Update user manual for CCR and pSCR dive logs
Update the text pertaining to CCR and pSCR dive logs to include the changes with respect to: 1) Colour of CCR setpoint graph and pSCR OC-equivalen pO2 graph. 2) Display of bailout information on dive logs. 3) Preferences tab allowing setting pertaining to the above. This is the first of a few PRs with updates to the user manual relating to CCR and pSCR dives. Correct some typos. Signed-off-by: Willem Ferguson <willemferguson@zoology.up.ac.za>
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@ -2033,14 +2033,46 @@ To log pSCR dives, no special procedures are required. Use the normal steps outl
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Define all the appropriate cylinders as described above
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and indicate the cylinder/gas changes as described above in the section on xref:S_MulticylinderDives[multicylinder dives].
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If a pSCR _Dive Mode_ has been selected, the dive ceiling for that is adjusted for the oxygen
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drop across the mouthpiece, which often requires longer decompression periods. Below is a dive profile
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In pSCR diving, the inspired gas often has a pO~2~ below that of the fresh gas from cylinder. This is
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because fresh gas is only supplied at a slow rate and the diver continuously uses oxygen from the loop for metabolism,
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resulting in the so-called "pO~2~ drop over the mouthpiece". For pSCR dive profiles the dive ceiling is adjusted for this oxygen
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drop, and often requires longer decompression periods. Below is a dive profile
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of a pSCR dive using EAN36 as bottom gas and oxygen for decompression. Note that this dive lasted
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over two hours.
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image::images/pSCR_profile.jpg["FIGURE: pSCR profile",align="center"]
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_Visualising the pO~2~ drop_: The difference between the pO~2~ of the fresh cylinder gas and the pO~2~
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in the loop can be visualised in _Subsurface_ by opening the _Profile_
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panel in the _File -> Preferences_ menu item and then providing suitable information in the section
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labelled _pSCR options_. The _pSCR metabolic rate_ is your rate of oxygen metabolism in liters/min (commonly
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between 0.5 and 2.5). The _Dilution ratio_ is the ratio indicating how much gas in the loop is replaced with
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fresh gas, relative to the gas being breathed (common values are between 1:3 and 1:10). These values are also
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used when planning pSCR dives. If the oxygen content of the loop is not recorded by an oxygen sensor, _Subsurface_
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estimates the pO~2~ in the loop using the information supplied above. This pO~2~ is shown as the green line
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representing the oxygen partial pressure in the dive profile. If the oxygen pressure in the loop is measured using
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an oxygen sensor connected to a dive computer, this information is probably recorded by the dive computer and these
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measured pO~2~ values are shown on the dive profile. In addition, the _Preferences_ panel allows one to activate
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a checkbox labelled _Show equivalent OC pO~2~ with pSCR pO~2~_. This activates display of the pO~2~ in the
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fresh gas from the cylinder (an orange line). The vertical distance between the orange graph and the green graph
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indicates the "pO~2~ drop over the mouthpiece". Much of pSCR diving involves managing this pO~2~ difference.
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[icon="images/DiveModeChange.jpg"]
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[NOTE]
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_pSCR and bailout_: Gases used in pSCR often yield very low pO~2~ values in shallow water. For this reason the diver
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often completes the shallow sections of a dive using open circuit (OC) rather than the rebreather. In this case
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parts of the dive are
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performed OC, while the rest of the dive is performed on the pSCR loop. To indicate such changes in divemode,
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right-click on the dive profile at the appropriate time. From the context menu, select _Change divemode_ and choose
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the appropriate option (see image on left). Some dive computers record such changes in divemode as part of the dive log.
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The appropriate icon is shown on the depth profile (see image below).
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Below is a pSCR dive with the shallow
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sections using OC. An OC divemode was entered right at the start, followed by
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a change to pSCR at 18m. During the ascent, there was a bailout to OC at 14m. Note,
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for the OC sections, the pO~2~ is identical to the OC-pO~2~ whereas for the pSCR section, the pO~2~ (green line)
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differs from the OC-pO~2~ (orange line).
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image::images/pSCR_profile_bailout.jpg["FIGURE: pSCR profile with bailout",align="center"]
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[[S_CCR_dives]]
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==== Closed circuit rebreather (CCR) dives
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Checking any of these boxes allows the display of additional oxygen-related
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information whenever the pO~2~ toolbar button on the _Profile_ panel is activated.
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The first checkbox allows the display of setpoint information. This is a red line
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The first checkbox allows the display of setpoint information. This is an orange line
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superimposed on the green oxygen partial pressure graph and allows a comparison of the
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mean measured oxygen partial pressure and the setpoint values, as shown below.
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These events are indicated by yellow triangles and, if you hover over a triangle,
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a description of that event is given as the bottom line in the xref:S_InfoBox[Information Box].
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_Cylinder pressures_: Some CCR dive computers like the Poseidon MkVI record the
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_Bailout_: Bailout events during a CCR dive can be recorded in a _Subsurface_ divelog. Right-click
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on the dive profile to generate a dive profile context menu. Select _Change divemode_ and choose
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the appropriate bailout option (probably OC). An appropriate icon is shown on the depth profile (see
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image below). In most CCR equipment it is also
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possible to bailout to pSCR, especially in cases where the electronics died and the diluent supply
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is limited. This can also be reflected in the dive log and Subsurface will calculate and graph the
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appropriate pO~2~ values. The case during CCR training is more complex if the instructor prefers
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a low setpoint such as 0.7 to be maintained during bailout. In this case the CCR equipment
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maintains the low setpoint and overrides the OC or pSCR conditions. In such cases it is probably
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more accurate not to record a bailout event in the dive log since _Subsurface_ will calculate pO~2~
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values based on the erroneous assumption that there is no setpoint.
