Multi Level Dive Planning
What does that mean? When on dive boats sometimes you have divers on there who look at their computers and don’t know how to interpret what it is telling them.
The first thing you should do when buying a new piece of dive equipment is be trained on how to use it. With computers this means reading the instruction manual, and knowing what the numbers mean. The best way to do this is by taking the Multilevel Diver Speciality which incorporates how to use dive computers. This means you don’t switch your brain of just because there is a dive computer on your wrist.
Dive Computers
So what are the benefits of the Multilevel Speciality?
It allows you to extend your bottom time by planning your dives in a slightly different way to what the RDP tables show you.
To be able to do this you would use the eRDPml, this will allow you to plan a dive safely within the RDP guidelines, then follow your plan using your dive computer. By doing the dives this way you will have several benefits:
eRDPml
If your computer fails then you can still dive using the eRDPml as all your dives are planned before going into the water
It allows for proper dive planning, computers will allow you to dive in a way that is not recommended, and if you follow them blindly without knowing the theory behind what you are doing they will give you penalties for subsequent dives.
You learn the safety procedures for planning multilevel and computer dives.
By planning dives as multilevel dives and following your plan you will gain credit for the slower nitrogen absorption rates as you ascend during the dive. Most divers already dive in this way, so it is just a matter of gaining credit for what you are actually doing anyway.
During the Multilevel course you will learn about dive planning, organisation, dive techniques and potential problems. You need to take into consideration aspects such as air consumption, topography and temperature to come up with a realistic plan that will maximise the enjoyment of the dive. With the eRDPml the planning is simple and then you just need to follow that plan underwater. It is important to understand the concept behind the dive plan and use your computer to help you follow this, rather than allowing the computer to dictate the dive. Computers estimate the time remaining underwater, and are a guideline or calculator that reads depth and time accurately. They have very limited dive planning functions which is why you need to plan the dive first using the eRDPml.
During the Multilevel diver course you will learn more about safety stops, decompression theory and the care and maintenance of your dive computer.
So what are you waiting for, sign up for your Multilevel Diver Speciality today………become a SAFER Diver and continue your adventure
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