Decompression Table

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Decompression Table

“Decompression table” means a table or set of tables that

shows a schedule of rates for safe descent and ascent and the appropriate breathing mixture to be used by a diver during a dive, and
has been approved in accordance with section 5 (table de décompression).

Source: Canada Oil and Gas Diving Regulations, SOR/88-600, February 2013. Regulations

Source: Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Diving Regulations, SOR/95-189, Canada, current to May 31, 2012. Regulations

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