Update of some sections of user manual.
Rewrite some parts text dealing with dive planner as well as using the Photos tab. Replace 7 images to reflect new features of the UI. Add some text to the user manual on planning recreationa dives. Replace one image and add another image. Signed-off-by: Willem Ferguson <willemferguson@zoology.up.ac.za>
Before Width: | Height: | Size: 48 KiB After Width: | Height: | Size: 54 KiB |
Before Width: | Height: | Size: 51 KiB After Width: | Height: | Size: 55 KiB |
Before Width: | Height: | Size: 63 KiB After Width: | Height: | Size: 74 KiB |
BIN
Documentation/images/PlannerWindow1.jpg
Executable file → Normal file
Before Width: | Height: | Size: 94 KiB After Width: | Height: | Size: 80 KiB |
BIN
Documentation/images/Planner_CCR.jpg
Executable file → Normal file
Before Width: | Height: | Size: 102 KiB After Width: | Height: | Size: 80 KiB |
BIN
Documentation/images/Planner_OC_deco.jpg
Executable file → Normal file
Before Width: | Height: | Size: 107 KiB After Width: | Height: | Size: 86 KiB |
Before Width: | Height: | Size: 92 KiB |
BIN
Documentation/images/Planner_OC_rec1.jpg
Normal file
After Width: | Height: | Size: 74 KiB |
BIN
Documentation/images/Planner_OC_rec2.jpg
Normal file
After Width: | Height: | Size: 72 KiB |
BIN
Documentation/images/Planner_pSCR.jpg
Executable file → Normal file
Before Width: | Height: | Size: 102 KiB After Width: | Height: | Size: 90 KiB |
|
@ -1864,8 +1864,10 @@ Photographs associated with a dive are shown as thumbnails in the _Photos_ tab o
|
|||
panel. Photos taken in rapid succession during a dive (therefore sometimes with large
|
||||
overlap on the dive profile) can easily be accessed in the _Photos_ tab. This tab serves as
|
||||
a tool for individually accessing the photos of a dive, while the stubs on the dive profile
|
||||
show when during a dive a photo was taken. Single-click a thumbnail in
|
||||
the _Photos_ panel to select a photo. Double-click a thumbnail to view the full-sized image, overlaying the _Subsurface_ window. Deleted a photo from the _Photos_ panel by selecting
|
||||
show when during a dive a photo was taken. The size of the thumbnails in the _Photos_ tab can be changed using
|
||||
the _Zoom level_ slider at the bottom of the panel. Single-click a thumbnail in
|
||||
the _Photos_ panel to select a photo. Double-click a thumbnail to view the full-sized image,
|
||||
overlaying the _Subsurface_ window. Delete a photo from the _Photos_ panel by selecting
|
||||
it (single-click) and then by pressing the _Del_ key on the keyboard. This removes the photo BOTH
|
||||
from the _Photos_ tab as well as the dive profile.
|
||||
|
||||
|
@ -1884,7 +1886,8 @@ If the external drive with the photos is re-connected, the photos can be seen in
|
|||
Inspecting each individual dive in order to determine whether there are associated photos can be time consuming. There is a
|
||||
rapid way of seeing which dives have associated photos and which not: activate the _Photos_ checkbox in the dropdown
|
||||
list obtained by right-clicking on the header bar of the *Divelist*. In the *Divelist*, all dives with associated photographs
|
||||
have an icon indicating whether the photographs were taken during the dive, just before/after the dive or both during and before/after the dive. More information is provided in the section dealing with <<S_Divelist_columns, photo icons on the *Divelist*>>.
|
||||
have an icon indicating whether the photographs were taken during the dive, just before/after the dive or both during and before/after the dive.
|
||||
More information is provided in the section dealing with <<S_Divelist_columns, photo icons on the *Divelist*>>.
|
||||
|
||||
[[S_FindMovedImages]]
|
||||
==== Moving photographs among directories, hard disks or computers
|
||||
|
@ -3576,20 +3579,30 @@ image::images/PlannerWindow1.jpg["FIGURE: Dive planner startup window",align="ce
|
|||
|
||||
==== Recreational dives
|
||||
|
||||
Recreational mode is what comes closest to planning a dive based on the non-decompression limit (NDL).
|
||||
Recreational mode is intended for what most divers would call "recreational", "sports"or "nontechnical" dives,
|
||||
remaining within no-deco limits (NDL).
