Chapter 23 

 OPERATIONAL AND EMERGENCY BILLS 



SEALAB n STEERING COMMITTEE 



INTRODUCTION 



Any operation of the type of Sealab II must be prepared for an emergency. While it is next 

 to impossible to provide detailed procedures to cover every emergency that might develop, it 

 is possible to provide a set of general instructions which can be applied to nearly all situations. 



The following operational and emergency bills are included in this section: 



OPERATIONAL BILLS 



1. Staging vessel swimmer safety 



2. Sealab swimmer safety 



3. MK-VI maintenance 



4. Personnel Transfer Capsule maintenance 



5. Personnel Transfer Capsule operation 



6. Fresh water and fuel oil 



7. Staging vessel general safety precautions 



8. Duties of Staging Vessel Personnel 



EMERGENCY BILLS (SEALAB)* 



1. General casualty instructions 



2. Accident or illness 



3. Loss of pressure or flooding 



4. Fire 



5. Outside loss or accident 



6. Atmosphere contamination 



7. Electrical power loss 



EMERGENCY BILLS (SUPPORT VESSEL) 



1. Foul weather 



2. Moor slipping 



SWIMMER SAFETY BILL, STAGING VESSEL 

 General 



In order to insure the most possible safety for support swimmers and divers, certain cov- 

 erage from topside personnel must be readily available. Constant vigilance must be kept for 

 any emergency confronting support divers. 



*SEALAB raising and lowering procedures are included in Chapter 15. 



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