0:35
0:42
0:40
0:46
0:44
0:51
0:48
0:55
0:52
0:59
0:56
1:03
1:00
1:07
1:04
1:10
1:07
1:13
1:10
1:17
1:13
1:20
1:16
1:23
1:19
1:26
1:22
1:29
1:25
1:31

0:00
0:07
0:08
0:15
0:14
0:22
0:21
0:28
0:27
0:34
0:32
0:40
0:38
0:45
0:43
0:50
0:47
0:55
0:52
0:59
0:56
1:03
1:00
1:07
1:04
1:11
1:08
1:15
1:11
1:18
1:14
1:22
1:18
1:25
1:21
1:28
1:24
1:31
1:27
1:34
1:30
1:37
1:32
1:40

0:00
0:08
0:08
0:16
0:16
0:24
0:23
0:31
0:29
0:37
0:35
0:43
0:41
0:49
0:46
0:54
0:51
0:59
0:56
1:04
1:00
1:08
1:04
1:12
1:08
1:16
1:12
1:20
1:16
1:24
1:19
1:27
1:23
1:31
1:26
1:34
1:29
1:37
1:32
1:40
1:35
1:43
1:38
1:46
1:41
1:49

0:00
0:21
0:09
0:30
0:17
0:38
0:25
0:46
0:32
0:53
0:38
0:59
0:44
1:05
0:50
1:11
0:55
1:16
1:00
1:21
1:05
1:25
1:09
1:30
1:13
1:34
1:17
1:38
1:21
1:42
1:25
1:46
1:28
1:49
1:32
1:53
1:35
1:56
1:38
1:59
1:41
2:02
1:44
2:05
1:47
2:08
1:50
2:11

0:00
0:47
0:22
1:09
0:31
1:18
0:39
1:27
0:47
1:34
0:54
1:41
1:00
1:47
1:06
1:53
1:12
1:59
1:17
2:04
1:22
2:09
1:26
2:14
1:31
2:18
1:35
2:23
1:39
2:27
1:43
2:30
1:47
2:34
1:50
2:38
1:54
2:41
1:57
2:44
2:00
2:47
2:03
2:50
2:06
2:53
2:09
2:56
2:12
2:59

0:00
3:00
0:48
3:48
1:10
4:10
1:19
4:19
1:28
4:28
1:35
4:35
1:42
4:42
1:48
4:48
1:54
4:54
2:00
5:00
2:05
5:05
2:10
5:10
2:15
5:15
2:19
5:19
2:24
5:24
2:28
5:28
2:31
5:31
2:35
5:35
2:39
5:39
2:42
5:42
2:45
5:45
2:48
5:48
2:51
5:51
2:54
5:54
2:57
5:57
3:00
6:00

H G F E D C B A

CONTINUE ON OTHER SIDE

PRESSURE GROUP AT END OF SURFACE INTERVAL

Z Y X W V U T S R Q P O N M L K J

35

205

40

140

50
60

188 168 152

17
37 53
129 120 111
11
20 29
80 75
5
55

139
66
104
36
71
9
54
1

127
78
97
43
67
13
52
3

70

117 108
88 97
91 85
49 55
63 60
17 20
49 47
6
8
40 38
2

80
90
100
IMPERIAL

110
120

100
105
79
61
57
23
44
11
36
4
30

92
85
113 120
74
69
66
71
53
50
27
30
42
39
13
16
34
33
6
7
29
28
2
25
24

79
126
64
76
47
33
37
18
31
9
26
4
23
2
20

73
67
62
132 138 143
60
55
51
80
85
89
44
41
38
36
39
42
35
33
31
20
22
24
29
27
26
11
13
14
25
23
22
5
7
8
22
21
19
3
4
6
19
18
17
2
3
16
15

57
52
48
148 153 157
48
44
40
92
96 100
36
33
31
44
47
49
29
27
25
26
28
30
24
22
21
16
18
19
21
19
18
9
11
12
18
17
16
7
8
9
16
15
14
4
5
6
14
14
13
2
2
3
13
12
12

