<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:14pt"><div><span>Thanks Keith,</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.88888931274414px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>hope didn't see the phone sex & ROV comments</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.88888931274414px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>earlier </span><img src="http://mail.yimg.com/ok/u/assets/img/emoticons/emo1.gif" alt="*:) happy" style="font-size: 14pt;"></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14pt; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;
background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">Keith owns a ROV company.</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14pt; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">Alan</div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Keith Gordon <searov@xtra.co.nz><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Personal Submersibles General Discussion <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, December 12, 2013 2:56 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight:
bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] G.L. summary Pressure Hull<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv8200895641"><div>Hi <div>On Pisces 8 - the approved manual method to equalise pressure was to swing your weight on the hatch locking mechanism and turn to unlatch maintaing your weight on the handles and "burp" any excess internal pressure! Gives visions of exiting the sub like a polaris missile!</div><div>Keith Gordon<br clear="none"><div class="yiv8200895641yqt1777928927" id="yiv8200895641yqt83117"><div><div>On 11/12/2013, at 9:22 PM, Alan <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:alanlindsayjames@yahoo.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:alanlindsayjames@yahoo.com">alanlindsayjames@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:</div><br clear="none" class="yiv8200895641Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv8200895641yqt1777928927"
id="yiv8200895641yqt48381"><div><div><div>Can anyone enlighten me on what sought of mechanism</div><div>is used that renders the opening of the hatch possible only after</div><div>equalisation, as per G.L. Requirements?</div><div>Thanks</div><div>Alan<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Sent from my iPad</div><div><br clear="none">On 11/12/2013, at 3:01 PM, Alan James <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:alanlindsayjames@yahoo.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:alanlindsayjames@yahoo.com">alanlindsayjames@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><blockquote type="cite"><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><div>Hi,</div><div>I'm not covering much in this section because if I started on construction</div><div>regulations, I would just be duplicating what was printed.</div><div>G.L. wants you to have
manufacturer certificates for every non structural screw.</div><div>Any company you contract to do your welding has to have their facilities, personal</div><div>& supervision approved by G.L..</div><div>Some points of interest are.... hatches need to be opened from both sides, they need</div><div>to be able to be secured open, they need to be designed in a way that opening of the</div><div>hatch is only possible after equalization. Two measures are required to guarantee that</div><div>the hatches are closed & secured before diving; one measure is to be visibly noticeable.</div><div>Mechanical
measures for stopping a banging of the hatch is required.</div><div>Any external through hulls are to be protected against damage by appendages or covers.</div><div>If you are doing calculations on a computer you have to prove that the program is suitable.</div><div>Alan</div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br clear="none"><span>Personal_Submersibles mailing list</span><br clear="none"><span><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a></span><br clear="none"><span><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a></span><br clear="none"></blockquote></div>_______________________________________________<br
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