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Hi Frank,
That's the full list for
me, though I should point out it's geared only toward items that impact safety.
It could be longer, for example, if it included the sequence of actions for
diving or had optional things like "turn on the echo sounder". But keeping
it short and simple was very much the objective.
One of the crew on this
last trip was a friend who had never dived a PSUB, but who some years ago
was the chief engineering officer on a nuclear sub. A week before the
trip I sat him sit in Snoopy for an hour, getting him familiar with all
systems. This little list was really useful for him, because he took it
with him and had it memorized by the time we were on the water. That's
where the simplicity pays off.
thanks,
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From: owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org
[mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org] On Behalf Of
ShellyDalg@aol.com
Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 11:09 AM To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Checklist and safety procedures Hi Alec. I got it to open. Thanks for the list. Very interesting. There was
a couple things I hadn't thought of.
The list was a little shorter than I thought it would be. Are
there checks and/or tasks not listed? It makes me wonder if my design has too
many valves in it. I've never seen a schematic of the plumbing system from any
one's sub, so was just "winging" it. I started with a very complex schematic
which included every valve, thru-hull, "T", tank, part, and piece. It ended up
with 27 holes in my hull. Well, I knew I was on the wrong track there, and I
started paring down the design, eliminating and reconfiguring the systems that
make it work. Kind of like my old Harley. It had a TON of wires going every
where, but it only takes 4 to make it run!
Do any of you guys have a schematic of air/water lines and parts for your
subs? It would be very helpful in understanding the whole operation of the
systems and how they inter-connect. Frank D.
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