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 | |||
|   Define all the appropriate cylinders as described above | ||||
|   and indicate the cylinder/gas changes as described above in the section on xref:S_MulticylinderDives[multicylinder dives]. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| If a pSCR _Dive Mode_ has been selected, the dive ceiling for that is adjusted for the oxygen | ||||
| drop across the mouthpiece, which often requires longer decompression periods. Below is a dive profile | ||||
| In pSCR diving, the inspired gas often has a pO~2~ below that of the fresh gas from cylinder. This is | ||||
| because fresh gas is only supplied at a slow rate and the diver continuously uses oxygen from the loop for metabolism, | ||||
| resulting in the so-called "pO~2~ drop over the mouthpiece". For pSCR dive profiles the dive ceiling is adjusted for this oxygen | ||||
| drop, and often requires longer decompression periods. Below is a dive profile | ||||
| of a pSCR dive using EAN36 as bottom gas and oxygen for decompression. Note that this dive lasted | ||||
| over two hours. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| image::images/pSCR_profile.jpg["FIGURE: pSCR profile",align="center"] | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| _Visualising the pO~2~ drop_: The difference between the pO~2~ of the fresh cylinder gas and the pO~2~ | ||||
| in the loop can be visualised in _Subsurface_ by opening the _Profile_ | ||||
| panel in the _File -> Preferences_ menu item and then providing suitable information in the section | ||||
| labelled _pSCR options_. The _pSCR metabolic rate_ is your rate of oxygen metabolism in liters/min (commonly | ||||
| between 0.5 and 2.5). The _Dilution ratio_ is the ratio indicating how much gas in the loop is replaced with | ||||
| fresh gas, relative to the gas being breathed (common values are between 1:3 and 1:10). These values are also | ||||
| used when planning pSCR dives. If the oxygen content of the loop is not recorded by an oxygen sensor, _Subsurface_ | ||||
| estimates the pO~2~ in the loop using the information supplied above. This pO~2~ is shown as the green line | ||||
| representing the oxygen partial pressure in the dive profile. If the oxygen pressure in the loop is measured using | ||||
| an oxygen sensor connected to a dive computer, this information is probably recorded by the dive computer and these | ||||
| measured pO~2~ values are shown on the dive profile. In addition, the _Preferences_ panel allows one to activate | ||||
| a checkbox labelled _Show equivalent OC pO~2~ with pSCR pO~2~_. This activates display of the pO~2~ in the | ||||
| fresh gas from the cylinder (an orange line). The vertical distance between the orange graph and the green graph | ||||
| indicates the "pO~2~ drop over the mouthpiece". Much of pSCR diving involves managing this pO~2~ difference. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| [icon="images/DiveModeChange.jpg"] | ||||
| [NOTE] | ||||
| _pSCR and bailout_: Gases used in pSCR often yield very low pO~2~ values in shallow water. For this reason the diver | ||||
| often completes the shallow sections of a dive using open circuit (OC) rather than the rebreather. In this case | ||||
| parts of the dive are | ||||
| performed OC, while the rest of the dive is performed on the pSCR loop. To indicate such changes in divemode, | ||||
| right-click on the dive profile at the appropriate time. From the context menu, select _Change divemode_ and choose | ||||
| the appropriate option (see image on left). Some dive computers record such changes in divemode as part of the dive log. | ||||
| The appropriate icon is shown on the depth profile (see image below). | ||||
| Below is a pSCR dive with the shallow | ||||
| sections using OC. An OC divemode was entered right at the start, followed by | ||||
| a change to pSCR at 18m. During the ascent, there was a bailout to OC at 14m. Note, | ||||
| for the OC sections, the pO~2~ is identical to the OC-pO~2~ whereas for the pSCR section, the pO~2~ (green line) | ||||
| differs from the OC-pO~2~ (orange line). | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| image::images/pSCR_profile_bailout.jpg["FIGURE: pSCR profile with bailout",align="center"] | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| [[S_CCR_dives]] | ||||
| ==== Closed circuit rebreather (CCR) dives | ||||
|  | @ -2116,7 +2148,7 @@ image::images/CCR_preferences_f20.jpg["FIGURE: CCR preferences panel",align="cen | |||
| 
 | ||||
| Checking any of these boxes allows the display of additional oxygen-related | ||||
| information whenever the pO~2~ toolbar button on the _Profile_ panel is activated. | ||||
| The first checkbox allows the display of setpoint information. This is a red line | ||||
