Re: ABS/Lloyds certification

[Dick Morrisson <rmorrisson@unidial.com>]

Phil,
Thanks for responding so completely to my request.  Disclaimer duly noted.  It
was pretty much what I had in mind already, all the way to "diving my brains
out" in the litttle critter!  I imagine you still feel a bit the same when you
get into Deep Worker or one of your futuristic suits, eh?  Well, I'm looking
forward to making my sub a reality (and diving it!) with renewed enthusiasm.
Thanks again,
Dick Morrisson

Phil Nuytten wrote:

> Hi, Richard:
>         After the standard ( and,seemingly, obligatory) disclaimer that  I
> offer you neither advice nor opinion as to what you should do  with regard
> to submersible certification, I can describe what I would do if I were
> building strictly for my own use and not for sale, hire, or the transport
> of others:
>         I would design to Lloyd's or ABS standard, as found in their
> respective handbooks. I would have all the NDT done and logged by a
> qualified testing company. I would have the test depth pressure tests to
> agency standard carried out either in a test facility, lake, or ocean and
> have the tests witnessed by a surveyor from the agency of  my choice ( I
> would  only have to pay for that one day - although I may find that the
> surveyor will not do a pressure witness only, if they don't have the full
> certification account . .in which case, I would use a registered
> professional engineer to seal a document which makes no claim other than
> that the engineer was " present during a pressure test and observed . . .")
> I would then put all of this stuff in a file that may some-day be used to
> apply for certification, or to go with the sub when it's sold to some-one
> else who may wish to apply, or to show my insurers in the event I may wish
> to get third party liability insurance/ hull insurance/ all risk etc.   . .
> .I would then go out and dive my brains out in my little submarine!
>
> Regards,
> Phil Nuytten