Please forgive me if this is a silly question...
I am about to pull the trigger on a new Shearwater Teric to replace my Suunto Vyper Novo. There's nothing wrong with the Suunto but it's big and clunky and I now know that I would prefer to have a watch-sized computer. Plus, the screen on the Teric looks amazing.
Anyway, my wife isn't a diver but we enjoy some easy snorkeling together when we're on vacation and I'm done with diving for the day or have a long surface interval (such as between morning boat dives and a night shore dive). Naturally, I like to wear a watch when snorkeling to keep track of time. My question is this: if I wear my Teric while snorkeling and occasionally dive under the surface - typically I'll duck under to about 10' or so, maybe 15' maximum - would that affect how it tracks my tissue loading/surface interval? In other words, is it going to go into dive mode every time I descend a few feet, and if so will it count it as a dive if I only stay under for a few seconds (maybe 30" max)? I know that it will reset the deco tissues if I switch it to Gauge or Freedive mode, but I'm just talking about using it as a watch while snorkeling between dives.
I am about to pull the trigger on a new Shearwater Teric to replace my Suunto Vyper Novo. There's nothing wrong with the Suunto but it's big and clunky and I now know that I would prefer to have a watch-sized computer. Plus, the screen on the Teric looks amazing.
Anyway, my wife isn't a diver but we enjoy some easy snorkeling together when we're on vacation and I'm done with diving for the day or have a long surface interval (such as between morning boat dives and a night shore dive). Naturally, I like to wear a watch when snorkeling to keep track of time. My question is this: if I wear my Teric while snorkeling and occasionally dive under the surface - typically I'll duck under to about 10' or so, maybe 15' maximum - would that affect how it tracks my tissue loading/surface interval? In other words, is it going to go into dive mode every time I descend a few feet, and if so will it count it as a dive if I only stay under for a few seconds (maybe 30" max)? I know that it will reset the deco tissues if I switch it to Gauge or Freedive mode, but I'm just talking about using it as a watch while snorkeling between dives.