AUTHENTIC US Navy Diving Manual ebook

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1 HISTORY OF DIVING
1-1 INTRODUCTION . . .
1-1.1 Purpose . . . .
1-1.2 Scope . . . . . .
1-1.3 Role of the U.S. Navy. . . .
1-2 SURFACE-SUPPLIED AIR DIVING . . .
1-2.1 Breathing Tubes . . . . .
1-2.2 Breathing Bags. . . . . .
1-2.3 Diving Bells. . . . . . .
1-2.4 Diving Dress Designs
1-2.4.1 Lethbridge’s Diving Dress . . . . .
1-2.4.2 Deane’s Patented Diving Dress . . .
1-2.4.3 Siebe’s Improved Diving Dress . . . . .

1-2.4.4 Salvage of the HMS Royal George . . . . . . . .
1-2.5 Caissons. . . . .
1-2.6 Physiological Discoveries. . . . . . . . .
1-2.6.1 Caisson Disease (Decompression Sickness) . . . .
1-2.6.2 Inadequate Ventilation. . .
1-2.6.3 Nitrogen Narcosis . . . . .
1-2.7 Armored Diving Suits . . . . . .

1-2.8 MK V Deep-Sea Diving Dress . . .
1-3 SCUBA DIVING. . . . .
1-3.1 Open-Circuit Scuba . . . . . . . .
1-3.1.1 Rouquayrol’s Demand Regulator . . . . . . . . .
1-3.1.2 LePrieur’s Open-Circuit Scuba Design . . . 
1-3.1.3 Cousteau and Gagnan’s Aqua-Lung . . . .
1-3.1.4 Impact of Scuba on Diving . . . .
1-3.2 Closed-Circuit Scuba . . . . . . . . . .
1-3.2.1 Fleuss’ Closed-Circuit Scuba . . . . . . . .
1-3.3 Hazards of Using Oxygen in Scuba . . . . . . .
1-3.4 Semiclosed-Circuit Scuba . . . . .
1-3.4.1 Lambertsen’s Mixed-Gas Rebreather . . .
1-3.4.2 MK 6 UBA . . . . . . . . . . .
1-3.5 Scuba Use During World War II . . . . . . .
1-3.5.1 Diver-Guided Torpedoes . . . . . . . .
1-3.5.2 U.S. Combat Swimming . . . . .
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1-3.5.3 Underwater Demolition . . . .
1-4 MIXED-GAS DIVING. . .
1-4.1 Nonsaturation Diving . . . . . . . .
1-4.1.1 Helium-Oxygen (HeO2) Diving . . .
1-4.1.2 Hydrogen-Oxygen Diving . . . . . . .
1-4.1.3 Modern Surface-Supplied Mixed-Gas Diving . . . .
1-4.1.4 MK 1 MOD 0 Diving Outfit. . . . .
1-4.2 Diving Bells . . . . . . . . . .
1-4.3 Saturation Diving . . . .
1-4.3.1 Advantages of Saturation Diving. . . . .
1-4.3.2 Bond’s Saturation Theory . . .
1-4.3.3 Genesis Project. . . . .
1-4.3.4 Developmental Testing . . . .
1-4.3.5 Sealab Program . . . . . .
1-4.4 Deep Diving Systems (DDS) . .
1-4.4.1 ADS-IV . . . . . . .
1-4.4.2 MK 1 MOD 0 . . . . .
1-4.4.3 MK 2 MOD 0 . . . . . .
1-4.4.4 MK 2 MOD 1 . . . .
1-5 SUBMARINE SALVAGE AND RESCUE . . . .
1-5.1 USS F-4 . . . . . .
1-5.2 USS S-51 . . . . . . . . .
1-5.3 USS S-4 . . . . . .
1-5.4 USS Squalus . . . .
1-5.5 USS Thresher . . . . . . .
1-5.6 Deep Submergence Systems Project . . . .
1-6 SALVAGE DIVING . . . . . . . . .
1-6.1 World War II Era. . . . . .
1-6.1.1 Pearl Harbor . . .
1-6.1.2 USS Lafayette. . . . . .
1-6.1.3 Other Diving Missions . . . . .
1-6.2 Vietnam Era . . . . . .
1-7 OPEN-SEA DEEP DIVING RECORDS. .
1-8 SUMMARY . . . . .
2 UNDERWATER PHYSICS
2-1 INTRODUCTION . . . 1
2-1.1 Purpose . . . . . . . 1
2-1.2 Scope. . . . . . . . . .
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2-2 PHYSICS . . . 1
2-3 MATTER . . . . . . .
2-3.1 Elements . . . . .
2-3.2 Atoms . . . . . . . . . . .
2-3.3 Molecules . . . . . . . . .
2-3.4 The Three States of Matter . . . . . . . .
2-4 MEASUREMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2-4.1 Measurement Systems. . . . . . . . . .
2-4.2 Temperature Measurements . . . . . . .
2-4.2.1 Kelvin Scale. . . . . .
