The Complete Scuba Toolkit Manual Page
Table Planner
The table planner allows you to plan a dive using different dives tables and
units systems. With the planner you will be able to:
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Pressure group at the end of a dive, given a starting pressure group or no
starting pressure group at all.
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Pressure group after a given surface interval.
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Residual nitrogen time, given a depth and a pressure group.
Future releases of the table planner will include the ability to:
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Find the residual nitrogen time, given a depth and a pressure group.
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Find the minimum surface interval given starting and ending pressure groups.
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Find the maximum bottom time allowed given depth, starting pressure group and
ending pressure group.
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Find the maximum depth allowed given bottom time, starting pressure group and
ending pressure group.
To use the table planner to calculate the pressure group at the end of a dive,
select a dive table and units system. Select a starting pressure group. Type
the bottom time in the input box. Click the calculate button. The ending
pressure group will change to the appropriate value.
To use the table planner to calculate the pressure group after a surface
interval, select a dive table and units system. Select an ending pressure. Type
the surface interval time in the input box. Click the calculate button. The
final pressure group will change to the appropriate value.
Finally, if you enter the bottom time and surface interval, clicking the calculate
button will find the ending and final pressure groups.
Blending Calculator
The blending calculator allows you to calculate how to mix oxygen, helium and
air in order to obtain Heliox, Nitrox, and Trimix. With this calculator you can
find:
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How much oxygen, helium and air to add to obtain a certain mix, given a
partially filled cylinder or a completely empty cylinder.
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The percentage of oxygen, helium, and nitrogen required to obtain a gas with a
certain MOD, END and PPO2.
To use the calculator, first select the button for the type of gas you wish to
calculate. Next, select whether you want to enter the percent of each gas
present in the mix, or if you wish to calculate these percentages, given an
MOD, END and PPO2. Then, fill in the blanks for the data required. Blank items
are not allowed, so you must enter a zero if you wish to indicate that a
certain item is nonexistent. Finally, press enter to calculate.
Heliox Calculator
The Heliox Calculator allows you to make the following calculaions for diving
with heliox:
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Maximum operating depth, given a % of oxygen and the maximum oxygen partial
pressure.
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The gas mix required, given the maximum operating depth and the maximum oxygen
partial pressure.
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The maximum oxygen partial pressure, given the maximum operating depth and the
percent of oxygen in the mix.
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The gas operating "ceiling" for all the above calculations.
To use the calculator, first select the button for the item you wish to
calculate. Next, fill in the blanks for the data required. Finally, press enter
to calculate.
Nitrox Calculator
The Nitrox Calculator allows you to make the following calculations for diving
with nitrox:
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Maximum operating depth, given a % of oxygen and the maximum oxygen partial
pressure.
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The % of oxygen required, given the maximum operating depth and the maximum
oxygen partial pressure.
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The maximum oxygen partial pressure, given the maximum operating depth and the
percent of oxygen in the mix.
To use the calculator, first select the button for the item you wish to
calculate. Next, fill in the blanks for the data required. Finally, press enter
to calculate.
Trimix Calculator
The Trimix Calculator allows you to make the following calculaions for diving
with trimix:
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Maximum operating depth, given a % of oxygen, a percent of Helium and the
maximum oxygen partial pressure.
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The % of oxygen required, given the maximum operating depth, the % of helium in
the mix and the maximum oxygen partial pressure.
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The gas mix required, given the maximum operating depth, the maximum oxygen
partial pressure and the desired Equivalent Narcosis Depth.
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The maximum oxygen partial pressure, given the maximum operating depth and the
percent of oxygen in the mix.
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The gas operating "ceiling" for all the above calculations.
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The Equivalent Narcosis Depth for all the above calculations (except the gas
mix), assuming that only nitrogen is narcotic.
To use the calculator, first select the button for the item you wish to
calculate. Next, fill in the blanks for the data required. Finally, press enter
to calculate.
Mareblu Simulator
The Mareblu Simulator is available under the Tools menu. Mareblu has it's own
manual, available through the Mareblu help menu or
online. Settings
The Edit Settings dialog lets you customize the Scuba Toolkit for your use. You
can select whether you want to use the Metric Systems instead of the Imperial
System by selecting the checkbox. You can determine how many decimal points are
displayed in the different calculators. Choose a number between 0 and 6. Any
number greater than 6 will be rounded to 6 and any number less than 0 will be
rounded to 0.
License
This program is licensed under the GPL. For more information,
go here.
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