130

H G F E D C B A
44
40 36
161 165 169
37
34 31
103 106 109
28
26 24
52
54 56
23
21 19
36
32
34
19
18 16
24
21
22
14
17
15
16
13
15
12
15
13
13
10
12
11
13
12
9
7
8
10
12
11
6
4
5
9
11
10
4
2
3
8
10
9

32
29 25
173 176 180
27
25 22
113 115 118
21
19 17
59
61 63
17
16 14
38
39 41
15
13 12
25
27 28
13
11
10
17
19 20
11
10
9
14
15 16
10
9
8
10
11
12
9
8
7
7
8
9
8
7
6
5
6
7
8
7
6
3
4

19
10
186 195
16
9
124 131
13
7
67
73
11
6
44
49
9
5
31
35
8
4
22
26
7
4
18
21
6
3
14
17
6
3
10
13
5
3
8
10
5
3
5
7

TABLE 3 REPETITIVE DIVE TIMETABLE

The Recreational Dive Planner is designed specifically for planning recreational (no decompression) dives on air only. Do not attempt to use it for planning decompression dives.

Safety Stops A safety stop for 3 minutes at 15ft is required any

time the diver comes up to or within 3 pressure groups of a no decompression limit and for any dive to a depth of 100ft or deeper.
Emergency Decompression If a no decompression limit is exceeded by no more than 5 minutes, an 8 minute decompression
stop at 15ft is mandatory. Upon surfacing, the diver must remain
out of the water for at least 6 hours prior to making another dive.
If a no decompression limit is exceeded by more than 5 minutes,
a 15ft decompression stop of no less than 15 minutes is urged
(air supply permitting). Upon surfacing, the diver must remain out
of the water for at least 24 hours prior to making another dive.

Flying After Diving Recommendations

For Dives Within the No Decompression Limits

RETURN TO
TABLE
ONE

Single Dives: A minimum pre-flight surface interval of

12 hours is suggested.
Repetitive Dives and/or Multi-day Dives: A minimum
pre-flight surface interval of 18 hours is suggested.
For Dives Requiring Decompression Stops

A minimum pre-flight surface interval greater than 18 hours

is suggested.

Diving at Altitude Diving at altitude (1000ft or higher) requires

the use of special procedures.
Special Rules for Multiple Dives
If you are planning 3 or more dives in a day: Beginning with the
first dive, if your ending pressure group after any dive is W or X,
the minimum surface interval between all subsequent dives is 1
hour. If your ending pressure group after any dive is Y or Z, the
minimum surface interval between all subsequent dives is 3
hours.
Note: Since little is presently known about the physiological effects of multiple dives over multiple days, divers are wise to make
fewer dives and limit their exposure toward the end of a multi-day
dive series.
General Rules
Ascend from all dives at a rate not to exceed 60ft per minute.
When planning a dive in cold water or under conditions that
might be strenuous, plan the dive assuming the depth is 10ft
deeper than actual.
Plan repetitive dives so each successive dive is to a shallower depth. Limit repetitive dives to 100ft or shallower.
Never exceed the limits of this planner and, whenever possible, avoid diving to the limits of the planner. 140ft is for emergency purposes only, do not dive to this depth.

White area indicates Residual Nitrogen

Time (RNT) in minutes and is to be
added to Actual Bottom Time (ABT).

25
30

Blue area indicates adjusted no decompression limits. Actual Bottom Time

(ABT) should not exceed this number.
Residual Nitrogen Time (RNT)
+ Actual Bottom Time (ABT)
= Total Bottom Time (TBT)

CAUTION: This product for use only by

certified divers or individuals under the
supervision of a certified scuba instructor.
Misuse of this product may result in serious injury or death. If you are unsure as to
how to properly use this product, consult
a certified scuba instructor.
Product No. 66054 Ver 1.2 (Rev. 02/03)

012PDJ8

Printed in USA.

Diving Science & Technology, Corp. 1985-2005

DEPTH (feet)