2-4.2.2 Rankine Scale. . . . . . . . . . . . .
2-4.3 Gas Measurements . . . . . . . . . .
2-5 ENERGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2-5.1 Conservation of Energy . . . . . .
2-5.2 Classifications of Energy . . . . . . . . . .
2-6 LIGHT ENERGY IN DIVING . . . . . . .
2-6.1 Refraction . . . . . . . . .
2-6.2 Turbidity of Water . . . . .
2-6.3 Diffusion . . . . . . . .
2-6.4 Color Visibility . . . . . . . .
2-7 MECHANICAL ENERGY IN DIVING. . .
2-7.1 Water Temperature and Sound . . . . . . .
2-7.2 Water Depth and Sound. . . . . . . .
2-7.2.1 Diver Work and Noise. . . . . . . .
2-7.2.2 Pressure Waves. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2-7.3 Underwater Explosions . . . . . . . . . .
2-7.3.1 Type of Explosive and Size of the Charge. . .
2-7.3.2 Characteristics of the Seabed. . . . . . . .
2-7.3.3 Location of the Explosive Charge.. . .
2-7.3.4 Water Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2-7.3.5 Distance from the Explosion.. . . . . . . . . . . .
2-7.3.6 Degree of Submersion of the Diver. . . . . .
2-7.3.7 Estimating Explosion Pressure on a Diver. . . . . . .
2-7.3.8 Minimizing the Effects of an Explosion.. . . . . . .
2-8 HEAT ENERGY IN DIVING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2-8.1 Conduction, Convection, and Radiation . . . . .
2-8.2 Heat Transfer Rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2-8.3 Diver Body Temperature . . . . . . . . . .
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2-9 PRESSURE IN DIVING. . . . . . . .
2-9.1 Atmospheric Pressure . . . . . . .
2-9.2 Terms Used to Describe Gas Pressure . . . .
2-9.3 Hydrostatic Pressure . . . . . . .
2-9.4 Buoyancy . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2-9.4.1 Archimedes’ Principle. . . . . . .
2-9.4.2 Diver Buoyancy. . . .3-10.1 Nitrogen Narcosis. . . . . . . . . . . .
3-10.1.1 Symptoms of Narcosis. . . .
3-10.1.2 Susceptibility to Narcosis. . . . . .
3-10.2 Oxygen Toxicity . . . . . . . . . . .
3-10.2.1 Pulmonary Oxygen Toxicity. . . . . . .
3-10.2.2 Central Nervous System (CNS) Oxygen Toxicity. . . . . .
3-10.2.3 CNS Convulsions. . . . . .
3-10.3 Absorption of Inert Gases. . . . . . . .
3-10.4 Saturation of Tissues . . . . . . . . . .
3-10.4.1 Nitrogen Saturation Process. . . .
3-10.4.2 Other Inert Gases.. . . . . . . .
3-10.5 Desaturation of Tissues . . . . . . . . .
3-10.5.1 Saturation/Desaturation Differences. . . .
3-10.5.2 Bubble Formation. . . . . . . . .
3-10.6 Decompression Sickness . . . . . .
3-10.6.1 Direct Bubble Effects. . . . .
3-10.6.2 Indirect Bubble Effects. . . . . . .
3-10.6.3 Symptoms of Decompression Sickness. . . . .
3-10.6.4 Treating Decompression Sickness.. . . . . . .
3-10.6.5 Preventing Decompression Sickness.. . . . .
3-10.7 High Pressure Nervous Syndrome (HPNS) . . . . . .
3-10.8 Compression Pains . . . . . . . . . . .
3-11 PHYSIOLOGICAL HAZARDS FROM MUNITIONS . .
3-12 THERMAL PROBLEMS AND OTHER PHYSIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS IN DIVING . . .
3-12.1 Regulating Body Temperature . . . .
3-12.2 Excessive Heat Loss (Hypothermia) . . . . .
3-12.2.1 Internal Temperature Regulation. . . . .
3-12.2.2 Effects of Exercise on Hypothermia. . . . . .
3-12.2.3 Symptoms of Hypothermia. . . . . . .
3-12.3 Excessive Heat (Hyperthermia) . . . . .