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Re: Escape drills? [was: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Steinke Hoods]
My only worry is that the wrong kind of mistake could prove fatal. If one is going to conduct practice drills they should make sure that stand by divers are present with spare air in the event of a mishap. I seem to remember the Russians were conducting a test when Cherinobla happened ! One of the biggest problems I see with emergency exit at depth is shock of very cold water and you might break an ear drum from the pressure. It probably would be a good idea to wear a wetsuit and have it unzipped or something just in case you had to make an emergency exit. Also you might be safer just staying in your sub as long as you have communication to the surface and wait for rescue.
Brian
P.S. Carl, what is a "Coalbunny" anyway? Do you live in coal country?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Coalbunny" <coalbunny@vcn.com>
To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 10:27 PM
Subject: Re: Escape drills? [was: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Steinke Hoods]
> In a practice drill, yes you can. That's what a practice drill is for-
> to iron out the mistakes. In a drill expect mistakes. In real life,
> expect nothing less than perfection.
> Carl
>
>
> Brian Cox wrote:
> >
> > Carl wrote:
> > >>You can screw up in a practice drill.
> >
> > I don't think you can afford to screw up in a practice drill.
> >
> > Brian
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Coalbunny" <coalbunny@vcn.com>
> > To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
> > Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 6:48 PM
> > Subject: Re: Escape drills? [was: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Steinke Hoods]
> >
> > > If I had a sub built, I wouldn't practice just once. I'd practice
> > > escape every chance I got.
> > >
> > > You can screw up in a practice drill. But when that sub you're in is in
> > > trouble and you gotta bail, there is no room for mistakes.
> > >
> > > I can deal with losing a $150,000 sub, I can't deal with losing my
> > > life. Somethings you can't do a rebound from.
> > > Carl
> > >
> > >
> > > Ian Roxborough wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Escape drills maybe?
> > > >
> > > > I know I would feel a little happier if I could practice an
> > > > underwater exit, even if just once. I've no real wish to
> > > > design a submarine which can be flood (my pillows would get wet!),
> > > > but I would like to practice flooding and exiting a submerged
> > > > submarine. Preferably from around 10 feet deep or so, I've no
> > > > wish to find out what it is like from 350 feet or even 130 feet.
> > > > Other than it taking longer to flood the submarine and taking
> > > > less time to 'travel' to the surface, I don't think praticing
> > > > escape drills from shallows would be much different (other than
> > > > making it easier to recover the submarine afterwards).
> > > >
> > > > I'm guessing that the submarine could be recovered by a diver,
> > > > close the hatch used to exit and fill the hull full of compressed
> > > > air to clear out the water.
> > > >
> > > > Ian.
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 20:43:06 -0500
> > > > Michael B Holt <tlohm@juno.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Just thinking about the hoods while watching the little monsters
> > > > > collect candy ...
> > > > >
> > > > > Are the hoods resuable? After we escape once, can we go back
> > > > > and do it again? (Presumably, the second use would be for a
> > > > > totally different reason.)
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm just curious. I have no desire ever to use one: that would
> > > > > be am admission of error on my part!
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Mike
> > > > >
> > > > >
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