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DEEP STOPS. PYLE STOPS. Deep Stops. Sometimes called Pyle Stops Found by accident by Richard Pyle Don’t only have to be for Tech diving, recreational divers can also do them May help you feel less tired after dive Can be calculated at any depth during dive. What PADI Teaches You. 5m.
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DEEP STOPS PYLE STOPS
Deep Stops • Sometimes called Pyle Stops • Found by accident by Richard Pyle • Don’t only have to be for Tech diving, recreational divers can also do them • May help you feel less tired after dive • Can be calculated at any depth during dive
What PADI Teaches You 5m 3 mins 30m
PADI dive 5m 3 mins Dive with Pyle Stops 30m Pyle found that when he stopped to collect fish at depth he felt less tired than when he found no fish and went directly to the safety stop
How to calculate a stop • Take the maximum depth • Take the depth of your first deco stop (this will be your safety stop for recreational) • Find the midway point between the two • Stop at this depth for 1 or 2 mins • Calculate the midway point between this depth and your compulsory deco stop • Continue until you are less than 10m from your stop
Maximum depth = 30m First stop = 5m Difference = 30 – 5 = 25m Halve it = 12.5m So you must go up 12.5m from 30m 30m – 12.5m = 17.5m First stop = 18m 30m
Current depth = 18m First stop = 5m Difference = 18 – 5 = 13 m Halve it = 6.5m So you must go up 6.5m from 18m 18m – 6.5m = 11.5 m Second stop = 12 m First stop = 18m 30m
Current depth = 12m First stop = 5m Difference = 12 – 5 = 7 m which is less than 10 Go to 5m safety stop as normal Second stop = 12 m First stop = 18m 30m
Some dive computers have the deep stop facility programmed in Count down timer It tells you the depth but you can program the time Will also tell you the next deep stop depth