Evaluation of the KMS 48 Replacement Full Face Mask with the Emergency Breathing System for Use with MK 16 MOD 1 Underwater Breathing Apparatus

Abstract

Navy Experimental Diving Unit (NEDU) was tasked by references (1) and (2) to test and evaluate the MK 16 MOD 1 underwater breathing apparatus (UBA) for use as an emergency breathing system (EBS) in conjunction with the KMS 48 full face mask (FFM). Testing was designed to assess the abilities of the KMS 48 FFM and the MK 16 MOD 1 to perform as an EBS during unmanned and manned open water dives to the maximum operational working depths for each breathing medium: 190 feet of seawater (fsw) [58.2 meters of seawater (msw)] with nitrox (N2O2), and 300 fsw (91.9 msw) with heliox (HeO2).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA442786

Entities

People

  • C. S. Hedricks
  • S. J. Stanek

Organizations

  • United States Navy Experimental Diving Unit

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Breathing Apparatus
  • Classification
  • Communication Systems
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Science
  • Diving
  • Emergencies
  • Experimental Design
  • Instrumentation
  • Open Water
  • Partial Pressure
  • Questionnaires
  • Security
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Depths

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Underwater engineering and Marine Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy