NAUI is now changing their training, based on current research, to include a 3-minute safety stop at half the max. depth for recreational non-deco dives below 40', and then just a one-minute shallow stop at the traditional depth of 15'-20'. This jives with a lot of the research I've seen for reducing microbubbles, and I expect many if not all the other agencies will be following suit.
I really like the safety stop countdown timer on my Wisdom 2. It would be great if the timer would calculate the half-stop depth and kick in a countdown timer for that, and modify the shallower stop time to 1 minute as well (for dives below 40' of course). Is there any word on whether Sherwood will be releasing an update to the Wisdom to accommodate the new Rule of Halves safety stop protocol?
If so, would such a programming update be downloadable/installable by us users, or would it likely be something we would have to take it in to our Sherwood dealers for (or send back to Sherwood)?
Meanwhile, of course I can follow the new rule "manually" by calculating my own half-stop depth based on the max depth display on the Wisdom, and watching my dive time clock, then of course doing the shallow stop and ignoring the countdown timer by surfacing when it says 2 minutes left (i.e. one minute complete). But with just a little reprogramming, it would be great if the computer could do all that for me.
So, what's the official word on this from Sherwood? Is this in the works at all? Are they waiting for the other agencies to follow suit first?
>*< Fritz
I really like the safety stop countdown timer on my Wisdom 2. It would be great if the timer would calculate the half-stop depth and kick in a countdown timer for that, and modify the shallower stop time to 1 minute as well (for dives below 40' of course). Is there any word on whether Sherwood will be releasing an update to the Wisdom to accommodate the new Rule of Halves safety stop protocol?
If so, would such a programming update be downloadable/installable by us users, or would it likely be something we would have to take it in to our Sherwood dealers for (or send back to Sherwood)?
Meanwhile, of course I can follow the new rule "manually" by calculating my own half-stop depth based on the max depth display on the Wisdom, and watching my dive time clock, then of course doing the shallow stop and ignoring the countdown timer by surfacing when it says 2 minutes left (i.e. one minute complete). But with just a little reprogramming, it would be great if the computer could do all that for me.
So, what's the official word on this from Sherwood? Is this in the works at all? Are they waiting for the other agencies to follow suit first?
>*< Fritz