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Tech Diving Limited
proudly launches NAUTILUS DIVE PLANNER – an advanced tool
for decompression planning featuring the Hamilton-Kenyon decompression
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technical divers use dive planning programs that run a single algorithm.
While this is not a bad thing, no one has had the ability to easily
compare different algorithms in a single program”, stated
Joel Silverstein, Vice President of Tech Diving Limited. “However
with the launch of NAUTILUS, this is all going to change. |
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The NAUTILUS dive planning and decompression
software program is special because it gives the diver the choice of not
one, but five different decompression models. But what makes NAUTILUS
unique is that the Hamilton Research algorithm is included. This is incredibly
exciting as the Hamilton’s tables (DCAP) are the ones that have
been used by the majority of the deep diving expeditions over the years,
due to their high level of reliability. Until now, only those who were
able to afford the services of Hamilton Research were able to use these
highly sought tables. Hence there just wasn’t a package on the street,
that could do what we needed on diving projects, that utilized Hamilton’s
decompression algorithms. Creating this software product was the logical
step to take, and it was only natural I should work with Dan Nafe. Dan
was the developer of MigPlan Mac, the first graphical user interface decompression
software in the early 1990s and so his expertise in decompression modelling
and programming for Windows, Macintosh and Unix systems was vital when
it came to creating NAUTILUS”.
“Making NAUTILUS available
on multiple platforms was critical to the development of this product”,
stated Dan Nafe, Lead Developer of NAUTILUS. “Users who have
invested in Macintosh and Linux systems can now have the best decompression
program without having to use PC emulators on their machines as NAUTILUS
runs on Windows, Macintosh and Linux operating systems.
We’ve built flexibility into this package across the board.
For when it comes to planning, divers running NAUTILUS may use one
or multiple gases, open or closed circuit scuba or any combination
of gas mixture(s) and scuba types. |
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The beauty of this software system is that it was developed to allow the
user to quickly navigate to the area that they want to work in, and easily
select key components. Once the dive data has been input the user can then
easily swap from one algorithm to another to compare the results. (The models
being Hamilton-Kenyon (DCAP), the new Hamilton-Kenyon Bubble Model (HKBM),
Buhlmann, VPM (Varying Permeability Model), and the Workman US Navy algorithm).
Other features include allowing the user to make adjustments to the outputs
of algorithms, avoiding stops at different depths, choosing stop time or
run time, and inserting micro-bubble minimization deep stops.
“Divers have different abilities and desires”, stated Joel
Silverstein, “therefore NAUTILUS is available in different depth
limits allowing divers to purchase the one that fits their diving mode
best. We felt it important that as divers develop they want their software
program to be able to support them, and this package does just that, making
it good value and a valuable tool. The boundaries of diving planning have
now been extended, thanks to NAUTILUS”.
For further information check out www.nautilusdiveplanner.com
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