[PSUBS-MAILIST] Tools and safety in a sub

[Emile van Essen]

Scott,

 

I your coast guard demands a approver life vest; there are very compact ones
that can be inflated but jerking a trigger. (not inside the sub.)

The military sub escape suits might be too expensive unless you can purchase
one over the expiry date.

Not tested yet but a great alternative (if you have the space) can be a
divers drysuit with the possibility to breath from the inside. Personally I
don't like to use the Steinke hoods.

 

 <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3mvFelmuKA>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3mvFelmuKA

 at 3.18 a Steinke hood.

 

Emile

 

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Van: Personal_Submersibles [mailto:personal_submersibles-bounces at psubs.org]
Namens swaters at waters-ks.com
Verzonden: donderdag 5 september 2013 16:24
Aan: Personal Submersibles General Discussion
Onderwerp: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Tools and safety in a sub

 

Is there some form of escape hood or suit that we could use? The navy uses
these

 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine_Escape_Immersion_Equipment>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine_Escape_Immersion_Equipment

Maybe something similar?

 

Thanks,

Scott Waters 

 

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Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Tools and safety in a sub
From: "Emile van Essen" < <mailto:emile at airesearch.nl> emile at airesearch.nl>
Date: Thu, September 05, 2013 7:03 am
To: "'Personal Submersibles General Discussion'"
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Alec, Scott and Greg

 

-I also have dive masks. For exit and also in case of a cable fire.

- If the air horn is of the type with a compressed gas canister, I regard it
as dangerous. The gas is often flammable (and if not : toxic)! You can
operate an air horn with mid-pressure air from the sub.

- An old style BCD jacket with own small bottle an additional dive mask
(picture)  combines a life jacket with a escape hood.

-If your LSS is okay for 72 Hours, bring also drinking water , food, playing
cards and whiskey..

 

Regards, Emile

 


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Van: Personal_Submersibles [
<mailto:personal_submersibles-bounces at psubs.org>
mailto:personal_submersibles-bounces at psubs.org] Namens Smyth, Alec
Verzonden: donderdag 5 september 2013 15:08
Aan: Personal Submersibles General Discussion
Onderwerp: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Tools and safety in a sub

 

Some ideas.

 

-          Flashlight

-          Radio 

-          Kitchen timers (2)

-          Spare fuses

-          Spare scrubber blower

-          Spare batteries

-          Tiny air horn (probably useless, but it's a Coast Guard
requirement and you want them happy)

 

I've seen a lot of people put dive masks in their subs too. Gary Boucher
used to take along a jar with a rag in a saturated solution of baking soda.
The alkaline rag was for wiping down skin in the case of battery explosion.
I carried that too originally, but dropped it when I went to AGM batteries.
I know a K350 has batteries outside the cabin, but I mention it in case you
have a hotel battery inside.

 

Once you have your list, decide what actually needs to go in the sub and
what can stay on the boat. I use two big plastic storage boxes, one labeled
Surface and the other Sub. Items like the detergent don't need to go in the
sub, you just put that stuff on at the start of the day. 

 

 

Best,

 

Alec

 

 

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Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2013 8:23 AM
To: psubs
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Tools and safety in a sub

 

I am putting together a tool box and safety extras in my sub. Here is what I
currently have

*Needle nose pliers

*Crescent Wrench

*Screwdriver

*Joy dish soap (for anti-fog on veiwports)

*2 life jackets 

*Fire Extinguisher

*Spare air

*Extra sodasorb

 

With respect to lack of space in a submarine, what else is necessary? 

 

Thanks,

Scott Waters


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