Mission Scuba - Dive Table & Dive Computer Comparison

Dive Table and Dive Computer Comparison
Is your dive computer liberal or conservative?

There's more to buying a dive computer than choosing one that looks good or has a good reliability history. Different brands of dive computers base their dive NDLs on different dive tables and have different levels of conservatism. Buying a computer that has an overly conservative algorithm could force you to cut a dive short, or keep you out of the water while your buddies go down for that 3rd or 4th dive.

We've created a table comparing several different dive tables and manufacturers.

These scuba dive table comparisons are provided as a reference only, and are in no way to be used for dive planning, a dive profile, or to figure a safe bottom or deco time.
Additionally, if you're in the market for a dive computer, download the manual for the model you're interested in from the manufacturer before buying and double check the dive table just in case it varies from what we have listed here.

Depth (feet)	USN & NOAA	PADI	SSI	NAUI	DCIEM	Buhlmann	Dive Rite Nitek Duo Buhlmann ZH-L16	Oceanic Sherwood Aeris Genesis Mares All are Pelagic units based on a modified Haldanean algorithm	Uwatec, Tusa, Scubapro, Galileo Aladdin (Based on Beuhlman ZH-L8ADT algorithm.)	Cressi-Sub (Models EDY, Archimede)	Suunto (Reduced Gradient Bubble Model)
30	405	205+	205	--	150	--	--	260	--	200	170
40	200	140	130	130	90	125	125	137	99+	104	100-112
50	100	80	70	80	70	75	81	81	71	66	67-70
60	60	55	50	55	50	51	57	57	51	47	40-48
70	50	40	40	45	35	35	35	40	36	35	25-34
80	40	30	30	35	25	25	30	30	28	25	15-27
90	30	25	25	25	20	20	24	24	22	19	10-20
100	25	20	20	22	15	17	19	19	16	16	8-15
110	20	16	15	15	12	14	16	16	14	13	5-12
120	15	13	10	12	10	12	13	13	12	11	5-10
130	10	10	5	8	8	10	11	11	10	9	5-8
140	10	8				9	9	9	9	8	5-6
150	5						8	8	8	7	5
160	5						7	7	7	7
170	5						7	7	6
180	5						6	6	6
190	5						5	5	5

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