APPENDIX III 



SEA OTTER 



Pre Dive Check List 



(To be completed for the first dive of the day) 



Dive . 

 Date 



General 



1. All discrepancies cleared and/or noted from previous dive. 



2. Compensation system filled, minimum 2000' PSI. 



3. Air ballast system filled, minimum 2000' PSI. 



4. 02—3 full bottles plus 4th in use (40 man hours per bottle). 



5. LiOH — 2 full cannisters plus 3rd in use (64 man hours per bottle). 



6. Weight and ballast completed. 



External 



Equipment on brow secure, penetrators and compensating lines secure. 



Ballast weight secure. 



Drop weight secure. 



Thrusters clear. 



Main propulsion clear. 



No obvious structural damage. 



Air systems filling valves capped. 



Antenna and transducers clear. 



Flag secured to antenna. 



Marker buoy secure and spool line secure. 



Hatch "O" ring cleared, and inspected and greased. 



Magnetic compass. 



Compensating valve open. 



Lifting bridle. 



Cabin Checks 



1 . Valves set for dives 

 dump valves closed. 



2. Drop weight free and 

 handle aboard. 



3. Surface radio. 



4. V/W phone and pinger. 



5. Thrusters. 



6. Main propulsion. 



7. External lights, dome and 

 panel lights. 



- 8. Sonar — spare parts. 



- 9. Video — spare tapes. 



.10. Tape Recorder — spare tapes. 



.11. Scrubber — both models. 



.12. Gyro. 



.13. Manipulator. 



.14. Camera and strobe. 



_15. All mechanical penetrators. 



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