PADI RDP Question

[stiebs]

I found the version of the PADI dive tables on the 'net, and it appears quite different to the one that I have.

The obvious differences are that it includes some deco obligation dives, and there are only 14 pressure groups. It also seems a lot more agggresive than the ones that I a familiar with.

As a quick comparison, a 30min dive @80ft followed by a 60ft dive after a 1hr SI, gives me an NDL of 29min on my PADI tables, but 56min on these tables. Quite some difference!!

Can anyone shed some light?

(I've had to resize the image down so I could upload it, so unfortunately now its too small to read)

 

[Arduous]

It’s just the older version of the tables before they were revised.

 

[BlueWaterDiving]

If you have 60 feet for 60 min. It is a old one and it is how 60 feet for 55 min. And NO deco. It was like the NDT. Hope this helps

 

[Walter]

It is not a copy of the RDP. What you found is the PADI Dive Tables which was a truncated version of the US Navy Dive Tables. PADI came out with the RDP in the late '80's and abandoned the PADI Dive Tables at that time. The RDP has shorter NDL's than the PADI Dive Tables, although it is less conservative for repetitive diving.

 

[Rick Christ]

Right on Walter,
I still have the old padi tables that were yellow & blue

 

[stiebs]

I thought is must've been something like that..