|
||||
It computes the maximum time a diver can stay at the current depth without needing mandatory decompression
|
||||
stops and without using more than the existing gas (minus a reserve). The planner automatically takes
|
||||
into account the nitrogen load incurred in previous dives. But conventional dive tables are also used in a
|
||||
way that can take into account previous dives. Why use a dive planner for recreational dives? Using
|
||||
recreational dive tables, the maximum depth of a dive is taken into account. But few dives are
|
||||
done at a constant depth corresponding to the maximum depth (i.e. a "square" dive profile). This means
|
||||
way that can take into account previous dives. Why use a dive planner for recreational dives? The subsurface
|
||||
dive planner provides two significant advantages over the use of recreational dive tables for dive planning.
|
||||
|
||||
Firstly, using recreational dive tables, the maximum depth of each previous dive is taken into account. But
|
||||
few dives are done at a constant depth corresponding to the maximum depth (i.e. a "square" dive profile). This means
|
||||
dive tables overestimate the nitrogen load incurred during previous dives. The _Subsurface_
|
||||
dive planner calculates nitrogen load according to the real dive profiles of all uploaded previous dives,
|
||||
in a similar way as dive computers calculate nitrogen load during a dive. This means that the diver gets 'credit,'
|
||||
in terms of nitrogen load, for not remaining at maximum depth during
|
||||
previous dives, so a longer subsequent dive can be planned.
|
||||
For the planner to work it's crucial to upload all previous dives
|
||||
onto _Subsurface_ before doing dive planning.
|
||||
For the planner to work it's therefore crucial to log previous dives
|
||||
in _Subsurface_ before doing dive planning.
|
||||
|
||||
Secondly, recreational dive tables are not designed to build additional safety features into a dive. NDL times
|
||||
derived from dive tables often take divers close to the limit where decompression sickness (DCS) can arise. The
|
||||
Subsurface dive planner allows a diver to build more safety features into a dive plan, preventing recreational
|
||||
divers from getting close to the limits of getting a DCS hit. This is performed by specifying appropriate
|
||||
gradient factors for a dive plan, as explained below.
|
||||
|
||||
To plan a dive, the appropriate settings need to be defined.
|
||||
|
||||
- Ensure the date and time is set to that of the intended dive. This allows calculation of
|
||||
|
@ -3612,9 +3625,7 @@ the nitrogen load incurred during previous dives.
|
|||
need to bring a buddy to the surface using gas sharing. How much gas is used in
|
||||
sharing depends on the depth of the ascent. This can be difficult to estimate, so most agencies assume a
|
||||
fixed amount of gas, or actually of pressure e.g. 40 or 50 bar or 25% or 33% (rule of thirds). But _Subsurface_ can do better
|
||||
because it knows about the ascent and that is why we add the amount of gas during the ascent (i.e. the "deco gas“).
|
||||
Subsurface still uses a fixed pressure "reserve" but that's supposed to be for the additional gas used when
|
||||
there's a problem and your pulse rate goes up when you start to buddy breathe. This reserve amount is user configurable.
|
||||
because it knows about the ascent and that is why we add the amount of gas during the ascent.
|
||||
|
||||
- Define the depth of the dive by dragging the waypoints (white dots) on the dive profile or
|
||||
(even better) defining the appropriate depths using the table under _Dive planner points_ as
|
||||
|
@ -3627,18 +3638,34 @@ the nitrogen load incurred during previous dives.
|
|||
- The ascent speed can be changed. The default ascent speeds are those considered safe for recreational
|
||||
divers.
|
||||
|
||||
- To build additional safety into the dive plan (over and above those of recreational dive tables),
|
||||
specify gradient factors less than 100% (_GFHigh_
|
||||
and _GFLow_ under the _Planning_ heading in the planner). On the other hand, to
|
||||
approximate the values in recreational dive tables, set the gradient factors to 100.
|
||||
By reducing the values of GFHigh and GFLow to values below 100, one
|
||||
can build more safety into a dive. Decreasing the values of the gradient factors below 100 will shorten the
|
||||
duration of the dive. This is the price of a larger safety margin. Reasons for using gradient factors less than 100
|
||||
may be the age of the diver, the health of a diver, or unusual conditions such as cold water or strong currents.
