Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: November 8, 2024) |
Title 46 - Shipping |
Chapter I - Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security |
SubChapter V - Marine Occupational Safety and Health Standards |
Part 197 - General Provisions |
Appendix A to Part 197 - Air No-Decompression Limits
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Appendix A to Part 197 - Air No-Decompression Limits
The following table gives the depth versus bottom time limits for single, no-decompression, air dives made within any 12-hour period. The limit is the maximum bottom time in minutes that a diver can spend at that depth without requiring decompression beyond that provided by a normal ascent rate of 60 fsw per minute. (Although bottom time is concluded when ascent begins, a slower ascent rate would increase the bottom time thereby requiring decompression.) An amount of nitrogen remains in the tissues of a diver after any air dive, regardless of whether the dive was a decompression or no-decompression dive. Whenever another dive is made within a 12-hour period, the nitrogen remaining in the blood and body tissues of the diver must be considered when calculating his decompression.
Air No-Decompression Limits
Depth (feet): No-decompression limits (minutes) 35 310 40 200 50 100 60 60 70 50 80 40 90 30 100 25 110 20 120 15 130 10