Sea of Cortez Dive Statistics November 2005
Scuba Diving with Smart COM Computers
Janet
and Bob Townley have been certified scuba since 2004. They obtained their
advanced certification in 2006. To make diving safer they invested in
Smart COM diving computers. The computer is attached to your air tank
with a high pressure hose. The Smart COM tracks tank pressure,
depth, dive time, water temperature, decompression data, and other data
important to safe diving. The computer will give you audible and visual warnings
of an unsafe practice such as ascending too fast.
Data from the Smart COM can be downloaded to a laptop or desktop computer through an infrared port. The table below summarizes some of the data on Janet and Bob's first two days of diving.
| Date |
Nov 7, 2005 |
Nov 8, 2005 |
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| Dive Site | Los Islotes | Los Islotes #2 | Coraleta | El Bajo | El Bajo #2 | Swanee Reef | |
| Janet | Maximum Depth (ft) | 83 | 94 | 24 | 85 | 85 | 30 |
| Total Dive Time (min) | 50 | 44 | 59 | 26 | 35 | 56 | |
| Air Consumption (psi) | 1867 | 1729 | 1565 | 1638 | 2092 | 1923 | |
| Bob | Maximum Depth (ft) | 83 | 95 | 25 | 78 | 87 | 29 |
| Total Dive Time (min) | 34 | 50 | 59 | 26 | 35 | 56 | |
| Air Consumption (psi) | 1603 | 2009 | 1827 | 2208 | 2663 | 2297 | |
The table above only lists six of our scuba dives for the week. Here is a list of the other Sea of Cortez sites we visited.
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Salvatierra
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La Reinita
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La Reina
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Punta Lobos
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San Rafaelito
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Fang Ming
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Whale Island
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C-59 Francisco Marquez
The
picture on the left is Janet diving in the Sea of Cortez.
She does an amazing job considering she is legally blind. We have modified her
mask so that she is able to read her dive computer. The natural 25%
magnification of the water helps her see the ocean life.
