User manual update: Dive planner

1) Added text to reflect VPM-B dive planning
2) Replaced 5 images in dive planner chapter.

Signed-off-by: Willem Ferguson <willemferguson@zoology.up.ac.za>
Signed-off-by: Dirk Hohndel <dirk@hohndel.org>
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@ -2974,7 +2974,7 @@ it means that recreational dive limits are exceeded and either the dive duration
Below is an image of a dive plan for a recreational dive at 30 metres. Although the no-deco limit (NDL) is 23
minutes, the duration of the dive is limited by the amount of air in the cylinder, reflected by the information in the
text box at the bottom right of the panel.
text box at the bottom right of the panel that requires sufficient air for buddy-sharing during the ascent.
image::images/rec_diveplan.jpg["FIGURE: A recreational dive plan: setup",align="center"]
@ -2984,19 +2984,27 @@ Non-recreational dive planning involves exceeding the no-deco limits and/or usin
Such dives are planned in three stages:
*a) Nitrogen management*: This is performed by specifying the rates for descent and ascent,
as well as the gradient factors (GFLow and GFHigh) under the headings _Rates_ and _Planning_
to the bottom left of the planning screen. Initially, the GFHigh and GFLow values in the _Preferences_
as well as the deco model (GFLow, GFHigh or Conservatism level) under the headings _Rates_ and _Planning_
to the bottom left of the planning screen. Two deco models are supported the Buehlmann model and the VPM-B
model. Select one of the two models. When selecting the Buehlmann model, the gradient factors (GF_high and GF_low
need to be specified. Initially, the GFHigh and GFLow values in the _Preferences_
panel of _Subsurface_ is used. If these are changed within the planner (see _Gas Options_ within
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 about decompression stops early on 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).
This model tends to give deco stops at deeper levels than the Beuhlmann model and often results in slightly shorter
dive durations than the Buehlmann model. When selecting one of these models, keep in mind that they are NOT exact physiological models but
only mathematical models that appear to work in practice.
For more information external to this manual see:
* link:http://www.tek-dive.com/portal/upload/M-Values.pdf[Understanding M-values by Erik Baker, _Immersed_ Vol. 3, No. 3.]
* link:http://www.rebreatherworld.com/general-and-new-to-rebreather-articles/5037-gradient-factors-for-dummies.html[Gradient factors for dummies, by Kevin Watts]
* link:http://www.amazon.com/Deco-Divers-Decompression-Theory-Physiology/dp/1905492073/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1403932320&sr=1-1&keywords=deco+for+divers[_Deco for Divers_, by Mark Powell (2008). Aquapress] Southend-on-Sea, UK. ISBN 10: 1-905492-07-3.
An excellent non-technical review.
An excellent non-technical review that discusses both the Buehlmann deco model and the VPM-B model.
The ascent rate is critical for nitrogen off-gassing at the end of the dive and is specified
for several depth ranges, utilising the average (or mean) depth as a yardstick. The mean depth