Human Powered Submarine Races 2004

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Safety Divers Are Needed:

• Thursday, July 29• Friday, July 30• Saturday, July 31• Sunday, August 1

(Equipment Set-up Divers are needed Thursday, July 29)

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The Offshore Model Basin 578 Enterprise Road, Escondido

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The participating teams:

• Ecole de Technologie Superieure (Quebec)

• Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal

• High Tech High• San Diego State University• Texas A&M University

(College Station)• University of California, SD• University of Washington• Virginia Tech University

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Why are Safety Divers needed?• Set-up the underwater cameras and

time –keeping equipment (Thursday, July 29)

• Ensure the SAFETY of the sub pilots and their support Team

• Function as gatekeepers, equipment handlers or spotters

• Oversee sub’s entry into and exit from the water

• Support other activities as needed • disassembly of equipment

(Sunday, August 1st)

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SAFETY

has to be the

TOP PRIORITY

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Safety Diver Requirements:

• At least 18 years old• Own your own gear (tanks will

be provided)• Enough experience in cold

water diving to ensure you are very comfortable in the cold water

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Teams’ Safety Requirements

Life Support Systems

All submarines must have on board for each occupant a totally independent primary air supply. Submarines shall not operate with less than 1000-psi air pressure in any primary life support bottle. These air supplies may only be used only for life support.

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Teams’ Safety Requirements

Primary Air Supply

The primary air supply shall be carried onboard the submarine and have the capacity to provide adequate air supply for each crewmember to propel the submarine through the course at depths to 5 meters.

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Teams’ Safety Requirements

Air Pressure Monitoring

Breathing air pressure gauges shall be readily accessible and continuously visible to the occupant breathing from the air system. Occupants, when requested, shall show pressure gages to support or safety divers.

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Teams’ Safety Requirements

SCUBA

All breathing air must be delivered via an open circuit SCUBA regulator. The use of other air systems, such as re-breathers or closed-circuit systems is prohibited.

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Teams’ Safety Requirements

Rescuer Access

Submarines shall be constructed and marked such that rescue of injured or unconscious occupants by safety divers totally unfamiliar with the submarine is simple and quick.

Unassisted escape of occupants must also be simple and quick.

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Teams’ Safety Requirements

Emergency Markings

Fluorescent orange or pink coloring is required for all devices the rescuer or occupant will need to operate for egress, including hatch releases, restraints, etc. The use of pink or orange or red markings on submarines is restricted to the specific safety requirements of these regulations and to other safety devices designated by the teams.

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Teams’ Safety Requirements

Visibility

All head and face areas of all occupants must be visible to one safety diver at one location at all times to ensure the safety of the crew. View ports, windows, canopies, etc. are required and shall be located on the submarine such that the crew has as unrestricted view as possible, especially forward, in the case of the pilot, and such that the safety diver has the view required above.

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Teams’ Safety Requirements

Crew Restraints

Crew restraint devices must be easily visible, easily accessible and easily releasable by safety divers and the restrained occupants. Personal restraint devices must incorporate a single point release mechanism. All restraint devices, including foot restraints, must be marked with fluorescent orange or pink paint or tape.

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Teams’ Safety Requirements

Restraint Attachment Points

If attached to the hull, the location of restraint attach points on the hull shall be brightly marked with minimum 200 square centimeters of fluorescent orange or pink paint per hull attach point. A Hull Attach Point is the point(s) at which the harness attaches to the hull of the submarine.

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Teams’ Safety Requirements

Hull Markings

The mark shall be a square centered over the point or an arrow pointing to the point. The use of simple instructions such as “PULL” or “TURN” in black lettersapproximately 3 cm high with 5 mm line width over the pink or orange field is allowed. Handles and cords incorporated in the restraint shall also be marked in pinkor orange. Cords restraining occupants shall be easily cut with a standard dive knife.

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Teams’ Safety Requirements

Crew Compartment Access & Egress

The crew compartment(s) of the submarine must be readily accessible with a hatch or canopy release mechanism.

Each submarine occupant shall be able to exit the submarine without moving equipment (other than the canopy or hatch) or other occupants.

Each occupant shall be able to open their applicable hatch.

