{"id":392,"date":"2025-01-08T12:49:26","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T04:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/?p=392"},"modified":"2025-01-08T12:49:26","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T04:49:26","slug":"scuba-diving-skills-how-to-judge-your-ascent-rate-without-a-dive-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/scuba-diving-skills-how-to-judge-your-ascent-rate-without-a-dive-computer\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Judge Your Diving Ascent Rate Without a Dive Computer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

 How to Judge Your Diving Ascent Rate Without A Dive Computer<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Scuba diving is enormous fun. However, novice divers often worry about conducting safe ascents from their scuba dives. Diving computers make controlling your ascent rate<\/a> easy. But how do you judge your diving ascent rate if you don’t have one, or if it fails? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A safe ascent rate plays an important role in preventing the\u00a0occurrence\u00a0of decompression illness<\/a>. As a consequence being able to judge your ascent rate is an important safety skill for divers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Without a dive computer, it can be more tricky to monitor the speed of your ascent. During your open water training, the instructor will have demonstrated an appropriate rate. However, it can be really hard to replicate that without a digital reference. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ascending too fast can cause bubbles to form. However, ascending too slowly can also decrease safety from DCS<\/a>. Getting your ascent rate wrong can also lead to tiredness after diving<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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