[PSUBS-MAILIST] Submersible Rules

[Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles]

River,

Ambients would be covered under the same rules as 1-ATM currently.
46CFR, II, Part A, Chapter 21, 37(a) “submersible vessel” means a vessel 
that is capable of operating below the surface of the water.

Jon


On 7/20/2017 9:08 AM, River Dolfi via Personal_Submersibles wrote:
> Everyone keeps thinking in terms of 1atm subs, but I've never seen any 
> classification rules regarding ambients. How would they fit into the 
> proposed regulatory scheme? They let untrained tourists use those 
> bubble helmet wet subs. That would certainly qualify as commercial. 
> Where does one draw the line between a scuba scooter and a wet sub? 
> More importantly, does your average 19yo Coast Guard auxiliary-man 
> know or care about the nuances separating a 1 ATM, dry ambient, 
> partial dry ambient, and wet sub?
> -River Dolfi
> rdolfi7 at gmail.com <mailto:rdolfi7 at gmail.com>
> 412-997-2526
>

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