Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Re:SUBSAFE

["Captain Nemo" <vulcania@hawaii.rr.com>]

Ray,

The thing I love about the ABS is I'm not restricted by it.  I can
experiment with a freedom not available to those governed by regulations.
Without that freedom I might never have built the NAUTILUS MINISUB, nor some
of the projects I'm presently working on.  I don't want to lose that
freedom; and in keeping with the major theme of this thread, as long as we
all continue to exercise common sense, I probably won't.

My concern is that what starts as the PSUB group's "official spec" may one
day become codified as enforceable regulations restricting the actions of
people whose ability to operate successfully beyond such general parameters
is already proven.  No more hot rods, no more choppers, no more BIONIC
DOLPHIN.  We'll all be driving Vespas.  It's happened before.

At the start of this thread, my words were a plea to the inexperienced for
caution and common sense; that's all.  I agree there is a need to
disseminate reliable information about homebuilt submarines; but I think you
need to be careful how you might do it, lest someone take your book away
from you and beat the freedom out of us with it in the future.

Having expressed my initial concerns, I have a question: "Who will organize
and edit your book?"

Pat


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray Keefer" <Ray.Keefer@Sun.COM>




To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 10:07 AM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Re:SUBSAFE


> Ok,
>
> So how to proceed? Do we need to make and official PSUBS spec? Like
> along the lines of the ABS book we all love?
>
> I see Doc's, Pat's and Doug's comments combined into the Introduction.
> But where to go from there? With our limited resources can we really
> put the research needed to produce an accurate book? Still I am game,
> after the convention, to take a shot. Below are suggested chapters.
> The content of which can be filled out as we proceed.
>
> Any other chapters you would like? Better Arrangement?
>
>
> Title: How to PSUBS
> Publisher: www.psubs.org
>
> Chapters:
>     Introduction
>     Part I: General Background
> 1. Water Physics
> 2. Human Physiology
> 3. Scuba Certification
> 4. Cabin Air
> 5. Compressed Gasses
> 6. Piping Standards
> 7. Welding Standards
> 8. Life Support
> 9. Compensation
> 10. Batteries
> 11. Internal Combustion Engines
> 12. Thrusters
> 13. Ambient verses 1 ATM Design Considerations
> 14. Stability: Static
> 15. Stability: Dynamic
> 16. Altitude Diving
> 17. Safety
> 18. Documentation
> 19. Training
> 20. Maintenance
> 21. Certification
> 22. Insurance
>     Part II: Ambient Design Details
>     1. Hull Shapes
>     2. Hull Material
>     3. Hatches and Entrances
>     4. View Ports
>     5. Compensation for Neutral Bouyancy
>     Part III: 1 ATM Design Details
> 1. Pressure Hull Shapes
> 2. Pressure Hull Material
> 2. End caps
> 3. Hatches
> 4. View Ports
> 5. Pressure Hull Calculations
> 6. Through Hulls: Mechanical
> 7. Through Hulls: Electrical
> 8. Through Hulls: Other
>
>
>
> Regards,
> Ray
>