|
||||
Realistic conservative values for the gradient factors are GFLow=40% and GFHigh=80%. This allows you to
|
||||
create a cusom dive plan, suited to yourself as well as the dive conditions.
|
||||
|
||||
Below is an image of a dive plan for a recreational dive at 30 meters with gradient factors of 100. Because the no-deco limit (NDL) is 22
|
||||
minutes, there remains a significant amount of air in the cylinder at the end of the dive.
|
||||
|
||||
image::images/Planner_OC_rec1.jpg["FIGURE: A recreational dive plan: setup",align="center"]
|
||||
|
||||
The dive profile in the planner shows the maximum dive time within no-deco limits using the
|
||||
Bühlmann ZH-L16 algorithm and the gas and depth settings specified as described above. The _Subsurface_ planner
|
||||
allows rapid assessment of dive duration as a function of dive depth, given the nitrogen load incurred during previous dives. The
|
||||
dive plan includes estimates of the amount of air/gas used, depending on the cylinder settings specified
|
||||
under _Available gases_. If the initial cylinder pressure is set to 0, the dive duration shown is the
|
||||
under _Available gases_. If the start cylinder pressure is left blank, the dive duration shown is the
|
||||
true no-deco limit (NDL) without taking into account gas used during the dive. If the surface above the dive profile is RED
|
||||
it means that recreational dive limits are exceeded and either the dive duration or the dive depth needs to be reduced.
|
||||
|
||||
Below is an image of a dive plan for a recreational dive at 30 meters. Although the no-deco limit (NDL) is 23
|
||||
minutes, the duration of the dive is limited by the amount of air in the cylinder.
|
||||
Below is the same dive plan as above, but with a safety stop and reduced gradient factors for
|
||||
a larger safety margin.
|
||||
|
||||
image::images/Planner_OC_rec.jpg["FIGURE: A recreational dive plan: setup",align="center"]
|
||||
image::images/Planner_OC_rec2.jpg["FIGURE: A recreational dive plan: gradient factors setup",align="center"]
|
||||
|
||||
==== Non-recreational open circuit dives, including decompression
|
||||
|
||||
|
@ -3655,6 +3682,7 @@ the planner), the new values are
|
|||
used without changing the original values in the _Preferences_.
|
||||
Gradient Factor settings strongly affect the calculated ceilings and their depths.
|
||||
A very low GFLow value brings on decompression stops early during the dive.
|
||||
|
||||
** For more information about Gradient factors, see the section on xref:S_GradientFactors[Gradient Factor Preference settings].
|
||||
|
||||
If the VPM-B model is selected, the Conservatism_level needs to be specified on a scale of 0 (least conservative) to 4 (most conservative).
|
||||
|
@ -3786,7 +3814,7 @@ in the *Dive List* panel of _Subsurface_.
|
|||
|
||||
*The dive plan details*
|
||||
|
||||
On the bottom right of the dive planner, under _Dive Plan Details_, the details
|
||||
On the bottom right panel of the dive planner, under _Dive Plan Details_, the details
|
||||
of the dive plan are provided. These may be modified by checking any of the
|
||||
options under the _Notes_ section of the dive planner, immediately to the left
|
||||
of the _Dive Plan Details_. If a _Verbatim dive plan_
|
||||
|
@ -3799,50 +3827,40 @@ level is indicated in the _Dive Plan Details_. This duration INCLUDES the transi
|
|||
time to get to that level. However, if the _Display transition in deco_ option is checked,
|
||||
the transitions are shown separately from the segment durations at a particular level.
|
||||
|
||||
The planner has a check box _Display plan variations_. By checking this box, the planner
|
||||
*Dive plan variations*: The planner has a check box _Display plan variations_. By checking this box, the planner
|
||||
provides information about a dive that is a little deeper or slightly
|
||||
longer than the planned dive. This is found near the top of the _Dive plan details_
|
||||
where the dive duration is indicated. The information is intended to be used if it is necessary to
|
||||
modify the ascent "on the fly" in the case of unexpected deviations from the dive plan during the dive.
|
||||
|
||||
For example, if it says "Runtime: 123min, Stop times + 2:49 /m + 1:30 /min" this means: if you dive deeper
|
||||
than planned, you should add almost 3 minutes per meter you go deeper to your decompression (and
|
||||
you can substract 3 minutes per meter that you stay shallower). If you overstay your bottom
|
||||
time, you need to add one and a half minutes to the stops for each minutes you overstay
|
||||
and similarly, you can shorten your deco time by one and a half minute for each minute
|
||||
you stay shorter.
