[PSUBS-MAILIST] Contingency Planning Presentation

["Jay K. Jeffries" <bottomgun@mindspring.com>]

This didn't make it through the first time, here it is reformatted.

I am working on my presentations for this summer?s conference and would like
to ask the aid of the list in attempting to develop a comprehensive list of
potential contingencies that might arise during the operation of a PSUB. 
Please see the attached outline below of my first stab.  Identifying all of
the potential casualties is the first step of five in developing a
contingency plan.  Your assistance in this matter would be appreciated.
Thanks!
R/Jay

I. PSUB Casualties
   a. Fire
      i. Full out
      ii. Smoldering
      iii. Battery
         1. Fire
         2. Explosion
   b. Flooding
      i. Rapid
         1. View port rupture
         2. Catastrophic hull failure
         3. Burst pipe
         4. Through main hatch surfaced
      ii. Slow
         1. View port fracture
         2. Leaking fixture/seal
   c. ± Excessive Depth Excursion
      i. High speed down angle
      ii. Rated depth/crush depth
      iii. Surfacing collision
      iv. Emergency MBT blow
      v. Loss of drop weight
   d. Loss of Power
      i. Main power
      ii. Emergency power
   e. Loss of Maneuverability
      i. Entanglement
      ii. Locked steering
      iii. Overhead environment
         1. Ship
         2. Cave
         3. Outfall pipe
      iv. Strong current
      v. Shorted motor
      vi. Run away motor
   f. Loss of Buoyancy
      i. Loss of MBT air
      ii. Loss of MBT integrity
         1. Partial loss of a tank
         2. Full loss of a tank
         3. Loss of all MBTs
   g. Life Support Issues
      i. Scrubber failure
         1. Loss of power
         2. Damp scrubber agent
         3. Caustic cocktail
      ii. Contaminated atmosphere
         1. Carbon monoxide
         2. Chlorine gas
         3. High partial pressure oxygen
         4. Various VOCs
            a. Paint
            b. Cleaning agents
      iii. HP air/oxygen release
      iv. Oxygen regulator failure
      v. Barotrauma
         1. During pressurization
         2. Barotrauma during emergency ascent
      vi. Thermal stress
         1. Hypothermia
         2. Hyperthermia
      vii. Decompression Illness
      viii. Aspiration/inhalation
      ix. Traumatic injuries
   h. Launch/Recovery Failure
      i. Heavy seas
      ii. Fouled lifting equipment
      iii. Catastrophic lifting equipment failure
      iv. Fouled hatch
      v. Recovery vessel collision
         1. Side
2. Propeller(s)
      i. Loss of Surface Support
      ii. Sudden storm on surface
      iii. Lost
         1. Sub
         2. Surface support
      iv. Communications
         1. UQC
         2. VHF radio
      . Surface support premature departure
   j. Miscellaneous Casualties
      i. Shorted instrumentation
         1. Navigation
         2. Lighting
      ii. Grounding
         1. Reef
         2. Shallows
      iii. Claustrophobic passenger
         1. Mild
         2. Maniac
   k. Compounded Casualty
      i. One of the above casualties results in one or more additional
casualties
      ii. Severe flooding =battery short, chlorine gas, and life support
systems failure






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