PADI vs. NAUI Dive Tables?

[JipThePeople]

I have the PADI Recreational Dive Planner from my OW cert class. Now I am about to get my AOW with NAUI but the class materials contained no dive table. I assume NAUI has their own dive table and how does it differ from the PADI one?

[techgnostic]

Originally Posted by JipThePeople

I have the PADI Recreational Dive Planner from my OW cert class. Now I am about to get my AOW with NAUI but the class materials contained no dive table. I assume NAUI has their own dive table and how does it differ from the PADI one?

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<DIV>Pull out your trusty PADI table and compare it to this:</DIV>
<DIV>http://orgs.bloomu.edu/scuba/divetables/divetables.html</DIV>
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[ScubaToys Larry]

You can also download the Computerized table tutor (check out this thread: http://forum.scubatoys.com/announcement.php?f=35&a=2

and then you can do problems with both the tables. The tables are also just bmp files that get written to the directory you install to, so you could also print them if you want.</DIV>

edit: PS. If you have any trouble doing that, shoot me a pm with your email address and I can just email you the bmp files.

[techgnostic]

Originally Posted by ScubaToys Larry

You can also download the Computerized table tutor (check out this thread: http://forum.scubatoys.com/announcement.php?f=35&a=2 and then you can do problems with both the tables. The tables are also just bmp files that get written to the directory you install to, so you could also print them if you want.

You guys are too kind. Three cheers for our hosts.

[JipThePeople]

Thanks for the responses!

[ChrisA]

Originally Posted by JipThePeople

I have the PADI Recreational Dive Planner from my OW cert class. Now I am about to get my AOW with NAUI but the class materials contained no dive table. I assume NAUI has their own dive table and how does it differ from the PADI one?

The thing to know is that the letters don't match up. A PADI "D" diver is not the same as a US Navy "D" diver. But if you d all the work using only one table you will be OK. I thinkthe Navy table is more consevative about repetive dives but hassome slightlylonger bottom times. Padi has both blue and clack numbers on the back the others just have one set. Very minor diferences really.

The big thing is that you can't mix tables

[porsche060]

How do you like the NAUI AOW class?