MK 16 Deployment Procedures.

Abstract

The Navy Experimental Diving Unit conducted manned open water testing to evaluate deployment procedures for mixed gas self contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA: MK 16 MOD O UBA) in June 1983. In water decompressiion was conducted day and night in ambient water temperature ranges of 58 to 70 F. The new procedures proved fully compatible with in-service U.S. Navy equipment. In addition, the procedures were used to deploy self contained divers to 205 FSW for a bottom time of 25 minutes and safely perform requisite decompression in water using minimal surface support.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA141292

Entities

People

  • K. W. Wright

Organizations

  • United States Navy Experimental Diving Unit

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Counter IED
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Breathing Apparatus
  • Decompression
  • Decompression Sickness
  • Deployment
  • Divers
  • Diving
  • Diving Equipment
  • Diving Operations
  • Environment
  • Gases
  • High Pressure
  • Life Jackets
  • Open Water
  • Partial Pressure
  • Polystyrenes
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Underwater Breathing Apparatus

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