| The first checkbox allows the display of setpoint information. This is an orange line | ||||
| superimposed on the green oxygen partial pressure graph and allows a comparison of the | ||||
| mean measured oxygen partial pressure and the setpoint values, as shown below. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
|  | @ -2143,7 +2175,41 @@ _Events_: Several events are logged, e.g. switching the mouthpiece to open circu | |||
| These events are indicated by yellow triangles and, if you hover over a triangle, | ||||
| a description of that event is given as the bottom line in the xref:S_InfoBox[Information Box]. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| _Cylinder pressures_: Some CCR dive computers like the Poseidon MkVI record the | ||||
| _Bailout_: Bailout events during a CCR dive can be recorded in a _Subsurface_ divelog. Right-click | ||||
| on the dive profile to generate a dive profile context menu. Select _Change divemode_ and choose | ||||
| the appropriate bailout option (probably OC). An appropriate icon is shown on the depth profile (see | ||||
| image below). In most CCR equipment it is also | ||||
| possible to bailout to pSCR, especially in cases where the electronics died and the diluent supply | ||||
| is limited. This can also be reflected in the dive log and Subsurface will calculate and graph the | ||||
| appropriate pO~2~ values. The case during CCR training is more complex if the instructor prefers | ||||
| a low setpoint such as 0.7 to be maintained during bailout. In this case the CCR equipment | ||||
| maintains the low setpoint and overrides the OC or pSCR conditions. In such cases it is probably | ||||
| more accurate not to record a bailout event in the dive log since _Subsurface_ will calculate pO~2~ | ||||
| values based on the erroneous assumption that there is no setpoint. | ||||
| Below is a dive profile for a CCR dive with bailout at 57 minutes. In this profile | ||||
| the green pO~2~ graph diverges from the setpoint value and reflects the pO~2~ in the OC diluent gas | ||||
| (in this case air). | ||||
| The pO~2~ in the loop (shown as a meandering graph for each oxygen sensor) is irrelevant because | ||||
| the actual inspired gas comes directly from the diluent cylinder. In cases where bailout occurs using | ||||
| a stage cylinder, indicate the bailout as well as the gas change event and _Subsurface_ will calculate | ||||
| all the appropriate pO~2~ values. Some dive computers record bailout events as well as gas change | ||||
| events: in this case the events are shown automatically in the dive log. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| image::images/CCR_bailout.jpg["FIGURE: CCR bailout profileh",align="center"] | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| _Deco ceiling_: The deco ceiling calculated by Subsurface is not very accurate because the precise pressure of nitrogen | ||||
| in the loop can usually not be determined from the dive log imported from the CCR equipment. Many CCR dive | ||||
| computers, however, report an internally-calculated deco ceiling that is reported in the dive log, | ||||
| reflecting a more accurate assessment. The display of this ceiling is activated | ||||
| by clicking the appropriate button to the left of the dive profile: | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| image::images/icons/cceiling.jpg["DC ceiling icon"] | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| The default color of the computer-generated deco ceiling is white. This can be set to red | ||||
| by checking the appropriate check box after selecting _File  ->  Preferences  ->  Profile_. | ||||
| The profile above indicates the dive computer-generated deco ceiling in red. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| _Cylinder pressures_: Some CCR dive computers like Poseidon record the | ||||
| pressures of the oxygen and diluent cylinders. The pressures of these two cylinders | ||||
| are shown as green lines overlapping the depth profile. In addition, start and | ||||
| end pressures for both oxygen and diluent cylinders are shown in the _Equipment Tab_. | ||||
|  | @ -2157,22 +2223,8 @@ _Equipment-specific information_: Equipment-specific information gathered by | |||
| _Subsurface_ is shown in the xref:S_ExtraDataTab[Extra data tab]. This may include setup information | ||||
| or metadata about the dive. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| The deco ceiling calculated by Subsurface is not very accurate because the precise pressure of nitrogen | ||||
| in the loop can usually not be determined from the dive log imported from the CCR equipment. Many CCR dive | ||||
| computers, however, report an internally-calculated deco ceiling that is reported in the dive log, | ||||
