New Mask-Off Hypoxia Training Delivered

摘要

Aviation Survival Training Center (ASTC) Jacksonville (JAX) began training with a new, mask-off hypoxia trainer in July that will be used for all Navy and Marine Corps designated aviation personnel flying in multi-place non-ejection aircraft. Capt. Theron Toole, then Commanding Officer, Navy Medicine Operational Training Center, and Capt. Leslie Kindling, officer in charge, Naval Survival Training Institute in Pensacola, visited ASTC JAX to observe an initial training session with the newly mission-capable Normobaric Hypoxia Trainer (NHT). "The NHT provides the most realistic hypoxia training for these aircrew members," said Kindling, who oversees the Navy's eight ASTCs. The NHT simulates the reduced oxygen levels experienced in a depressurized aircraft at altitude, allowing the aircrew to practice their emergency procedures while experiencing the signs and symptoms of hypoxia.