Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] escape & rescue]

["JNero" <jnero@charter.net>]

Thanks for the links. Excellent resources!

JNero
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Mills" <cirtemoeg@juno.com>
To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 7:13 PM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] escape & rescue]


> 
> Probably beyond the scope for most of us resource and budget-wise,
> but something to consider for the most extreme rescue and recovery ops:
> 
> http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/technology/subs/deepworker/sup1_deployrec.h
> tml
> 
> "Search and Salvage Submersibles"
> 
> http://www.submarinebuilders.com/search_salvage_subs.htm
> 
> 
> Perhaps adoption of some procedures from general aviation like filing a
> "flight plan"  which could simply be an email message to pSubs or a
> contactee
> on pSubs noting :  1.) time  2.) location  3.) ETD's and ETA's ...etc.
> then
> an email message letting someone know you're back.  If we don't hear from
> you then the GQ alarms go off.
> 
> --Steve
> 
> 
> 
> >Steven Mills <cirtemoeg@juno.com>
> I don't think I would want to trust my fate in one rescue-submersible no
> matter how well it is fitted.  As the axiom goes, if things can go
> wrong...it will
> then there would be two subs down.
> I would want a support boat or platform with crew to monitor the
> operation.
> So the question is what is the minimum crew compliment and equipment
> needed for a successful rescue operations besides a rescue sub with
> piolt?
> 
> --Steve
> 
> 
> On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 13:42:10 -0700 Ray Keefer <Ray.Keefer@Sun.COM>
> writes:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > We have some pictures up on the web site. Go to:
> > 
> > http://www.psubs.org/convention/2003/
> > 
> > Select "Lake Diver - K350 (2)"
> > 
> > The bouy is the spool thing in the picture on the left side, second 
> > picture down.
> > 
> > Select "Lake Diver - K350 (3)"
> > 
> > The bouy is the spool thing in the pictures on the third row down, 
> > 2nd and 3rd from left.
> > Click on these pictures for close ups.  As you can see, the spool is 
> > held down with bungy cords.
> > What is not clear is that in the picture 2nd from left, the bungy 
> > cord goes through the big hole of
> > the flat bar. There is a second bar just below that one with slots 
> > on each end. At the end of the
> > bungy there is a knot. So the bungy goes through the big hole to be 
> > held by the knot in the slot.
> > The bar with the slots rotates horizontally on a shaft through the 
> > hull. You can just see the weld
> > buildup where that through hull is (just above the black airline and 
> > below the flat bar).
> > 
> > To operate the bouy a quick twist  will slide the bungy knot(s) off 
> > the sloted bar on one end.   Releasing the bouy which unrolls as it 
> > ascends.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Ray
> > 
> > 
> > -------- Original Message --------
> >  Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] escape & rescue
> >     Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 16:13:10 -0400 (EDT)
> >     From: NeophyteSG@aol.com
> > Reply-To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
> >       To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
> > 
> >  In a message dated 10/17/03 12:07:09 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
> > mongo14904@yahoo.com writes:
> > 
> >      Weve got a emegency bouy system on lake diver already
> > 
> >      works real too
> > 
> > How does it work?  Is it tethered? Shawn *****
> > 
> > "To see a World in a Grain of Sand
> > And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
> > Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
> > And Eternity in an hour."
> > 
> > -- Auguries of Innocence, William Blake, ca 1803
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