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3. Diving with Galileo
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higher there is risk of long exposure
effects, and consequently Galileo will
activate an alarm when this level of
CNS O
2
is reached. Galileo can also
warn you when the CNS O
2
level
reaches 75% (see section 2.6.2). Note
that the CNS O
2
clock is independent
of the value of ppO
2
max set by the
user.
The CNS O
2
clock increases when the
oxygen partial pressure is higher than
0.5bar, and decreases when the oxygen
partial pressure is lower than 0.5bar. Hence,
while on the surface breathing air you will
always be decreasing the CNS O
2
clock.
During the dive, the depth at which 0.5bar
is reached for various mixes is as follows:
Air: 13m/43ft
32%: 6m/20ft
36%: 4m/13ft
ppO
2
0.21bar
0.5bar
Depth
at which ppO
2
reaches 0.5bar
for three commonly
used mixes
CNS O
2
%
decreases
CNS O
2
%
increases
21% 13m (43ft)
32% 6m (20ft)
36% 4m (13ft)
3.2 Alarms
Galileo can alert you of potentially dangerous
situations via warnings and alarms.
Warnings represent situations that require
the diver’s attention, but ignoring them
does not represent an immediate risk. The
detailed description of each warning and
how it appears on the screen is presented
in section 2.6.
Alarms, on the other hand, can not be
turned off because they represent situations
that do require immediate action by the
diver. There are fi ve different alarms:
1. Ascent rate alarm
2. Exceeding a safe ppO
2
/MOD
3. CNS O
2
= 100%
4. Missed decompression stop
5. Low battery during the dive
!
WARNING
When in gauge mode, all warnings and all
alarms are OFF aside for the low battery
alarm.
NOTE:
- Alarms are both visual and audible,
as described in detail below.
- If you are in COMPASS mode
when an alarm is triggered, Galileo
will revert to the regular computer
display (CLASSIC, LIGHT or
FULL) in order to properly display
the message related to the alarm.
- Ascent rate alarm has priority over
other alarms if they are triggered
simultaneously.
- If warnings are activated while
alarms are showing, the former will
show only after the alarms have
expired and only if they are still
applicable at that time.
3.2.1 Ascent rate
As you ascend during a dive, the pressure
surrounding you diminishes. If you ascend
too quickly, the ensuing pressure reduction
could lead to microbubble formation. If you
ascend too slowly, the continued exposure
to high ambient pressure means that you
will continue loading some or all of your
tissues with nitrogen. Consequently, there
is an ideal ascent rate that is slow enough
to minimize microbubble formation yet fast
enough to minimize the effect of continued
loading on your tissues.
The pressure reduction that the body can
tolerate without signifi cant microbubble
formation is higher at depth than it is in
the shallows: the key factor is not the
pressure drop by itself, but rather the ratio
of the pressure drop relative to the ambient
pressure. This means that the ideal ascent
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