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AIRLAB DIVE COMPUTER

RESPONSIBLE DIVING PRACTICES

• Always plan your dives in advance.

• Never exceed the limits of your skill and experience.

• Go to your deepest planned depth at the beginning of the dive.

• Check your computer frequently during the dive.

• Comply with the ascent rate indicated by the computer.

• Always do a safety stop at 10 - 16 feet (3 - 5 meters) for at least 3 minutes.

• After the safety stop, ascend very slowly to the surface.

• Avoid yo-yo dives (repeatedly ascending and descending underwater).

• Avoid strenuous activity during the dive and for half an hour after surfacing.

• When diving in cold water or in the case of a strenuous dive, start

ascending well before reaching the NO DEC limits.

• If it is a decompression dive, prolong the decompression stop nearest to

the surface by several minutes.

• Repetitive dives should be separated by a surface interval of at least 2

hours.

• Your deepest dive should be the first one of the day.

• Avoid diving until the computer memory has cleared from the preceding

day's dive.

• When doing repetitive dives for several consecutive days, take at least one

day off from diving every week. In the case of decompression-stop diving,

it is recommended to take one day off from diving every three days.

• Avoid planned decompression dives and do not dive deeper than 130 feet

(40 meters) unless you have been specifically trained in this type of

technical diving.

• Avoid repetitive "square profile" dives (dives to a single depth) deeper than

60 feet (18 meters).

• Always wait as long as possible before flying after a dive (at least 12 and

preferably 24 hours), in accordance with the recommendations of the

Divers' Alert Network.

MARES recommends that divers never exceed the maximum permitted depth

for their qualification. Dives deeper than 130 feet (40 meters) or outside the

safety curve (decompression dives) significantly increase the risk of

decompression sickness. Always ascend several minutes before going into

DEC mode, and allow yourself even more time in the case of cold water

conditions, repetitive dives deeper than 60 feet (18 m), or for any dive

involving unusually high exertion. Failure to do this will increase your risk of

decompression sickness.

Do not compress your AIRLAB computer in a hyperbaric chamber. The

instrument can be seriously damaged if it is not submerged in water.

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WARNING

Do not fly within 24 hours of your last dive, and in any case wait

until the AIRLAB <airplane> icon disappears.

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WARNING

NEVER use your AIRLAB or any other dive computer for repetitive

"square profile" dives (dives to the same or nearly the same depth)

deeper than 60 feet (18 m). This is an unsafe diving practice which

will greatly increase your risk of DCS, regardless of what your

AIRLAB reads.

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WARNING

The user must be aware of the risks related to using the instrument

under specific conditions:

- Be careful when diving in conditions of poor visibility; the

readings provided by the instrument may not be visible.

- Be careful when diving in cold water; you may use more air than

during standard dives. Check the pressure gauge readings

frequently.

- Be careful during dives that require more physical exertion than

standard dives; you may use a greater amount of air. Check the

pressure gauge readings frequently.

- Check the position of the hose to avoid the risk of becoming

entangled.

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WARNING

NEVER dive alone. AIRLAB cannot replace the assistance provided by

a diving buddy.

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WARNING

NEVER dive deeper than 130 feet (40 m) or do planned

decompression dives with the COMPUTER unless you are a trained

and certified technical diver (IANTD, TDI, ANDI, PSA, etc.) familiar

with the skills and risks of deep air diving, and licensed at least to

the level of Deep Air diving for depths beyond 130 feet (40 m).

Even with this level of certification and experience, this type of

technical dive entails a much higher risk of DCS, regardless of the

dive table or computer used. You must be aware of and willing to

accept these risks before attempting such a dive.

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WARNING

Recreational divers should NOT dive deeper than 40m (130 ft).

Although this computer will continue to provide information for

compressed-air dives deeper than 40m (130 ft.), the risk of nitrogen

narcosis and decompression sickness (DCS) is greatly increased;

therefore this information should be treated as only approximate.

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