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Below is a dive profile for a CCR dive with bailout at 57 minutes. In this profile
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the green pO~2~ graph diverges from the setpoint value and reflects the pO~2~ in the OC diluent gas
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(in this case air).
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The pO~2~ in the loop (shown as a meandering graph for each oxygen sensor) is irrelevant because
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the actual inspired gas comes directly from the diluent cylinder. In cases where bailout occurs using
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a stage cylinder, indicate the bailout as well as the gas change event and _Subsurface_ will calculate
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all the appropriate pO~2~ values. Some dive computers record bailout events as well as gas change
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events: in this case the events are shown automatically in the dive log.
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image::images/CCR_bailout.jpg["FIGURE: CCR bailout profileh",align="center"]
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_Deco ceiling_: The deco ceiling calculated by Subsurface is not very accurate because the precise pressure of nitrogen
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in the loop can usually not be determined from the dive log imported from the CCR equipment. Many CCR dive
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computers, however, report an internally-calculated deco ceiling that is reported in the dive log,
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reflecting a more accurate assessment. The display of this ceiling is activated
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by clicking the appropriate button to the left of the dive profile:
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image::images/icons/cceiling.jpg["DC ceiling icon"]
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The default color of the computer-generated deco ceiling is white. This can be set to red
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by checking the appropriate check box after selecting _File -> Preferences -> Profile_.
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The profile above indicates the dive computer-generated deco ceiling in red.
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_Cylinder pressures_: Some CCR dive computers like Poseidon record the
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pressures of the oxygen and diluent cylinders. The pressures of these two cylinders
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are shown as green lines overlapping the depth profile. In addition, start and
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end pressures for both oxygen and diluent cylinders are shown in the _Equipment Tab_.
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_Subsurface_ is shown in the xref:S_ExtraDataTab[Extra data tab]. This may include setup information
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or metadata about the dive.
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The deco ceiling calculated by Subsurface is not very accurate because the precise pressure of nitrogen
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in the loop can usually not be determined from the dive log imported from the CCR equipment. Many CCR dive
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computers, however, report an internally-calculated deco ceiling that is reported in the dive log,
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reflecting a more accurate assessment. The display of this ceiling is activated
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by clicking the appropriate button to the left of the dive profile:
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image::images/icons/cceiling.jpg["DC ceiling icon"]
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The default color of the computer-generated deco ceiling is white. This can be set to red
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by checking the appropriate check box after selecting _File -> Preferences -> Profile_.
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Below is a dive profile indicating the dive computer-generated deco ceiling:
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image::images/CCR_dive_ceilingF22.jpg["FIGURE: CCR computer-generated deco ceiling",align="center"]
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More equipment-specific information for downloading CCR dive logs for
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Poseidon MkVI and APD equipment can be found in xref:_appendix_b_dive_computer_specific_information_for_importing_dive_information[Appendix B].
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More equipment-specific procedures and information for downloading CCR dive logs for
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Poseidon and APD equipment can be found in xref:_appendix_b_dive_computer_specific_information_for_importing_dive_information[Appendix B].
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== Obtaining more information about dives entered into the logbook
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during a particular dive. Setpoint changes during the dive can be added via the
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profile context menu.
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*** _CCR: Show O~2~ sensor values when viewing pO~2~:_ Show the pO~2~
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values associated with each of the individual oxygen sensors of a CCR system.
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See the section on xref:S_CCR_dives[Closed Circuit Rebreather dives].
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*** _CCR: Show setpoints when viewing pO~2~:_ With this checkbox activated, the pO~2~
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graph on the dive profile has an overlay in red which indicates the CCR setpoint
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values. See the section on xref:S_CCR_dives[Closed Circuit Rebreather dives].
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*** _CCR: Show individual O~2~ sensor values when viewing pO~2~:_ Show the pO~2~
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values associated with each of the individual oxygen sensors of a CCR system.
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See the section on xref:S_CCR_dives[Closed Circuit Rebreather dives].
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** _pSCR options_. These preferences determine how passive semi-closed circuit (pSCR) dives
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are planned and how the pSCR deco ceiling is calculated:
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*** _Metabolic rate:_ this is the
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volume of oxygen used by a diver during a minute. Set this value for pSCR dive planning
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and decompression calculations.
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*** _pSCR ratio:_ The dilution ratio (or dump ratio) is the ratio of gas released to the
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environment to that of the gas recirculated to the diver. A 1:10 ratio is commonly used.
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*** _Show equivalent OC with pSCR pO~2~_: The pO~2~ in the pSCR loop is usually lower than the
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pO~2~ of the fresh gas from the cylinder. Activating this checkbox allows the pO~2~ graph
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in the dive profile to also show the pO~2~ of the fresh gas entering the loop.
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* *Ceiling display setup*. These settings mostly deal with nitrogen and helium management
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by determining how the decompression ceiling (ascent ceiling) is calculated and displayed:
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*** link:http://www.rebreatherworld.com/general-and-new-to-rebreather-articles/5037-gradient-factors-for-dummies.html[Gradient factors for dummies, by Kevin Watts]
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** _pSCR options_. These preferences determine how passive semi-closed circuit (pSCR) dives
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are planned and how the pSCR deco ceiling is calculated:
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*** _Metabolic rate:_ this is the
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volume of oxygen used by a diver during a minute. Set this value for pSCR dive planning
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and decompression calculations.
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*** _pSCR ratio:_ The dilution ratio (or dump ratio) is the ratio of gas released to the
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environment to that of the gas recirculated to the diver. A 1:10 ratio is commonly used.
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* *Misc*
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