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DEEP STOPS
PYLE STOPS
Deep Stops
• Sometimes called Pyle Stops
• Found by accident by Richard Pyle
• Don’t only have to be for Tech diving,
recreational divers can also do them
• May help you feel less tired after dive
• Can be calculated at any depth during dive
What PADI Teaches You
5m
3 mins
30m
PADI dive
5m
3 mins
Dive with Pyle Stops
30m
Pyle found that when he stopped to collect fish at depth he felt less tired than
when he found no fish and went directly to the safety stop
How to calculate a stop
• Take the maximum depth
• Take the depth of your first deco stop (this
will be your safety stop for recreational)
• Find the midway point between the two
• Stop at this depth for 1 or 2 mins
• Calculate the midway point between this
depth and your compulsory deco stop
• Continue until you are less than 10m from
your stop
Maximum depth = 30m
First stop = 5m
Difference = 30 – 5 = 25m Halve it = 12.5m
So you must go up 12.5m from 30m
30m – 12.5m = 17.5m
First stop = 18m
30m
Current depth = 18m
First stop = 5m
Difference = 18 – 5 = 13 m Halve it = 6.5m
So you must go up 6.5m from 18m
18m – 6.5m = 11.5 m
Second stop = 12 m
First stop = 18m
30m
Current depth = 12m
First stop = 5m
Difference = 12 – 5 = 7 m which is less than 10
Go to 5m safety stop as normal
Second stop = 12 m
First stop = 18m
30m
Some dive computers have the deep stop facility programmed in
Count down timer
It tells you the depth but you can program the time
Will also tell you the next deep stop depth