| reflecting a more accurate assessment. The display of this ceiling is activated | ||||
| by clicking the appropriate button to the left of the dive profile: | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| image::images/icons/cceiling.jpg["DC ceiling icon"] | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| The default color of the computer-generated deco ceiling is white. This can be set to red | ||||
| by checking the appropriate check box after selecting _File  ->  Preferences  ->  Profile_. | ||||
| Below is a dive profile indicating the dive computer-generated deco ceiling: | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| image::images/CCR_dive_ceilingF22.jpg["FIGURE: CCR computer-generated deco ceiling",align="center"] | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| More equipment-specific information for downloading CCR dive logs for | ||||
| Poseidon MkVI and APD equipment can be found in xref:_appendix_b_dive_computer_specific_information_for_importing_dive_information[Appendix B]. | ||||
| More equipment-specific procedures and information for downloading CCR dive logs for | ||||
| Poseidon and APD equipment can be found in xref:_appendix_b_dive_computer_specific_information_for_importing_dive_information[Appendix B]. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| == Obtaining more information about dives entered into the logbook | ||||
| 
 | ||||
|  | @ -3375,13 +3427,27 @@ image::images/Pref4_f23.jpg["FIGURE: Preferences Graph page",align="center"] | |||
|     during a particular dive. Setpoint changes during the dive can be added via the | ||||
|     profile context menu. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| *** _CCR: Show O~2~ sensor values when viewing pO~2~:_ Show the pO~2~ | ||||
|     values associated with each of the individual oxygen sensors of a CCR system. | ||||
|     See the section on xref:S_CCR_dives[Closed Circuit Rebreather dives]. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| *** _CCR: Show setpoints when viewing pO~2~:_ With this checkbox activated, the pO~2~ | ||||
|     graph on the dive profile has an overlay in red which indicates the CCR setpoint | ||||
|     values. See the section on xref:S_CCR_dives[Closed Circuit Rebreather dives]. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| *** _CCR: Show individual O~2~ sensor values when viewing pO~2~:_ Show the pO~2~ | ||||
|     values associated with each of the individual oxygen sensors of a CCR system. | ||||
|     See the section on xref:S_CCR_dives[Closed Circuit Rebreather dives]. | ||||
| **  _pSCR options_. These preferences determine how passive semi-closed circuit (pSCR) dives | ||||
|     are planned and how the pSCR deco ceiling is calculated: | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| *** _Metabolic rate:_ this is the | ||||
|     volume of oxygen used by a diver during a minute. Set this value for pSCR dive planning | ||||
|     and decompression calculations. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| *** _pSCR ratio:_ The dilution ratio (or dump ratio) is the ratio of gas released to the | ||||
|     environment to that of the gas recirculated to the diver. A 1:10 ratio is commonly used. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| *** _Show equivalent OC with pSCR pO~2~_: The pO~2~ in the pSCR loop is usually lower than the | ||||
|     pO~2~ of the fresh gas from the cylinder. Activating this checkbox allows the pO~2~ graph | ||||
|     in the dive profile to also show the pO~2~ of the fresh gas entering the loop. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| * *Ceiling display setup*. These settings mostly deal with nitrogen and helium management | ||||
|    by determining how the decompression ceiling (ascent ceiling) is calculated and displayed: | ||||
|  | @ -3415,15 +3481,6 @@ image::images/Pref4_f23.jpg["FIGURE: Preferences Graph page",align="center"] | |||
| 
 | ||||
|  *** link:http://www.rebreatherworld.com/general-and-new-to-rebreather-articles/5037-gradient-factors-for-dummies.html[Gradient factors for dummies, by Kevin Watts] | ||||
| 
 | ||||
|  **  _pSCR options_. These preferences determine how passive semi-closed circuit (pSCR) dives | ||||
|     are planned and how the pSCR deco ceiling is calculated: | ||||
| 
 | ||||
|  *** _Metabolic rate:_ this is the | ||||
|     volume of oxygen used by a diver during a minute. Set this value for pSCR dive planning | ||||
|     and decompression calculations. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
|  *** _pSCR ratio:_ The dilution ratio (or dump ratio) is the ratio of gas released to the | ||||
|     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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