46 C.F.R. § 197 app A to Part 197

Current through September 30, 2024
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)
35310
40200
50100
6060
7050
8040
9030
10025
11020
12015
13010

(Source: U.S. Navy Diving Manual, 1 September 1973.)

46 C.F.R. 197 app A to Part 197

Source: U.S. Navy Diving Manual, 1 September 1973.