Depth averaging tables.

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Why bother with all that "depth averaging?" It gives a decent gas calculation, but can provide a misleading N2 calculation. In your example, just call it a square profile to 15m for 40 mins. That leaves you with only a small N2 buildup and no real problem for a SI or repetitive dive. Better yet, use your PDC!

That is exactly what I did - used the PDC which worked everything out for me on the fly. Using square profiles means that I get no benefit for the offgassing that would take place going from C-D and D-A where I am going from 15-5m and doing an effective stop at 5m.

While the depths I chose (from one of my own dives) make the dive no problem with regards to NDL, upping the depth to 25m means a decent deco build up (approx 10 mins) using square profiles (based on V-planner). Would be interesting to see a graph of tissue loadings from a petrel or similar for that profile - I suspect a substantial difference between it and the square profile.

Guess the point I was trying to make is that tables are great at what they were created for ie square profile dives but they don't provide all the answers to all issues
 

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