Altitude-Corrected Air Diving Decompression Tables and Modified Treatment Tables for CFSAT (Canadian Forces School of Aeromedical Training), Edmonton,

Abstract

Decompression tables designed for use at sea level can not be used directly when diving at reduced atmospheric pressures. Altitude-corrected standard air decompression tables, oxygen decompression tables, and repetitive diving tables, based on the DCIEM 1983 decompression model, have been developed for the Canadian Forces School of Aeromedical Training (CFSAT) at Edmonton, Alberta. These tables can be used directly since they have been calculated for the elevation of Edmonton. Treatment tables, which are designed for use at sea level, also can not be used directly at altitude. An analysis of treatment tables shows that the standard treatment tables, if dived exactly with air only as the breathing gas, are unsafe for the inside attendant and that oxygen breathing towards the end of the table is necessary to reduce the risk of decompression sickness. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA168787

Entities

People

  • R. Y. Nishi

Organizations

  • DRDC Toronto

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Breathing Gases
  • Decompression
  • Decompression Sickness
  • Elevation
  • Gases
  • Instructions
  • Intervals
  • National Security
  • Nitrogen
  • Residuals
  • Sea Level
  • Standards
  • Training

Readers

  • Underwater engineering and Marine Technology.