[PSUBS-MAILIST] Re: Check Lists

[Michael B Holt <tlohm@juno.com>]

On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 13:54:08 -0800 Steven Mills writes:
>
>But, every pilot has "list in hand" and visually checking 
>item-by-item, "by list",
>as the inspection is being carried out...nothing taken for granted?

Somewhere around here I have the checklist for DOWB.... 

>Another question: "nav lights".  Should nav lights be on a pSub
likeother
>watercraft and as they are on aircraft. At least a flasher or rotating
beacon
>topsides or on c-tower to warn other craft that a sub is surfacing and
>has surfaced?  Any audio warning or alerts? [ I have a feeling this has 
>been discussed before? ].

According to the USCG, the boat has to have running lights.   Well, as
long
as it's over 16 feet and/or "mechanically powered."   Chapman's notes
that submarines have a flashing amber beacon (one of the results of the
meeting of the SS City of Rome and an S-boat).

However, in the Real World of bassboats and PWCs, they don't pay close
attention to lights.   I'd be willing to bet very few of the weekend
boaters
have any idea what the lights mean, or what's required.   Even fewer are
capable of being sufficiently aware of their environments to pay any
attention to an odd flashing light at the surface.

>As for the performance calcs, I'm working hard on it. I've been in
>contact with Prof. Siva Thangam and he has also referred me to 
>Prof. Thomas  Herrington [ also faculty of Stevens Institute ] to help 
>me.  Also, another project I started last year, an FEA tutorial/primer. 
>Kind of an FEA for Dummies [ I include myself ] I had briefly 
>corresponded with Prof. CTF Ross about his texts and  papers on
>this subject last year.

Keep us informed of this.  I've played with this a little, but it
deserves
more research than I can do.

>I can't give you a definitive
>time frame of completion, but I am determined to complete these 
>projects!

Go for it.


Mike


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