Evaluation of Ready Operational Pierside Emergency Repair (ROPER) Diving Cart

Abstract

In 1987 NEDU evaluated the Ready Operational Pierside Emergency Repair (ROPER) Diving Cart. Both manned and unmanned tests are conducted. The purpose of the test and evaluation was to determine the ROPER Diving Cart's suitability for fleet use. The evaluation revealed several minor discrepancies deserving correction prior to fleet use. The evaluation also found two major discrepancies with the ROPER Diving Cart. First, the cart is presently configured to support only two divers (one in water and one standby). Many underwater ship husband/repair diving evolutions require two men in the water. The second major discrepancy is the 60 FSW depth limitation which is only imposed by the operating instructions. Many near pier side pressure and volumetric requirements of supporting three divers in the water on all no- decompression dives save these of long durations encountered in shallow depths. Keywords: Diving equipment; Shipbuilding; Emergency repair; Portable equipment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA199800

Entities

People

  • H. L. Pruitt Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Navy Experimental Diving Unit

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Supplies
  • Circuit Breakers
  • Classification
  • Control Panels
  • Decompression
  • Diving Equipment
  • Engineering
  • Fabrication
  • High Pressure
  • Instructions
  • Performance Tests
  • Residual-Current Devices
  • Standards
  • Supervisors
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Valves
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Materials Science
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy