Diving Manual, 1943
Publisher: U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
Published: 1943
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
Subjects: Deep diving.
Notes: At head of title:  Navy Dept.  Bureau of Ships.
Supersedes the 1924 edition issued by the Bureau of Construction and Repair.  cf. p. vii.
Table of contents: title: TABLE OF CONTENTS; title: Page; title: 1. Foreword- vii; title: Chapter I. Development of diving and training of Navy divers 1; title: Chapter II. Physical qualifications of divers 10; title: Chapter III. Navy standard diving outfits 15; title: Chapter IV. Description of Navy standard diving gear 18; title: Chapter V. Shallow water diving apparatus 96; title: Chapter VI. Care, survey, and requisitioning of diving gear 104; title: Chapter VII. Physics of diving 123; title: Chapter VIII. Diving — Planning and arranging 128; title: Chapter IX. Diving — Diver's air supply (normal air) 136; title: Chapter X. Diving — Dressing the diver 148; title: Chapter XI. Diving — The descent 151; title: Chapter XII. Diving — Tending the diver 153; title: Chapter XIII. Diving — Working on the bottom 157; title: Chapter XIV. Diving — The ascent 167; title: Chapter XV. Diving — Diving with the helmet only and shallow-water diving 176; title: Chapter XVI. Diving — Compressed-air illness 180; title: Chapter XVII. Diving — Diving accidents 190; title: Chapter XVIII. Diving — Deeper diving by use of oxy-helium mixture 199; title: Chapter XIX. Diving — Salvage, salvage vessels, and special gear 236; title: Chapter XX. Diving — Glossary of terms 255; title: Chapter XXI. Diving — Index 260; title: LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; title: Plate 1. Section of first floor of Experimental Diving Unit showing diver's recompression chamber (on left) and diving water tank (in background) 4; title: Plate 2:; title: (1) Diver entering diving water tank, diving school 5; title: (2) Diver in water diving tank sawing through a section of steel piping 5; title: Plate 3:; title: (1) Lecture on circuits of various above water and under-water electrical tools and equipment 6; title: (2) Dressing student diver preparatory to descent in river 6; title: (3) Student diver descending in river from diving-school boat Crilley, 6; title: Plate 4:; title: (1) Diving school — Diving water tank — Observing the diver in tank and regulating the pressure to correspond with water pressures at desired depths 7; title: (2) Diving school recompression chamber — Recompressing and decompressing the diver 7; title: Plate 5. Diving school training:; title: (1) Training in above water burning as a prelude to under-water cutting 8; title: (2) Diving suit repair work 8; title: (3) Sample of flanges fitted under water by student divers 8; title: Plate 6. Diver completely dressed: Attendant with telephone 19; title: Plate 7. Diver partly dressed — Front view 20; title: Plate 8. Diver partly dressed — Back view 21; title: Plate 9. Diver partly dressed — Showing underwear 22; title: Plate 10. Tool bag 23; title: Plate 11. Diver's weighted belt 18; title: Plate 12. Boxes, tin, for piston leathers and for spare parts 23; title: Plate 13. Buoys, cork 24; title: Plate 14. Standard rubber-covered combination telephone and life-line cable 26; title: Plate 15. Diving outfit chest — Inside view 27; title: Plate 16. Diving outfit chest — Front view 27; title: Plate 17. Helmet chest — Inside view showing cradles 28; title: Plate 18. Helmet chest — Front view 28; title: Plate 19. Helmet cushion, cuff expanders, rubber tubing, and rubber wrist bands 30; title: Plate 20. Standard diving dress, with cuffs attached — Front view 31; title: Plate 21. Standard cuffs for Navy diving dress 32; title: Plate 22. Standard diving dress, with gloves attached — Front view 33; title: Plate 23. Standard divers' and tenders' glove 34; title: Plate 24. Diving helmet, Mark V, Mod. I. — Front view 35; title: Plate 24A. Diving helmet, Mark V, Mod. I — Side view 35; title: Plate 25. Helmet lock 37; title: Plate 25A. Welding lens and frame, helmet. 38; title: Plate 26. Helmet, nonreturn air valve 39; title: Plate 27. Helmet, air-regulating escape valve assembled 40; title: Plate 27A. Helmet, air regulating escape valve, disassembled 41; title: Plate 28. Grooving tool for installing air-regulating escape valve 43; title: Plate 29. Diving air hose 44; title: Plate 30. Diving air hose couplings and clamps 46; title: Plate 31. Diving air hose special fittings. 47; title: Plate 32. Diving air hose double female coupling 47; title: Plate 33. Diver's knife. 48; title: Plate 34. Diving ladder 50; title: Plate 35. Diving ladder details 51; title: Plate 36.; title: Plate 37.; title: Plate 38.; title: Plate 39.; title: Plate 40.; title: Plate 41.; title: Plate 42. Underwater visibility — Studded steel plates as they appear to; title: Plate 43. the eye under water in unfiltered and filtered light 53-59; title: Plate 44.; title: Plate 45.; title: Plate 46.; title: Plate 47.; title: Plate 48.; title: Plate 49.; title: Plate 50. Diving light, Westinghouse Lamp Co. type — Assembled 62; title: Plate 51. Diving light, Westinghouse Lamp Co. type — Disassembled 62; title: Plate 62. Diving light, A. J. Morse A Co. type — Assembled 63; title: Plate 63. Diving light, A. J. Morse A Co. type — Disassembled 63; title: Plate 64. Diver's control valve and air manifold 66; title: Plate 55. Navy standard diving air pump, Mark III, assembled — Front view 66; title: Plate 56. Navy standard diving air pump, Mark III, assembled — Back view 67; title: Plate 67. Navy standard diving air pump, Mark III, with top raised and front cover removed 68; title: Plate 58. Navy standard diving air pump, Mark III, arranged to supply air for two divers 68; title: Plate 50. Navy standard diving air pump, Mark III, removed from case 69; title: Plate 60. Navy standard diving air pump, Mark III, removed from case and showing pump wheels, handles, oil separators, and enlarged view of pump gages 70; title: Plate 61, Navy standard diving pump piston 71; title: Plate 62. Navy standard diving pump piston assembling tool 74; title: Plate 63. Oil separator — Assembled 75; title: Plate 64. Oil separator — Disassembled 76; title: Plate 65. Navy standard diving shoes 77; title: Plate 66. Decompression stage, small, front and plan view 78; title: Plate 67. Decompression stage, large, front view 79; title: Plate 68. Decompression stage, large, plan view 80; title: Plate 69. Diver's stool 81; title: Plate 70. Diving telephone, battery less type 83; title: Plate 70-A. Diving telephone, batteryless type — Control box 83; title: Plate 71. Diving telephone, amplifier type 86; title: Plate 71-A. Diving telephone coupling, double female connection — Assembled 87; title: Plate 71-B. Diving telephone coupling, double female connection — Disassembled 87; title: Plate 71-C. Diving telephone connection, male (jack plug housing) — Assembled 88; title: Plate 71-D. Diving telephone connection, male (jack plug housing) — Disassembled 88; title: Plate 71-E. Diving telephone coupling, for helmet gooseneck (female connection) — Assembled 89; title: Plate 71-F. Diving telephone coupling, for helmet gooseneck (female connection) — Disassembled 89; title: Plate 72. Diving telephone, battery type, and sennet-covered combination telephone and life-line cable 90; title: Plate 73. Diving telephone, battery type — Wiring diagram for 91; title: Plate 73-A. Diving amplifier equipment — Amplifier and tender's reproducer front and right side 92; title: Plate 73-B. Diving amplifier equipment — Diver's reproducer and power cables 93; title: Plate 74. Diver's overalls 94; title: Plate 74-A. Tank, test, for diving air system 95; title: Plate 75. Weights 88; title: Plate 76. Shallow water diving apparatus — Miller-Dunn type 98; title: Plate 77. Shallow water diving apparatus — A. J. Morse Co. type 100; title: Plate 77-A. Shallow water diving apparatus — Ohio Rubber Co. type 101; title: Plate 78. Pattern, glove patching — Glove palm section 121; title: Plate 79. Pattern, glove patching — Patch for glove thumb 121; title: Plate 80. Pattern, strip for securing glove or cuff to sleeve and wood plug for holding sleeve 122; title: Plate 81. Pattern, glove patching — Glove palm section II 122; title: Plate 81-A. Gasoline-driven air compressor 123; title: Plate 82. Turnbuckle for securing diving pumps in launch 135; title: Plate 83. Type plan — Installation of diving pump in launch 134; title: Plate 84. Arrangement of diving ladder, decompression stage, and descending line on diving launch 136; title: Plate 85. Arrangement of air flasks and connections for divers in motor launches 134; title: Plate 86. Chart — Dew point temperature curve and table of weights in grains of the aqueous vapor contained in a cubic foot of air 148; title: Plate 87. Schaeffer prone pressure method of artificial respiration 196; title: Plate 88. Schaeffer prone pressure method of artificial respiration 196; title: Plate 89. Schaeffer prone pressure method of artificial respiration 196; title: Plate 90. Electrically heated underwear for diving with oxy-helium mixtures 216; title: Plate 91. Haldane-Henderson gas analysis apparatus 218; title: Plate 92. Helmet oxygen-helium (front view) 223; title: Plate 93. Helmet oxygen-helium (side view) left 224; title: Plate 94. Helmet oxygen-helium (side view) right 224; title: Plate 95. Helmet oxygen-helium (rear view) 225; title: Plate 96. Helmet oxygen-helium, section of recirculating system, showing CO2 absorbent, canister and location of baffle 229; title: Plate 97. Helmet oxygen-helium, cross section of aspirator and discharge nozzle venturi 229; title: Plate 98. Oxygen-helium diving manifold front (end) view 230; title: Plate 99. Oxygen-helium diving manifold side view 232; title: Plate 100. Navy standard recompression chamber 240; title: Plate 101. Diving and salvage air lines on submarine rescue vessels 241; title: Plate 102. Diagrammatic arrangement of pontoon 243; title: Plate 103. Oxy-hydrogen under-water cutting torch 242; title: Plate 104. Velocity power pipe bonding press 244; title: Plate 105. Velocity power driver 245; title: Plate 106. Velocity power cable cutter 245; title: Plate 107. Washing nozzle — Falcon type 246; title: Plate 108. Self-propelling circular pipe lance 248; title: Plate 109. Cement gun 249; title: Plate 110. Salvage of U. S. S. Squalus — Arrangement of pontoons — lift of July 13, 1939 252; title: Plate 111. Salvage of U. S. S. Squalus — Arrangement of pontoons — lift of August 12, 1939 253; title: Plate 112. Salvage of U. S. S. Squalus — Arrangement of pontoons — lift of August 17, 1939 253; title: Plate 113. Arrangement of salvage gear used on salvage of U. S. S. Omaha 254