03 · Equipment & TechnologyDiverIntermediateComing soon
EQ004Dive Computers & Underwater Instrumentation
How dive computers, gauges and compasses measure and display information, and what the numbers do and don't tell you.
6 lessons About 4 hours of study Premium tier (free during launch)
This course is planned. The syllabus is shown so you can see what it will cover; the lessons are still being written and reviewed.
What you will learn
- Explain what a dive computer measures and calculates
- Describe the limits of decompression algorithms
- Read and interpret common displays
- Describe other instruments such as gauges and compasses
Syllabus
- 1Instruments overview
- 2Depth and pressure measurement
- 3Decompression algorithms in principle
- 4Reading displays and alarms
- 5Gauges and compasses
- 6Care, batteries and updates