Suunto Deep Stops

Deep stops allow you to complete your safety stops at depth. The amount of stops needed, as well as the depth at which they are required, depends on the maximum depth reached during the dive.

The dive computer calculates half the pressure difference between the maximum depth and the ceiling depth. This determines the first deep stop depth. Deep Stop calculations determine the next stop by using the last Deep Stop depth as the maximum depth, and the current ceiling until you are within 18 meters/60 feet of the ceiling. At this point, continuous decompression is employed.

The diver can make a choice between the familiar shallow water Safety Stops provided in Suunto RGBM or Suunto Deep Stops which can be found in the following dive computers: Suunto D9, Suunto D6, Vytec DS, Cobra3, Cobra2, Vyper Air and Vyper2.

Read more about the Suunto Deep Stop RGBM algorithm.