Study assesses mask use in underwater escape

摘要

Tests indicate that diving masks offer better visibility in escape simulations. A study to test the benefits and drawbacks of using a dive mask in helicopter underwater escape - the first study of its kind - was completed in late May in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The Marine Institute's Offshore Safety and Survival Centre (OSSC) undertook the 18-month project with funding support from Petroleum Research Newfoundland and Labrador (PRNL), which funds and facilitates collaborative research and development on behalf of the province's offshore oil and gas industry. The study fits with PRNL's strategic focus for HSE, which is to develop technologies to reduce risks for operation in arctic and harsh environments.