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Teams’ Safety Requirements

Crew Compartment Access & Egress, cont’d

The handle or release mechanism(s) shall be operable from by either the occupant or external rescuer(s).

The location of inside and outside release mechanisms on the hull shall be brightly marked with minimum 200 square centimeters of fluorescent orange or pink paint per release.

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Teams’ Safety Requirements

Crew Compartment Access & Egress, cont’d

The mark shall be a square centered over the release or an arrow pointing to the release. The use of simple instructions such as “PULL” or “TURN” in black lettersapproximately 3 cm high with 5 mm line width over the pink or orange field is allowed.

Release handles and cords shall also be marked in pink or orange.

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Teams’ Safety Requirements

Entanglement Points Markings

Propeller tips, control surface tips, and other protruding devices which may entangle in nets or hit nearby divers shall be painted or marked in fluorescent orange or pinkfor the outermost 8-12 centimeters for easy diver recognition.

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Safety Divers Safety

Safety Divers In-water Identification

All safety divers will wear a bright orange, pink or redhead covering so that they can be readily identified as safety divers by sub crews, other safety divers and event coordinators.

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Safety Divers Safety

Safety Divers’ Air Supply

All support divers shall be equipped with secondary(octopus) regulators so as to support all submarine crew activities. All support divers are required to monitor their own air supply, and shall not allow their air supply to fall below 500 PSI.

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Safety Divers SafetySafety Divers Safety

• Stay safe – be aware of your surroundings

• Be aware of your core body temperature

• Watch for sharp edges

• Monitor your air supply closely

• Stay out of the sub’s way

• Have fun!

• Help the participating students also have fun!

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The Chief Divemaster

The Chief Divemaster has final authority over boats and divers in the water. Teams who endanger other submarines and divers will be counseled. Recurring dangerous activity will result in the team’s disqualification and removal from the basin. Safety is a prime concern in this HPS2004. Any safety decisions by any safety diver or the HPS2004 chairman or his designee shall be heeded under penalty of disqualification and removal from the facility. The Chief Divemaster has final authority in review of all HPS2004 safety decisions.

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Safety Decisions

Any safety decisions made by any safety diver, the HPS2004 chairman or his designee shall be heeded under penalty of disqualification and removal from the facility. The Chief Divemaster has final authority in review of all HPS2004 safety decisions.

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Remember that…

• This event is for the students

• Your task is to support the safety of their effort

• Don’t intervene unless there is a problem

• Stay out of the way, but stay alert and watchful

• DO NOT pull a sub pilot out of the sub unless the pilot appears to be unconscious

• Most sub pilots will be wearing weight belts. Consider ditching the pilot’s weight-belt in a pilot panic situation

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Safety Diver Functions

• Surface Support (non-diving)– Sub Launch Director– Gatemaster– Gatemaster Assistant– Sub-Trap Lookout

• Safety Team Diver• Staging Area Diver• Starting Line Diver• Timing Gate Diver• Sub-Trap Area Diver

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Safety Diver AM Shift Schedule

15 minute rotation between shiftLunch and snacks are provided

• 8:00 to 9:00 AM AM Shift BriefingAssignments

• 9:00 to 10:00 AM AM Shift 1

• 10:15 to 11:15 AM AM Shift 2

• 11:30 to 12:30 PM AM Shift 3

• 12:45 to 1:45 PM AM Shift Lunch

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Safety Diver PM Shift Schedule

15 minute rotation between shiftLunch and snacks are provided

• 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM PM Shift BriefingWorking Lunch

Assignments

• 12:45 to 1:45 PM PM Shift 1

• 2:00 to 3:00 PM PM Shift 2

• 3:15 to 4:15 PM PM Shift 3

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Event Organizers:

Mike FirlNip Shah Paul Crivelli Theresa Gilly

Marty TownsendTom Neillo Ellen FenstermacherDan Bedore

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For more info:

http://asme.org/sections/sd/hps2004.htm

To volunteer, contact:

Marty Townsend Chief Divemaster

(619) 549-2000

TDIntl@aol.com

Mike Firl Safety Diver Coordinator

(858) 243-4741

mfirl@san.rr.com