Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] PSUB Fatalities...

["Karl & Shirin Fuller" <fullerk@voyager.co.nz>]

On the subject of safety and viewports, how often are double view ports used
and what are some of the considerations in the way of how to achieve this.
Only one sub I have heard of uses two and it was a sub that was hired to the
public in shallow water and I think was a requirement of the 'authorities'.

Obviously the advantage it gives in a collision, when the outer port takes
the impact, is a huge plus.
As has been mentioned, if anyone is considering a high speed sub, the time
from spotting an impending obstacle, to the time of collision could be very
short and two viewports would bring more peace of mind but hopefully not
more recklessness !

Curious,
Karl
----- Original Message -----
From: Captain Nemo <vulcania@interpac.net>
To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent: 6 March 2000 20:55
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] PSUB Fatalities...


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sean T. Stevenson" <ststev@uniserve.com>
> To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2000 2:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] PSUB Fatalities...
>
>
> > Carrying a bottle of heliox 16 as escape SCUBA gas would permit an
> > escape from up to 90 meters.  Of course, you'd probably sustain a bend
> > escaping from that depth, but then bends you can cure... drowning you
> > do not.
>
>
> Another good point.
>
> To Sean, Gabriel, Vance, Carsten, (and anyone else I may have missed who
has
> contributed to this thread) : I think we're all making valuable
> contributions here; each putting in part of a complex puzzle defining how
we
> can operate more safely.  There is value and truth to what each man has
> said.  We should do ALL we can do to improve safety, and I think
> conversations like this one serve that goal.  Thank you all.
>
> "Two heads are better than one."  The more we exchange information on
> safety, the safer we all become.  Let's keep this thread going.  If
another
> way of improving safety occurs to me later on, I'll add it to this thread.
> And I hope everyone will do the same.  We owe it to ourselves, and others
> too.
>
> VBR,
>
> Pat
>
>