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Pre Dive Planning Sequence
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- A display of available dive times at 10 ft. (3m) intervals from 30 to 160 ft. (9 to
48 m) used when dive planning.
Pressure Sensor - an electro-mechanical device that converts cylinder pressure into an electrical signal that the
DataTrans converts into cylinder pressure and air time remaining displays.
Repetitive Dive - Any dive that takes place within 12 hours of a previous dive.
Safety Stop - A depth at which a diver may choose, but is not required, to pause during ascent to allow absorbed
nitrogen to escape naturally from the tissues.
Square Wave Dive - A type of dive profile where the entire dive is spent at one depth between descent and ascent.
Tissue - See Compartment.
Tissue Compartment - See Compartment.
Tissue Loading Bar Graph
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- A graphic display of simulated nitrogen absorption on Oceanic dive computers.
TLBG - Abbreviation for Tissue Loading Bar Graph.
Transducer - An electro-mechanical device in a dive computer that acts as a depth or pressure sensor.
VARI - Abbreviation for Variable Ascent Rate Indicator.
Variable Ascent Rate Indicator
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- A display on the DataTrans that shows ascent rate as a bar graph alongside
a color–coded indicator (part of the Graphic Diver Interface).
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