|
||||
|
||||
These variations of depth and time all refer to the last manually entered segment of the
|
||||
dive (which is not necessarily the deepest). The additional minutes should be distributed
|
||||
you stay shorter. These variations of depth and time are based on the last manually entered segment of the
|
||||
dive (not necessarily the deepest). The additional minutes should be distributed
|
||||
over the differnent stops in a way proportional to the stop length, i.e. add more of the
|
||||
additional minutes to the longer, shallower stops.
|
||||
|
||||
Note that the given times are variations of the duration of the decompression phase. The
|
||||
minutes to add for overstaying at depth do not include the extended bottom time! This
|
||||
way of altering dive plans gets worse the larger the deviation becomes from the original
|
||||
plan. So it should not be trusted for more than a handful of minutes or meters of
|
||||
deviations from the planned bottom time.
|
||||
|
||||
Checking this option creates a lot of additional computation,
|
||||
additional minutes to the longer, shallower stops. The given times refer to the
|
||||
duration of the decompression phase and do not include the extended bottom time!
|
||||
This way of altering dive plans becomes inaccurate for large deviations from the original
|
||||
plan. So it should not be trusted for more than a few minutes or meters of
|
||||
deviations from the planned bottom time. Checking this option creates a lot of additional computation,
|
||||
to such a degree that the planner is slower than otherwise.
|
||||
|
||||
*Minimum gas requirements*
|
||||
*Minimum gas requirements*: The planner also estimates the _minimum gas_ pressure
|
||||
required for safe ascent after an event that causes the dive to be aborted. The
|
||||
calculation assumes that in worst case an out of gas (OoG)
|
||||
situation occurs at the end of the planned bottom time at maximum depth, requiring
|
||||
additional time at maximum depth to solve the problem and forcing
|
||||
the buddy pair the share the gas of one diver. In addition the combined SAC of both
|
||||
divers is increased by an estimated factor compared to the SAC of a single diver under normal conditions.
|
||||
The result of the minimum gas calculation for the bottom gas is printed to the planner output. There
|
||||
are two selector boxes on the left of the _Dive plan details_:
|
||||
|
||||
The planner also estimates the *minimum gas* pressure required for safe ascent after an event that causes the dive
|
||||
to be aborted. The calculation assumes that in worst case an out of gas (OoG)
|
||||
situation occurs at the end of the planned bottom time at maximum depth. This OoG event forces
|
||||
the buddy team the share the gas of one diver and that they require an additional period of time at maximum depth to solve the problem at hand.
|
||||
In addition the combined SAC of both divers is increased by an estimated factor compared to the SAC factor of a single diver under normal conditions.
|
||||
The result of the minimum gas calculation for the bottom gas is printed to the planner output. No automatic checks are performed based on this result.
|
||||
The feature only gives valid results for simple, rectangular shaped single
|
||||
level dive profiles. For multi level dives one would need to check every leg of the profile independently.
|
||||
|
||||
There are two selector boxes on the left of the _Dive plan details_:
|
||||
|
||||
* *SAC factor*. This is an estimate of the degree to which your SAC increases if a critical problem arises underwater,
|
||||
e.g. gas sharing or entanglement. Realistic values range from 2 to 5, reflecting the gas use of two divers sharing
|
||||
* _SAC factor_. This is an estimate of the degree to which your SAC increases if a critical problem arises underwater,
|
||||
e.g. gas sharing or entanglement. Realistic values range from 3 to 5, reflecting the gas use of two divers sharing
|
||||
a single gas cylinder after an OoG situation.
|
||||
* *Problem solving time*. This is an estimate of how long you would take to solve the problem before starting the ascent
|
||||
* _Problem solving time_. This is an estimate of how long you would take to solve the problem before starting the ascent
|
||||
to terminate the dive. The default value is 2 minutes.
|
||||
|
||||
Using the above information, the planner then estimates what the minimum bottom gas cylinder pressure needs to be for a
|
||||
|
@ -3853,19 +3871,38 @@ bottom gas used during the dive if it exactly follows the plan. the minimum gas
|
|||
|
||||
This indicates:
|
||||
|
||||
* Within parentheses, the *SAC factor* and *Problem solving time* specified.
