Table 8. Comex accelerated saturation decompression procedures; FO2 – inspired fraction of oxygen; msw – metres of seawater; PO2 – inspired pressure of oxygen .
Depth (msw) | Chamber gas | Ascent rate (msw·h-1) |
Decompression from from not deeper than 130 msw | ||
130–16 | PO2 = 60 kPa | 1.4 |
16–0 | FO2 = 23% | 0.6 |
Decompression from from not deeper than 90 msw | ||
90–20 | PO2 = 70 kPa | 1.6 |
20–15 | FO2 = 23% | 1.2 |
15–0 | FO2 = 23% | 0.6 |
Decompression from from not deeper than 70 msw | ||
70–25 | PO2 = 80 kPa | 1.7 |
25–15 | FO2 = 23% | 1.2 |