|
||||
* Within parentheses, the _SAC factor_ and _Problem solving time_ specified.
|
||||
* The number of liters of back gas required for a safe ascent (2130 litres in the example above)
|
||||
* The number of bars of back gas required for a safe ascent (90 bars in the example above).
|
||||
* The delta-value: number of bars of back gas available at the end of the bottom section of the dive, _over and above_ the minimum
|
||||
gas requirement (80 bars in the above example). A positive delta reflects a safe plan; a negative delta indicates insufficient gas for a
|
||||
safe ascent.
|
||||
|
||||
No automatic checks are performed based on this result.
|
||||
The feature only gives valid results for simple, rectangular shaped single
|
||||
level dive profiles. For multi level dives one would need to check every leg of the profile independently.
|
||||
|
||||
*Isobaric counterdiffusion information*: For gas switches during the ascent in hypoxic open-circuit trimix dives information
|
||||
about isobaric counterdiffusion (icd) is given near the bottom of the _Dive plan details_, based on the
|
||||
rule-of-fifths (i.e. during a gas change, the increase in nitrogen partial pressure should not exceed
|
||||
one fifth of the corresponding decrease in partial pressure of helium). For each gas change, two lines
|
||||
are printed, indicating the changes in gas fractions (%) and the equivalent changes in partial pressures. If the
|
||||
rule-of-fifths is not met, the relevant information is highlighted in red and a warning message appears
|
||||
at the bottom of that table. The gas change events on the dive profile also provide information on icd,
|
||||
visible at the bottom of the _Information box_ when the mouse hovers on the respective gas change icon. This information
|
||||
is only shown for gas changes relevant with respect to icd. If the rule-of-fifths is not met,
|
||||
a red warning exclamation mark is shown over the gas change icon. When relevant, the _Information box_ contains
|
||||
information such as: ICD ΔHe:-13% ΔN₂+3%>2.6%. This means: for this gas change, the helium
|
||||
decreased with 13% while the nitrogen increased with 3% which
|
||||
is more than the 2.6% maximum increase in nitrogen suggested by the rule-of-fifths.
|
||||
|
||||
****
|
||||
[icon="images/icons/warning2.png"]
|
||||
[WARNING]
|
||||
The *plan variations* and *minimum gas* estimates are only guidelines for a diver performing dive planning, intended to
|
||||
enhance the safety of executing a particular dive plan. They are NOT precise
|
||||
and should NOT be relied upon as the only safety features in dive planning. Interpret these estimates
|
||||
The *plan variations* and *minimum gas* estimates are only guidelines for a diver performing
|
||||
dive planning, intended to enhance the safety of executing a particular dive plan and do not
|
||||
replace formal contingency planning for a specific dive. They are NOT precise and should
|
||||
NOT be relied upon as the only safety features in dive planning. Interpret these estimates
|
||||
within the framework of your formal training to perform dive planning.
|
||||
****
|
||||
|
||||
|
@ -3875,11 +3912,14 @@ To plan a dive using a passive semi-closed rebreather (pSCR), select _pSCR_ rath
|
|||
_Open circuit_ in the dropdown list.
|
||||
The parameters of the pSCR dive can be set by selecting _File -> Preferences -> Profile_
|
||||
from the main menu, where the gas consumption calculation takes into account the pSCR dump
|
||||
ratio (default 1:10) as well as the metabolic rate. The calculation also takes the oxygen drop
|
||||
ratio (default 1:8) as well as the metabolic rate. Specify the bottom and deco SAC rates.
|
||||
Here the SAC in the planner is the volume of gas per minute
|
||||
that is exhaled into the loop on the surface, *not* the amount of gas that escapes into the water.
|
||||
The calculation takes the oxygen drop
|
||||
across the mouthpiece of the rebreather into account. If the
|
||||
pO~2~ drops below what is considered safe, a warning appears in the _Dive plan
|
||||
details_. A typical pSCR cylinder setup is very similar to an open circuit dive;
|
||||
one or more drive cylinders, possibly with different bottom and decompression
|
||||
one or more dive cylinders, possibly with different bottom and decompression
|
||||
gases, including gas switches during the dive like in open circuit diving.
|
||||
Therefore, the setup of the _Available gases_ and the _Dive planner points_ tables
|
||||
are very similar to that of a open circuit dive plan, described above. However, no oxygen setpoints
|
||||
|
|